2007 Minutes Jan-Dec

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=167 BGCOLOR="#000099" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="4a600a70erkqpg.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="membership.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership"><U><IMG SRC="4b171170.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="volunteer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Becoming a Volunteer"><U><IMG SRC="4b261170.jpg" border=0 width="97" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="County Connect"><U><IMG SRC="4b371170.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events Calendar"><U><IMG SRC="4b445170.jpg" border=0 width="69" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="safety.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Safety is the Key!"><U><IMG SRC="4b557170.jpg" border=0 width="87" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contacting VEMSACC"><U><IMG SRC="4b663170.jpg" border=0 width="99" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="minutes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minute Minder"><U><IMG SRC="4b780170.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="membership.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership"><U><IMG SRC="4b171170.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="volunteer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Becoming a Volunteer"><U><IMG SRC="4b261170.jpg" border=0 width="97" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="County Connect"><U><IMG SRC="4b371170.jpg" border=0 width="113" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="calendar.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events Calendar"><U><IMG SRC="4b445170.jpg" border=0 width="69" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><IMG SRC="4b557170.jpg" border=0 width="87" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contacting VEMSACC"><U><IMG SRC="4b663170.jpg" border=0 width="99" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="minutes.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minute Minder"><U><IMG SRC="4b780170.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="23" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=313 BGCOLOR="#000099" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="4d100c00erkqpg.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>2007 Mintues</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="minutes_from_january_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> JANUARY 10, 2007</div> <div> MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER</div> <bR> <div> PIZZA AND WINGS WERE SERVED PRIOR TO START OF MEETING.</div> <bR> <div> VICE PRESIDENT LONNIE WARE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT.</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED.  GENE CALVER MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DICK HIBBARD TO ACCEPT THE</div> <div> MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT WAS GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:  RECEIVED INTEREST INCOME OF $3.30, FOR AN ENDING BALANCE </div> <div> OF $11,020.25.  BOOIE KALKBRENNER MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S </div> <div> REPORT AS GIVEN.  </div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEES:</div> <div> EMMCO:  JANE READ A DOCUMENT FROM CHRIS HEILE REGARDING PATIENT CARE REPORTS AND OFFERING VEMSACC </div> <div> AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE REPRESENTATION TO PAEHC.  THE SYMPOSIUM IS COMING UP SOON.  JANE REPORTED FOR</div> <div>  BILL THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN AMBULANCE SPEEDING.  ALS ROLLOUTS COMING OUT SOON.</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTORY WILL BE ONLINE.  EACH DEPARTMENT WILL BE GETTING A PASSWORD.  </div> <div> ALL DEPARTMENT INFORMATION WILL BE ON THE COUNTY'S WEBPAGE.  EMAIL ADDRESSES NEED TO BE UPDATED. IF </div> <div> DENISE SENDS THE VEMSACC MINUTES TO KEVIN HE WILL EMAIL THEM OUT.  THERE WILL BE NO HARD COPY OF THE </div> <div> DIRECTORY.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  AL BOLAND HAS BEEN APPOINTED PREHOSPITAL COMMUNICATIONS PERSON.  HE CAN BE REACHED AT</div> <div>  (724) 589-6824.</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  THANK YOU TO MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER FOR FOOD TONIGHT.  MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER IS IN THE </div> <div> PROCESS OF BEING A LEVEL 3 TRAUMA STATION.  TRIPSHEETS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE PATIENT CHARTS.  </div> <div> TRIPSHEETS COULD BE SENT VIA EMAIL.  NOT ALL DEPARTMENTS USE EMSCHARTS.  TRIPSHEETS CAN BE EMAILED </div> <div> FROM EMSCHARTS. A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE HOSPITAL POSSIBLY GETTING A DEDICATED FAXLINE </div> <div> TO A SECURE AREA.  SOME DEPARTMENTS RECEIVED LETTER ABOUT TRIPSHEETS NOT BEING SENT TO HOSPITAL.</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  PART 2 OF THE CON-ED SERIES WILL START ON MONDAY, HAZ MAT OPERATIONS 1/28 @ COCHRANTON, EMT </div> <div> CLASS @ CLAAS, EMT CLASS @ CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL STARTING 1/23; R&I @ JAMESTON IN FEBRUARY.</div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS:  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING BLS PRIORITY 2 CALLS FOR OBVIOUS DOAS.  IT WAS </div> <div> SUGGESTED THAT BE SENT FROM THIS GROUP.  DON BOVARD MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY RICK ALLEN TO SEND</div> <div>  A LETTER FROM VEMSACC TO PATRICK MCHENRY REGARDING OUR FEELINGS TO THIS MATTER.  2007 DUES WERE </div> <div> DISCUSSED.  MOTION BY DAVE HOOGSTAD, JR, SECONDED BY JERRY CARLESS TO KEEP DUES THE SAME AS 2006.