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Meeting Minutes 11/03/07

November 3, 2007

OREGON FIRE APPARATUS EQUIPMENT MECHANICS ASSOCIATION 
BOARD MEETING  
NOVEMBER 3, 2007 
JACKSON COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT #3  
WHITE CITY STATION 
 
LUNCH AT 12:00 of Subway sandwiches. 
 
CALL TO ORDER: at 12:37 P.M. by Art Blaisdell 
 
ATTENDANCE:  
Art Blaisdell, President 
George Eisert, Vice President 
Dan Grove, 2nd Vice President 
Dave Clark, 3 Year Director 
Kerry Bohanan, Life Member 
Neil Senger, Life Member 
Rick Fletcher, Executive Director 
 
PRESIDENTS REPORT: None 
 
MINUTES: Last meeting minutes were read and approved. 
 
FINANCIAL REPORT:  
Financial report was handed out to members.  
Rick reported that he researched putting some of the 
association's money into interest bearing accounts at 
Edward Jones, and the board approved him doing so.  
 
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT: 
Rick handed out a membership list, and reported there are 
currently 103 members. 
Rick went over a preliminary class schedule for the week 
of school and explained each class and what was still 
needed. He still has to finalize some of the instructors 
for the classes. 
Rick asked for the mailing addresses for any agencies that 
might be interested in attending our school so he could add 
them to the mailing list.  
The Hotel contract and Chemeketa contract have been 
signed. Buster's Barbeque will do the Banquet dinner.  
Bo has the cup picture ready to go to Gravagraphics. 
 
OLD BUSINESS:  
Neil gave a count on the shirts that we have left, and we 
will need some more. Bo is going to Email the pictures that 
he showed us last meeting and so we can choose which 
picture to use and have some new t-shirts made up for 
school. 
Rick will try to get the past shirts and cups on the 
website to clearance them. 
 
 
NEW BUSINESS: 
Dan reports that we could get 2 more members from Grants 
Pass, they are doing their own maintenance again. 
Rick reported that he put a "Jobs" page on the website 
and linked it to Vancouver Fire Dept. job application. If 
anyone knows of other fire mechanic openings send them to 
ofaema to get them posted on the web site. 
 
GOOD OF THE ORDER:  
George said that there is a recall on the pitman arm on 
Pierce Tak 4 suspension equipped vehicles. 
Rick asked that members forward items of interest like 
recalls, or tsb's, to him so that he can put them on the 
website for others. 
 
MEETING ADJOURNED: at 3:00 P.M. 
 
NEXT MEETING:  
January 12, 2008 
North Lincoln Fire & Rescue District #1 
Ocean Lake Station 
2525 NW Highway 101 
Lincoln City, Oregon 97367 Site Meter

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