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Meeting Minutes 04/21/07

April 21, 2007

OREGON FIRE APPARATUS & EQUIPMENT MECHANICS ASSOCIATION 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 
APRIL 21, 2007 
MARION COUNTY REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER 
BROOKS, ORE. 
 
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 9:30 a.m. 
 
ATTENDANCE: 
Dave Hopman, One year Director 07/08 
Art Blaisdell, Vice President 
Kerry (Bo) Bohanan, Life Member 
Neil Senger, Life Member 
Quirt Lancaster, President 
Dave Clark, Three year Director 07/08 
Mark Wilson, Two year Director 07/08 
Rick Fletcher, Executive Director 
Tammy Fletcher, Assistant Executive Director 
 
MINUTES: Meeting minutes from the March 8th, 2007 annual 
membership meeting were read, and approved. 
 
TREASURES REPORT: Rick handed out a budget report and an 
open invoice report on unpaid invoices.  
 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT: Rick explained the budget 
shortfalls on this year's school income and expenses. 
Student count was down from what was anticipated this year. 
Rick asked if he should send a billing for current members 
for the 07/08 dues. He will make up a form letter for dues 
reminders to current members that haven't renewed yet and 
include an application form.  
Set the dates for next years school, March 10th thru the 
14th, 2008. If looks like the lunch catering next year will 
be by the Chemeketa catering. 
Discussed the problems we had with the facility with Laurie 
Hendricks from Chemeketa College. 
PRESIDENTS REPORT: none 
 
COMMITTEE REPORTS: 
A. EDUCATION: Rick reported that UL wants to do a  
 
class next year on the new 1911 document.  
Stihl has offered to do a half day or full day  
class on their maintenance of their saws. 
The board would like to have classes on the F2 and 
F3 tests, a pump class(Waterous or Darley),  
Management class (JTS Stephans?), Allison & 
Detroit  
(Dan Clark, Al Conkle), Duramax Diesel, Cummins  
Electronics, Electrical F4/E2 (see if Dennis can  
do it),  
B. VENDORS: We had over 100 people in attendance at  
the vendor show. 
C. SCHOLARSHIP:  
 
OLD BUSINESS: none 
 
NEW BUSINESS: Rick and Dave Clark will attend the OFIA 
conference vendor show on the 27th of March in Keizer and 
have an OFAEMA table 
The Northwest Fire and Rescue Expo is the 18 and 19th of 
May at the Expo Center in North Portland. We will have a 
table there. 
Mark Wilson asked if we would have a table at the OVFA 
Conference vendow show this year. 
 
GOOD OF THE ORDER: 
 
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Adjourned at 12:50 
 
NEXT MEETING: Next Meeting will be on Saturday June 9th, 
at Brooks. The Audit committee will meet at 10:00 and 
meeting will be at 12:00. Site Meter

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