</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT JAMESTOWN FIREMAN'S CLUB ON FEBRUARY 14TH.</div> <bR> <div> DAN BRESEE MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DON BOVARD TO ADJOUR AT 8:20 PM.</div> <bR> <div>                          DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="minutes_from_february_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> FEBRUARY 14, 2007</div> <bR> <div> THE MONTHLY MEETING WAS CANCELLED PER PRESIDENT SHAFFER DUE TO BAD WEATHER.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="minutes_from_march_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> MARCH 14, 2007 MEETING</div> <div> BLOOMFIELD FIREHALL</div> <bR> <div> A MEAL WAS SERVED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.  WHILE WE WERE EATING BOOIE INTRODUCED TOM </div> <div> MORGAN.  TOM MORGAN IS A CANDIDATE FOR CRAWFORD COUNTY CORONER.  </div> <bR> <div> THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT, MIKE SHAFFER.  INTRODUCTION OF THOSE </div> <div> IN ATTENDANCE WAS HELD.  MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE </div> <div> MEETING.  DAN BRESEE MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY RON RILEY TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN.  WE RECEIVED INTEREST INCOME FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY AND FEBRUARY </div> <div> TOTALING $10.08, LEAVING AN ENDING BALANCE OF $10,991.33 AND 2 - $5000 CDS.  GENE CALVERT MADE A MOTION, </div> <div> SECONDED BY RICK ALLEN TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <div> EMMCO:  JANE WAS NOT PRESENT.  JERRY CARLESS RECEIVED THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD.  A </div> <div> DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING A VENDOR THAT WAS RECRUITING EMS PERSONNEL.</div> <bR> <div> OES:  3/15 WILL BE THE ANNUAL WEATHER EXERCISE.  KEVIN DISTRIBUTED OFFICER FORMS TO THE DEPARTMENTS</div> <div>  THAT HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED THEM.  DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING BLS PRIORITY 2. OES NEEDS DIRECTION</div> <div>  ON THE BLS PRIORITY 2 CALLS.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  AL BOLAND PRESENT.  THE OB DEPARTMENT WILL BE CLOSING @ GREENVILLE.</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  TODD NOT PRESENT. THE HOSPITAL IS PUTTING IN A DEDICATED FAX LINE TO RECEIVED PATIENT CARE REPORTS.</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  KEVIN GAVE REPORT ALREADY</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  ITLS -  4/20,21,22 @ COCHRANTON; PED ITLS - 4/27,28 @ COCHRANTON; ITLS -4/21,22 @ TOWNVILLE; STROKE </div> <div> CLASS - 3/27 @ TOWNVILLE, AHA CPR INSTRUCTOR - 4/22 @ CAVAS; AHA FIRST AID/CPR INSTRUCTOR - 5/6 @ CAVAS; </div> <div> EVOC -3/24,25 @ SUMMIT; HAZMAT R&I - 4/15 @ CENTERVILLE, CAPNOGRAPHY  TO BE SCHEDULED @ CLAAS.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE VEMSACC REPRESENTATIVES GOING TO HARRISBURG </div> <div> WITH EMMCO.  JERRY CARLESS & DICK HIBBARD WILL BE THE ONES GOING.  GENE CALVERT MADE THE MOTION, </div> <div> SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE FOR VEMSACC TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE TRIP TO HARRISBURG FOR THE VEMSACC REPS. </div> <div>  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING BLS PRIORITY 2 OBVIOUS DOAs.  ERIC EMAILED MR MCHENRY AND DIDN'T GET </div> <div> ANY ANSWER BACK FROM HIM. EMD CARDS NEED TO BE REEVALUATED AND UPDATED.  AFTER EMD CARDS ARE </div> <div> UPDATED, VEMSACC WILL CREATE A POLICY REGARDING BLS PRIORITY 2 - OBVIOUS DOAs.  A DISCUSSION WAS</div> <div>  HELD REGARDING REGIONAL PROTOCOLS VS. STATE PROTOCOLS FOR AMBULANCE LICENSURE.  DR. ROSABI IS </div> <div> OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR AED.  DON WILL TALK WITH HIM ABOUT SUCH.  </div> <bR> <div> ERIC SPOKE REGARDING THE LACK OF DAYTIME HELP.  SEVERAL WESTERN AMBULANCE SERVICES NEED HELP.  A </div> <div> DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.  A COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF ERIC, DENISE, JERRY, DICK, AND ROBIN WILL WORK ON </div> <div> RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.  THEY WILL HAVE A MEETING AND BRING BACK IDEAS NEXT MONTH.</div> <bR> <div> A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING VEMSACC JOINING PA FIRE & EMS INSTITUTE.  THE DUES TO JOIN THE PA FIRE </div> <div> & EMS INSTITUTE ARE $146.00.  GENE CALVERT MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY BOOIE KALKBRENNER TO PAY $146 </div> <div> AND JOIN THE PA FIRE & EMS INSTITUTE.  </div> <bR> <div> NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WILL BE HELD AT COCHRANTON FIREHALL ON APRIL 11TH.</div> <bR> <div> MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9 PM.</div> <bR> <div>                                                                          DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="minutes_from_april_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> APRIL 11, 2007 MEETING</div> <div> COCHRANTON FIREHALL</div> <bR> <div> A DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.  DOUG MOHL WAS INTRODUCED.  DOUG </div> <div> DISPLAYED THE RAD 57. THE RAD 57 IS THE WORLD'S FIRST NONINVASIVE CARBON MONOXIDE MONITOR.</div> <bR> <div> THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT SHAFFER AT 7:34 PM. CORRECTIONS NOTED </div> <div> TO THE MINUTES: CORRECTION MADE TO SPELLING OF DR. RISAVI'S NAME AND ADDITION OF BOOIE KALKBRENNER AS</div> <div>  ALTERNATE REP FOR EMMCO. DAN BRESEE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES WITH CORRECTIONS, SECONDED</div> <div>  BY BOOIE KALKBRENNER.   INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE HELD.  </div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN:  RECEIVED DUES OF $425.00, INTEREST OF $5.37 LEAVING AN ENDING BALANCE OF </div> <div> $11,421.70.  ERIC HENRY MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS </div> <div> GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <bR> <div> OES:  ERIC MET WITH GREG. GREG IS DOING RESEARCH ON THE DOA SITUATION.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.  KEVIN </div> <div> COMMENDED CHIEF 33 FOR THE USE OF ANOTHER TACTICAL CHANNEL DURING THE INTERSTATE BEING CLOSED.  A </div> <div> DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  JANE STATED THAT EMS WEEK WOULD BE MAY 20-26. LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST & GOLF OUTING WILL BE HELD</div> <div>  AT CROSS-CREEK RESORT ON FRIDAY, MAY 25TH.   A DUI PROGRAM WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 27TH @ COCHRANTON </div> <div> HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WILL BE AN EMT INSTRUCTOR CLASS HELD THE END OF APRIL @ SHARON SCHOOL OF NURSING. </div> <div>  ANOTHER EMT INSTRUCTOR CLASS WILL BE HELD IN WARREN COUNTY IN MAY.  BILL MCCLINCY DISTRIBUTED GRAPHS</div> <div>  SHOWING VARIOUS DATA BREAKDOWNS, EXPLAINING EACH OF THE GRAPHS.  EACH DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE</div> <div>  RECEIVING 2 SAFETY VESTS FOR EACH AMBULANCE WITHIN THE NEXT 2 MONTHS.  THE VESTS WILL BE BRIGHT GREEN </div> <div> WITH “EMS” ON THE BACK.  TODD PLUNKETT WILL BE THE SPEAKER FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST.  EMMCO WEST</div> <div>  WILL DONATE UP TO $5,000 TOWARDS A RECRUITMENT/RETENTION PROGRAM.  THIS WILL BE A 50/50 MATCH.  </div> <div> CAPNOGRAPHY PROJECT STARTS UP AGAIN IN JULY. BILL DISTRIBUTED LITERATURE REGARDING AUTOMATED</div> <div>  VEHICLE LOCATION.  EMMCO HAS BEEN AWARDED 2 GRANTS THIS YEAR ENABLING THE REGION TO IMPLEMENT </div> <div> THE AVL PROJECT. THERE WILL BE NO COST TO THE DEPARTMENTS FOR THE UNITS.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.  ERIC </div> <div> HENRY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY LONNIE WARE TO SUPPORT THE AVL PROJECT.</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  NOT PRESENT</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  MR BOLAND NOT PRESENT</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  PED ITLS @ COCHRANTON ON APRIL 27,28, 29; ITLS @ LINESVILLE ON APRIL 27,28,29; HAZ MAT R&I @ </div> <div> CENTERVILLE ON APRIL 15 @ 8AM; NIMS @ BEHREND ON 4/14,15.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE RECRUITMENT/RETENTION PROGRAM.   EMMCO WILL</div> <div>  MATCH THE AMOUNT VEMSACC SPENDS TOWARDS RECRUITMENT/RETENTION PROGRAM.   DON HOLSTEN MADE A</div> <div>  MOTION, SECONDED BY DAVE HOOGSTAD, JR TO SPEND $5000, AUTHORIZING THE COMMITTEE TO DECIDE HOW THE</div> <div>  MONEY WILL BE SPENT.  DAVE HOOGSTAD, JR ASKED TO BE ADDED TO THE RECRUITMENT/RETENTION COMMITTEE. </div> <div>  THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET ASAP.</div> <bR> <div> THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON MAY 9TH @ EMMCO WEST AT 7 PM.</div> <bR> <div>                                                                DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="minutes_from_may_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> MAY 9, 2007 MEETING @ EMMCO WEST</div> <bR> <div> FOOD WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.</div> <div> GREG BEVERIDGE FROM OES DISCUSSED THE "OBVIOUS DOA" CALLS.  RESEARCH SHOWS THAT FROM 2002 TIL MARCH </div> <div> 2007 THERE WAS 250+ OBVIOUS DOA CALLS, 1 OF WHICH TURNED INTO A CARDIAC ARREST.  CORONER MCHENRY IS IN </div> <div> SUPPORT OF AMBULANCES NOT BEING DISPATCHED FOR OBVIOUS DOAs.  DOCTOR MITCHELL FROM MEADVILLE</div> <div>  MEDICAL CENTER IS ALSO IN SUPPORT OF SUCH.  GREG OPENED THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION.  TARGET DATE FOR </div> <div> NO LONGER DISPATCHING AN AMBULANCE FOR "OBVIOUS DOA" CALL IS JULY 1, 2007.  GREG ALSO SPOKE ABOUT THE</div> <div>  BLS 1/2 CALL FORMS THAT ARE MAILED OUT EACH MONTH.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.  </div> <div> ERIC INTRODUCED DARCIE HAMMOND, THE WEBPAGE DESIGNER.  DARCY EXPLAINED HOW THE WEBPAGE WORKS AND</div> <div>  ASKED FOR SUGGESTIONS ON ANY CHANGES.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.</div> <div> INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WAS HELD.  MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED.  DAVE HOOGSTAD, JR. MADE A</div> <div>  MOTION, SECONDED BY JOE CREE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT WAS GIVEN.  WE RECEIVED INCOME OF $25.00, PAID OUT $2,550 IN EXPENSES, FOR AN ENDING </div> <div> BALANCE OF $8,901.72.  DAVE HOOGSTAD, JR MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY LONNY WARE TO ACCEPT THE </div> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <div> OES:  GREG COVERED EVERYTHING</div> <div> EMMCO:  JANE REMINDED EVERYONE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON MAY 25TH @ CROSS </div> <div> CREEK RESORT IN TITUSVILLE.  JANE REMINDED EVERYONE TO DO THE MONTHLY SUCTION REPORTS. EMS </div> <div> APPRECIATION DAY IS SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH @ HICKORY WILDERNESS RANCH. IT WILL BE A FUN DAY FOR ALL. </div> <div> ANYONE HAVING ANY CPR RECERT INFORMATION CONTACT MELISSA OR MICHELLE.</div> <div> FAIR:  THE FAIR COMMITTEE HAD THE FIRST EVER FAIR MEETING.  THE COMMITTEE HAS MADE SOME CHANGES </div> <div> FOR THIS YEAR.  WE WILL HAVE ID BADGES FOR THOSE WORKING THE FAIR.  EACH AMBULANCE COMING IN WILL</div> <div>  GET THE BADGES.  THE COLOR OF THE SHIRTS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHANGED TO FLO. YELLOW.  THE SHIRTS WILL</div> <div>  DISPLAY THE WEBPAGE. VEMSACC WILL PROVIDE EACH DEPARTMENT WITH A SET NUMBER OF SHIRTS.  ONLY 4 </div> <div> PERSONNEL PER AMBULANCE.  ALL DEPARTMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE TIME IN THE FIRST AID STATION IN </div> <div> ORDER TO WORK AN EVENT.  WE WILL BE PROMOTING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION DURING THE FAIR.  WE WILL BE</div> <div>  DISTRIBUTING WHITE T-SHIRTS WITH WEBSITE ON THEM.</div> <div> UPMC:  NO ONE PRESENT</div> <div> MMC:  NOT REPRESENTED. SUMMIT STATED THEY ARE GETTING BLOODY EQUIPMENT.</div> <div> TRAINING:  BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS @ COCHRANTON ON JUNE 6 @ 7PM; STROKE AWARENESS @ CLAAS ON MAY 21</div> <div>  @ 6:30 PM, HEAD TRAUMA @ COCHRANTON ON AUGUST 13 @ 6PM; ANNIVERSARY PARADE @ COCHRANTON ON JUNE </div> <div> 30 @10AM; PARADE @COCHRANTON ON AUGUST 8 LINE-UP @530PM; CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS PARADE ON JULY 28; </div> <div> SUMMIT PARADE ON MEMORIAL DAY @ 9AM; LINESVILLE PARADE ON MEMORIAL DAY @ 11AM; HYDETOWN PARADE </div> <div> ON JUNE 9.</div> <div> OLD BUSINEES:  NONE</div> <div> NEW BUSINESS:  REPORTING OUT OF SERVICE IS BEING TAKEN OUT OF LICENSURE.  THIS IS A DEPARTMENT OF</div> <div>  HEALTH DECISION.  ALL AMBULANCE WILL BE STAFFED 24/7.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.</div> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT CAVAS ON JUNE 13TH @ 7 PM</div> <div> MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:57 PM.</div> <bR> <div>                                                     DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="minutes_from_june_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> JUNE 13TH MEETING @ CAVAS</div> <bR> <div> A DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO START OF MEETING.  THANK YOU.</div> <bR> <div> INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WAS HELD.  EDDIE WILSON FROM STYKER DEMONSTRATED THE POWER </div> <div> STRETCHER AND ITS FEATURES.</div> <bR> <div> RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ERIC HENRY TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN: WE RECEIVED INTEREST INCOME OF $4.41 FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF $8,906.13. </div> <div>  BOOIE KALKBRENNER MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DICK HIBBARD TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS </div> <div> PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <bR> <div> OES:  DON BOVARD NOW WORKING AT OES.  DON IS WORKING ON UPDATING THE EMERGENCY PRE-PLAN FOR THE FAIR.</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  THE LIME GREEN VESTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE FOR A SAFETY INITIATIVE.  AVL</div> <div>  SYSTEM PRICES HAVE GONE UP.  EMMCO STILL WORKING ON GETTING THE AVL SYSTEMS.  THE EMS STRIKE TEAMS </div> <div> WILL BE THE FIRST UNITS TO GET THE AVL SYSTEMS.  EMS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 16-18 AT </div> <div> LANCASTER.</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  WE SHOULD HAVE THE DEDICATED FAX LINE UP AND WORKING WITHIN NEXT WEEK.  DEPARTMENTS WILL BE </div> <div> CONTACTED WITH THE FAX NUMBER.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  DON NOT PRESENT.</div> <bR> <div> FAIR:  THE COMMITTEE MET AGAIN.  DENISE STILL NEEDS SIZES FROM SOME DEPARTMENTS FOR FAIR SHIRTS.  EACH </div> <div> DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO SIGN UP FOR A SHIFT IN THE FIRST AID STATION IF YOUR DEPARTMENT WANTS TO WORK AN </div> <div> EVENT. ANY DEPARTMENT NOT SIGNED UP NEEDS TO TALK TO DENISE TO GET ON THE SCHEDULE.  DISCUSSION HELD </div> <div> REGARDING DEPARTMENTS ALL HAVING SAME TRIAGE SYSTEM. ERIC FOUND A TRIAGE TAPE SYSTEM. ERIC SUGGESTED</div> <div>  THAT VEMSACC PURCHASE THE SYSTEMS FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS. THE COST IS $38 FROM PENNCARE.  ERIC HENRY</div> <div>  MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY GENE CALVERT TO PURCHASE 1 TRIAGE TAPE SYSTEM FOR EACH AMBULANCE</div> <div>  AND QRS THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS A MEMBER OF VEMSACC. ERIC HENRY WILL CREATE THE POLICY FOR USE AT THE</div> <div>  FAIR.  OES IS MAKING THE BADGES FOR IDENTIFICATION AT THE FAIR.  </div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  ANY DEPARTMENTS ANNOUNCING FOR MORE HELP SHOULD DO IT ON YOUR TALK AROUND CHANNEL NOT ON </div> <div> THE REPEATER.  </div> <bR> <div> PR:  DICK HIBBARD WENT TO HARRISBURG WITH CHRIS LAST MONTH.  NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON JULY 10TH. </div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  PALS INSTRUCTOR @CREMS-GREENVILLE ON AUGUST 9TH; COCHRANTON 75TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE ON </div> <div> JUNE 30TH AT 10:30AM. A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING UPDATING THE AED PROTOCOLS. BILL STATED THAT THE</div> <div>  AED PROTOCOLS ARE STATEWIDE.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  GREG TOOK OBVIOUS DOA SITUATION TO COUNTY SOLICITOR (MARK STEVENS).  GREG IS AWAITING </div> <div> ANSWER FROM ATTORNEY.  ERIC ASKED BILL IF THE PATIENT IS CONFIRMED DEAD WHAT OBLIGATION DO WE HAVE AS</div> <div>  EMS PROVIDERS TO STAY WITH PATIENT.  BILL STATED THAT WE HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO STAY WITH PATIENT OTHER </div> <div> THAN FOR THE FAMILY.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING THE OBVIOUS DOAs.  JASON STATED THAT 2 SERVICES </div> <div> ARE REQUESTING THE GATOR FOR THE SAME DATE.  ANY DEPARTMENT WANTING TO USE THE GATOR SHOULD CALL</div> <div>  CLAAS FOR THE SCHEDULE.  THE GATOR HAS SOME SERVICE ISSUES. JASON WILL TAKE TO KOLAJAs TO HAVE REPAIR</div> <div>  DONE.  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING RELOCATING THE GATOR TO THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE COUNTY.  IF </div> <div> OES IS KEEPING THEIR VEHICLE ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF COUNTY, THEN MAYBE GATOR SHOULD BE MOVED.  THANK</div> <div>  YOU FROM EMMCO FOR VEMSACC ALLOWING EMMCO TO USE GATOR AND TRAILER.  A DISCYSSION WAS HELD </div> <div> REGARDING THE BYLAWS.  THE BYLAWS NEED TO BE UPDATED. THE BYLAW COMMITTEE WILL MEET ½ HOUR PRIOR </div> <div> TO NEXT MONTHS MEETING AT GIBSON PARK. GENE WILL EMAIL DENISE DETOUR DIRECTIONS FOR EVERYONE.</div> <bR> <div> BILLS:</div> <div>      POSTMASTER (BOX RENTAL)     $    36.00</div> <div>      POSTMASTER (STAMPS)          $      2.00 </div> <div>      1ST NATIONAL INSURANCE     $  784.00</div> <div>      IMAGINE THAT               $1490.00</div> <div>      EMMCO (DICK TRAVEL EXP)     $    86.00</div> <div> LONNY WARE MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY GENE CALVERT TO PAY BILLS AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> THERE WAS A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:43 PM.</div> <bR> <div> THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JULY 11TH @ GIBSON PARK.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                     DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="minutes_from_july_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> JULY 11, 2007 MEETING @GIBSON PARK</div> <bR> <div> A DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.  THANK YOU.</div> <div> LONNY WARE, VICE PRESIDENT, CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER DUE TO ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT. MINUTES OF</div> <div>  PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISTRIBUTED.  GENE CALVERT MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ACCEPT </div> <div> THE MINUTES AFTER CORRECTING THE SPELLING OF "STRYKER"</div> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN:  </div> <div>      INCOME:          $    150.00 (DUES)</div> <div>      EXPENSES:          $4,389.00 (REC/RET PROGRAM)</div> <div>                     $   784.00 (GATOR INSURANCE)     </div> <div>                     $     38.00 (POSTAGE)</div> <div>      ENDING BALANCE     $   323.31</div> <div> PATTY WILLIAMS MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS </div> <div> PRESENTED.</div> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <div>      OES:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <div> EMMCO:  STATE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD MIDDLE OF AUGUST. CHRIS GAVE JANE MEMO TO PASS OUT </div> <div> REGARDING PATIENT CARE REPORTS AND MEDICAL COMMAND. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING MEDICAL </div> <div> COMMAND SELECTION ON PCR. JANE WILL BE AT FAIR ON THURSDAY & FRIDAY.</div> <div> MMC:  THERE IS ONLY ONE STREET TO ACCESS THE HOSPITAL.  WHEN HELICOPTER IS ON GROUND, TURN ON</div> <div> EMERGENCY LIGHTS WHEN APPROACHING HOSPITAL.</div> <div>      UPMC: DON HAD NO COMMUNICATIONS FROM UPMC</div> <div>      FAIR:  SCHEDULE STILL HAS SOME OPENINGS.</div> <div>      RADIO:  MAKE SURE YOU CHANGE TO TACTICAL CHANNEL ONCE ON SCENE.</div> <div>      TRAINING:  PALS INSTRUCTOR COURSE - AUG 9.</div> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  COCHRANTON HAD 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.  BY-LAWS COMMITTEE MET PRIOR TO START OF</div> <div>  TONIGHT'S MEETING. LONNY WILL HAVE SUGGESTIONS READY FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING. THE COMMITTEE WILL P</div> <div> ROPOSE AMENDMENT AFTER APPROVAL OF BY-LAW CHANGES.  COCHRANTON USED THE GATOR FOR 75TH </div> <div> ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AND IT WORKED OKAY. DISCUSSION CONTINUED REGARDING THE GATOR.  THE MULE </div> <div> WILL BE STAYING AT CONNEAUT LAKE.  CENTERVILLE HAS ROOM TO STORE THE GATOR. ERIC HENRY MADE THE</div> <div>  MOTION, SECONDED BY JERRY CARLESS TO MOVE THE GATOR TO CENTERVILLE AND HAVE DENISE BE IN CHARGE OF </div> <div> THE SCHEDULING. DENISE CAN BE REACHED AT 795-6001. DENISE WILL CONTACT JASON OR CLAAS TO GET SCHEDULE. </div> <div> BOOIE BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT TOM MORGAN, WHO RAN AGAINST MR. MCHENRY, LOST IN THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS</div> <div>  ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET, BUT HAD ENOUGH DEMOCRATIC VOTES TO BE PLACED ON THE FALL BALLET AS A </div> <div> DEMOCRAT. BOOIE ASKED THE MEMBERS OF VEMSACC TO SIGN A LETTER SUPPORTING MR. MORGAN. A NON-PROFIT</div> <div>  ORGANIZATION CANNOT ENDORSE A CANDIDATE. DENISE RECEIVED THE MATCHING FUNDS FROM EMMCO WEST FOR </div> <div> THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION PROGRAM. CARL FITCH PASSED AWAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. CARL WAS FROM </div> <div> TOWNVILLE. ERIC HENRY MADE A MOTION SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO DONATE $100 TO TOWNVILLE EARMARKED</div> <div>  FOR TRAINING IN MEMORY OF CARL. ERIC HENRY MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO DONATE $100 TO </div> <div> CRAWFORD/VENANGO COUNTIES FIRE SCHOOL IN MEMORY OF BILL PRINCE. </div> <div> BILLS:  NONE</div> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 @ THE FAIR GROUNDS. STAT WILL BE PROVIDING SAUSAGE</div> <div>  SANDWICHES. ANYONE ELSE CAN BRING ADDITIONAL DISH IF YOU WOULD LIKE.  DAN BRESEE MADE THE MOTION, </div> <div> SECONDED BY KATHY LORENO TO ADJOURN.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <div>  <A NAME="minutes_from_august_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Calibri" >         </FONT></div> <div> AUGUST 15, 2007 MEETING</div> <div> CRAWFORD COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO START OF THE MEETING.  INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WAS HELD. </div> <div>  DON HOLSTEN MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY LARRY GRAY TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.  TREASURER'S </div> <div> REPORT WAS GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:  RECEIVED $4,645.00 FROM EMMCO WEST FOR RECRUITMENT/RETENTION PROGRAM </div> <div> FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF $4,772.08.  BOOIE MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DON HOLSTEN TO ACCEPT THE </div> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <div> FAIR:  SHIRTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO DEPARTMENTS IN ATTENDANCE.  ID BADGES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO </div> <div> DEPARTMENTS IN ATTENDANCE ALSO.  WE WILL BE UTILIZING GOVT N T/A FOR COMMUNICATIONS ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.</div> <div>   THERE ARE STILL SOME OPEN SLOTS ON SCHEDULE, SEE DENISE ABOUT SCHEDULE. ANYTHING ELSE REGARDING</div> <div>  FAIR CONTACT ERIC.</div> <div> OES: DON BOVARD HAS NEW EMERGENCY PLAN DONE AND GAVE COPY TO ERIC. A COUPLE OF CHANGES WERE MADE</div> <div>  TO THE EMERGENCY PLAN. OES OPERATIONS TRAILER WILL BE MANNED TUESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS, WITH THE </div> <div> POSSIBILITY OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALSO. REGION GAVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE BOARD AND TRIAGE KIT TO</div> <div>  VEMSACC.</div> <div> EMMCO:  NOT PRESENT</div> <div> MMC:  TODD STATED THAT DEDICATED FAX IS UP AND RUNNING. THE NUMBER FOR THE FAX LINE IS: (814)337-2320. </div> <div>  FLASHLIGHTS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO DEPARTMENTS THAT HAD NOT ALREADY RECEIVED THEM. LINESVILLE </div> <div> AMBULANCE NEEDS DOOR SWIPE CARDS.  THERE ARE NEW SWIPE CARDS IN THE ER, SEE WARD SECRETARY TO GET </div> <div> THEM.</div> <div> UPMC:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <div> RADIO:  THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER NEW CONSOLES WILL BE IN AT OES.</div> <div> TRAINING:  EMT CLASS @ TOWNVILLE IN OCTOBER; ALS/BLS CON-ED CLASSES STARTING AGAIN ON SEPT 5@ UPMC</div> <div>  HORIZON-GREENVILLE.; PALS @MMC ON SEPT 19/20; ACLS OCTOBER 24/25.</div> <div> GATOR:  GATOR WILL BE HOUSED AT CENTERVILLE, CONTACT DENISE TO SCHEDULE THE GATOR.</div> <div> NEW BUSINESS:  NEIL CONTACTED DENISE ABOUT EMERGYCARE BECOMING ACTIVE WITH VEMSACC AGAIN. A</div> <div>  DISCUSSION WAS HELD.  ALL DEPARTMENTS BELONGING TO VEMSACC MUST HONOR EACH OTHERS MEMBERS. </div> <div>  ALL DEPARTMENTS REQUESTING TO BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN MUST SUBMIT APPLICATION OF SUCH AND PAY 1 YEARS </div> <div> DUES PLUS THIS YEARS DUES AND BE APPROVED BY A 2/3 VOTE OF MEMBERS PRESENT.  DENISE WILL TALK WITH NEIL</div> <div>  ABOUT PROCESS.  THERE WILL BE A BENEFIT DINNER/DANCE FOR NICOLE FOULK HELD ON SEPTEMBER 28 @ </div> <div> COCHRANTON FIREHALL.  PRICE OF THE DINNER/DANCE TICKETS ARE $15 PERSON/$25 COUPLE. FOOD WILL BE</div> <div>  PROVIDED BY LENA MILLER AND THE DJ WILL BE RON NEWMAN.  THERE WILL BE A 50/50 RAFFLE ALONG WITH </div> <div> VARIOUS OTHER RAFFLES.  MEGHAN IS IN CHARGE OF ALL TICKETS. JERRY CARLESS MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY</div> <div>  GENE CALVER TO DONATE $100 TO THE BENEFIT FOR NICOLE FOULK.  CLAAS IS HAVING 30TH ANNIVERSARY ON </div> <div> SEPTEMBER 8TH.  EVERYONE SHOULD BE GETTING FLYER IN THE MAIL.  JERRY CARLESS WAS NOMINATED AND</div> <div>  WON THE STATE SENIOR VOLUNTEER AWARD THIS YEAR.</div> <div> BILLS PRESENTED WERE AS FOLLOWS: DENISE ALLEN-$ 42.07 FOR SUPPLIES, P&G EMERGENCY - $48.50, CRAWFORD </div> <div> CO OES - $318.00 FOR ID TAGS, MATTESON'S - $172.05 FOR GATOR MAINTENANCE, NICOLE FOULK BENEFIT - $100.00.</div> <div>  ERIC HENRY MADE THE MOTION SECONDED BY RON RILEY TO PAY BILLS AS PRESENTED.</div> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 @ LINESVILLE @ 7 PM.</div> <div> MEETING WAS ADJOURNED .  FOOD WAS PROVIDED AFTER MEETING.  THANK YOU TO STAT FOR SAUSAGE SANDWICHES </div> <div> AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT BROUGHT FOOD.</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="minutes_from_september_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> SEPTEMBER 12, 2007 MEETING @ LINESVILLE</div> <bR> <bR> <div> A DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO START OF THE MEETING.  </div> <bR> <div> MIKE SHAFFER, PRESIDENT, CALLED MEETING TO ORDER FOLLOWED BY INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. </div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED. GENE CALVERT MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES </div> <div> WITH THE CORRECTION OF THE MMC FAX NUMBER BEING 373-2045.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:</div> <div>      EXPENSES:</div> <div>      ID BADGES               $   318.00</div> <div>      CONTRIBUTIONS          $   160.00</div> <div>      REPAIRS               $   172.05</div> <div>      MISC. FAIR EXPENSES          $     92.57</div> <div>      TOTAL     EXPENSES          $   740.62</div> <div>      INCOME:</div> <div>      INTEREST               $        2.97</div> <div>      ENDING BALANCE          $4,035.23</div> <div> DAN BRESEE MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY ERIC HENRY TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> WE HAVE RECEIVED THE CHECK FROM THE FAIR BOARD ALREADY.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <bR> <div> FAIR:  THINGS WENT WELL. THE SHIRTS AND BADGES LOOKED NICE.  THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AGAIN THIS YEAR TO</div> <div>  DISCUSS NEXT YEAR'S FAIR AND THE NEW CONTRACT.</div> <bR> <div> OES:  OCTOBER 1, 2, 3 AND POSSIBLY 4, AND 5TH WILL BE INSTALLING NEW CONSOLES. WE WILL BE DISPATCHING THE </div> <div> POLICE FROM OES AND DISPATCHING FOR FIRE AND EMS FROM THE FAIR GROUNDS. WE WILL BE HAVING A SIREN TEST</div> <div>  ON WEDNESDAY AT 7 PM. THERE WILL BE SOME CHANGES MADE WITH GOVT N/E. WE WILL BE USING A CONTROL POINT</div> <div>  AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FOR GOVT N/E.  THE DISPATCHING FOR THE FAIR WAS HANDLED VERY WELL.</div> <bR> <div> MMC: TODD WAS NOT PRESENT.  THE STREET SHOULD BE OPENED UP SOON.  RANDOLPH STREET WAS CLOSED TODAY.</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  KEVIN ALREADY COVERED EVERYTHING.</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  EMT CLASS @ TOWNVILLE; EMT CLASS @ LINESVILLE; FALL EMS CONTINUING ED SERIES GOING ON.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  MELISSA KOLIN NEW DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.</div> <bR> <div> GATOR:  NOTHING NEW TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  NICOLE FOULK'S BENEFIT DINNER/DANCE IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH AT 6 PM AT COCHRANTON </div> <div> FIREHALL. MANY ITEMS HAVE BEEN DONATING FROM FIRE DEPTS, AMBULANCE SERVICES, BUSINESSES AND </div> <div> INDIVIDUALS. THERE ARE STILL DINNER/DANCE TICKETS FOR SALE.  CLAAS" ANNIVERSARY DINNER WENT WELL.  </div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS: A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE GATOR AND SOME OF its DOWNFALLS.  THE CANOPY NEEDS </div> <div> TO BE REVAMPED OR WE COULD SELL THE GATOR AND TRAILER AND PURCHASE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.  WE COULD</div> <div>  SELL THIS TRAILER AND PURCHASE AN OPEN TRAILER.  GREENHILL FARMS WILL GIVE US $5000 FOR A TRADE TOWARDS</div> <div>  A NEW KUBOTA. A NEW KUBOTA SELLS FOR $11,500.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. WE COULD POSSIBLY TRY FOR A </div> <div> STATE GRANT FOR A NEW VEHICLE OR EVEN EMSOP FUNDING.  RICK COULD TALK TO TOM'S AUTO SALES ABOUT AN</div> <div>  OPEN TRAILER.  A COMMITTEE WAS FORMED CONSISTING OF:  DAVE HOOGSTAD, JR; GENE CALVERT; ERIC HENRY, </div> <div> RICK ALLEN AND LARRY GRAY.  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE FAIR CONTRACT.  WE NEED TO NEGOTIATE </div> <div> A NEW CONTRACT.  A FAIR CONTRACT COMMITTEE WAS FORMED CONSISTING OF: JERRY CARLESS, DENISE ALLEN </div> <div> AND ERIC HENRY.</div> <bR> <div> BILLS:  NONE</div> <bR> <div> GENE CALVERT SPOKE REGARDING A CLASS THAT DR RASAVI TAUGHT REGARDING BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN. </div> <div> ANYTHING CONTAINING BLOOD MUST BE RED-BAGGED.  KATHERINE WEST TAUGHT US THAT THE ONLY TIME ITEMS</div> <div>  NEEDED TO BE RED-BAGGED WAS WHEN THEY WITH SOAKED WITH BLOOD.  ERIC WILL CONTACT SUE DEMAISON TO</div> <div>  RED-BAGGING PROCEDURES.  GENE CALVERT BROUGHT UP ABOUT A RECENT CALL TO 911 WHERE HE FELT THE</div> <div>  WRONG SERVICE HAD BEEN DISPATCHED. KEVIN WILL CHECK INTO THE INCIDENT AND GET BACK TO GENE.   </div> <div> RECRUITMENT/RETENTION FLYERS WERE DISTRIBUTED.  RON RILEY ASKED WHAT THE PROTOCOL IS FOR WHEN ALS </div> <div> IS NOT AVAILABLE.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.  OBVIOUS DOAs WERE DISCUSSED. GREG IS STILL WORKING ON THAT </div> <div> PROJECT.  DENISE WILL CONTACT DARCY TO SEE IF SHE IS STILL GONNA BE TAKING CARE OF THE WEBPAGE SINCE </div> <div> SHE HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. LARRY GRAY REMINDED EVERYONE ABOUT TOM MORGAN RUNNING ON THE </div> <div> DEMOCRATIC TICKET FOR CORONER THIS FALL. </div> <bR> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT FELLOWS CLUB ON OCTOBER 10TH AT 7 PM</div> <bR> <div> MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:25 PM.</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>                       </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="minutes_from_october_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> OCTOBER 10, 2007 MEETING</div> <div> FELLOWS CLUB AMBULANCE</div> <bR> <div> A DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.</div> <bR> <div> LONNY WARE, VICE PRESIDENT, CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:30 PM.</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED.  DICK HIBBARD MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY RON RILEY TO ACCEPT THE </div> <div> MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> JANE FROM EMMCO WEST STATED THAT JERRY CARLESS RECEIVED THE SENIOR PA VOLUNTEER AWARD FOR THIS </div> <div> YEAR.  JANE RELAYED FROM CHRIS THAT PCRs ARE DUE ON TIME.  THERE IS AN OPENING ON SURGE TEAM, ANYONE </div> <div> INTERESTED CONTACT MELISSA.  THERE WILL NE AN EMT INSTRUCTOR CLASS STARTING IN JANUARY 2008.  SYMPOSIUM</div> <div>  WILL BE MARCH 7, 8, 9, 10.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER’S REPORT GIVEN:</div> <div>      INCOME:</div> <div>      FAIR          $4,437.65</div> <div>      ADV.          $100.00</div> <div>      INTEREST     $ 2.72</div> <div> ENDING BALANCE - $8,575.60</div> <div> GENE CALVERT MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER’S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEES:     </div> <bR> <div> FAIR:  COMMITTEE HAS NOT MET YET</div> <bR> <div> OES:  THE CONSOLE CHANGE WENT WELL. ANYONE CAN STOP IN AND VISIT OES. ANYONE WANTING TO SCHEDULE A </div> <div> TIME TO COME IN SHOULD CONTACT KEVIN. THE KAWASAKI MULE IS AT STATION 3 AND THE GATOR IS AT CENTERVILLE. </div> <div>  THE KAWASAKI HAS BEEN NUMBERED 7-24. COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO NUMBER THE GATOR 6-24 EXCEPT FOR FAIR </div> <div> WEEK.  DURING FAIR WEEK THE GATOR WOULD BE 43-8.  DICK HIBBARD MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN </div> <div> BRESEE TO NUMBER THE GATOR 6-24 WHEN NOT AT THE FAIR.     </div> <bR> <div> MMC:  NOT PRESENT</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  NOTHING TO REPORT. ERIC COMMENDED OES FOR SMOOTH CHANGE AND TRANSITION.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  NOTHING FROM UPMC.  DEMO SHEET PROBLEM RESOLVED.  DEB HANSEN IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE </div> <div> EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.</div> <bR> <div> GATOR:  BEEN USED BY COCHRANTON & JAMESTOWN.</div> <bR> <div> NICOLE FOULK BENEFIT WAS A SUCCESS. THE PROFIT WAS WELL OVER $10,000.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  </div> <div> A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE GATOR TRAILER.  ERIC CONTACTED TOM’S AUTO IN TITUSVILLE.  WE CAN</div> <div>  BUY A 16 FT DUAL AXLE, GRAVITY TRAILER FOR $4,100.  HE WILL GIVE US $2,000 TOWARDS A TRADE-IN, THUS LEAVING </div> <div> PRICE OF TRAILER AT $2,100.  THE ENCLOSED TRAILER WE HAVE NOW IS 14 FT. THE DEPARTMENTS DO NOT WANT THE </div> <div> TRAILER WHEN THEY USE THE GATOR.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. CURRENTLY WHEN TRANSPORTING PATIENT ON </div> <div> GATOR, BOTH THE DRIVED AND THE PATIENT GET WET WHEN IT IS RAINING.  POSSIBILITY COULD BE TO REVAMP GATOR </div> <div> AND GET DIFFERENT CANVAS.  ERIC STATED THAT HE HAS A VAN CHASSIS HE WOULD DONATE IF SOMEONE COULD</div> <div>  TRANSFORM IT INTO A VEHICLE TO HAUL GATOR.  A VEHICLE COMMITTEE WAS SET-UP LAST MONTH.  THE COMMITTEE </div> <div> WILL MEET BEFORE NEXT MONTH’S MEETING. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED REGARDING SELLING THE GATOR OUTRIGHT OR</div> <div>  TRADING IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. ANYONE CAN GET PRICES TO BRING BACK TO THE BODY.  ERIC HAD THE </div> <div> OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH SUE DEMAISON AND DR RASAVI ABOUT THE RED BAG ISSUE.  ANY ITEMS THAT BLOOD </div> <div> CAN BE RUNG OUT OF NEED TO BE RED-BAGGED.  GREG HASN’T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THE ATTORNEY ABOUT </div> <div> THE DOA ISSUE.  </div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS:</div> <div> NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS ALL HAPPEN AT THE DECEMBER MEETING.  THE DECEMBER MEETING WILL BE HELD AT</div> <div>  WEST MEAD 1 ON DECEMBER 12TH. DICK HIBBARD ASKED ABOUT VEMSACC PURCHASING A PROJECTOR THAT COULD</div> <div>  BE USED FOR TRAINING.  ERIC VOICED HIS CONCERN ABOUT EQUIPMENT BEING TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY.  THE </div> <div> COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING EQUIPMENT. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT DICK GET PRICES FOR </div> <div> PROJECTORS FOR NEXT MONTH’S MEETING.  PATRICK MCHENRY WAS PRESENT AT THE MEETING.  MR MCHENRY</div> <div>  STATED THAT HE HAD SIGNED OFF THE DOA ISSUE.  WE NEED TO SET-UP PROTOCOLS FOR DOA CALLS. MR MCHENRY </div> <div> DISCUSSED THE MORGUE AT THE COUNTY FARM.  THERE WOULD BE A SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT SHEET TO BE USED BY </div> <div> AMBULANCES IN THE COUNTY. THE MORGUE ISSUE IS IN THE EARLY STAGES. IT COULD STORE 27 BODIES ON THE</div> <div>  FLOOR.  CHILD DEATH REVIEW TRAINING IS GOING ON.  MR MCHENRY WILL TRAIN EMS PERSONNEL UPON RETURNING</div> <div>  FROM TRAINING.  MR MCHENRY STATED THAT THE GUN HE BROUGHT TO THE MEETING IN COCHRANTON WAS USED AS </div> <div> A PROP AND DID NOT MEAN TO OFFEND ANYONE.  HE STRESSED THAT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD NOT GET </div> <div> INVOLVED IN POLITICS. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.  RON RILEY ASKED WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING UP DATES</div> <div>  FOR THE FINAL STATE EMT TEST.  THAT WOULD BE MARTIN CARNEY.  CURRENTLY CLASSES END AND THEN STUDENTS </div> <div> HAVE TO WAIT 2-3 MONTHS BEFORE THEY TEST.  IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT WE INVITE BILL FROM EMMCO TO MEETING.  </div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:</div> <div>      CARDIAC EMERGENCIES – OCTOBER 30TH 7 PM @ FELLOWS CLUB TAUGHT BY DON HOLSTEN.</div> <div>      HEAD & SPINE INJURIES – NOV 27TH 6:30 PM @ TOWNVILLE</div> <div>      CON-ED CLASSES @ GREENVILLE ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAY FOR NEXT 3 WEEKS</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 14TH AT CLAAS @ 7 PM.</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="minutes_from_november_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> NOVEMBER 14, 2007</div> <div> MEETING AT CLAAS</div> <bR> <div> A MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISTRIBUTED.  DICK HIBBARD MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY LARRY GRAY TO</div> <div>  ACCEPT THE MINUTES WITH THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS:  JANE IS IN CHARGE OF EDUCATION NOT MARTIN CARNEY</div> <div>  AS STATED, DR RISAVI NAME CORRECTION, SHOULD BE DRIVER NOT DRIVED, AND CLASS AT TOWNVILLE STARTS AT 6 PM.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:</div> <div> NO EXPENSES TO REPORT, RECEIVED $2.13 INTEREST FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF $8,577.73.  BOOIE KALKBRENNER </div> <div> MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> <B>COMMITTEE REPORTS</B>:</div> <bR> <div> FAIR:  THE COMMITTEE HAS NOT MET YET.</div> <bR> <div> OES:  NOTHING FROM OES TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  ABL ARE IN RIGS, SHOULD BE GETTING DATA BACK SOON.  2008 SYMPOSIUM WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 6, 7, </div> <div> AND 8.  SOMEONE FROM DISNEY HAS BEEN SECURED TO DO EMS DISNEY.  THERE IS AN INSTRUCTOR CLASS STARTING</div> <div>  IN JANUARY 2008.</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> GATOR:  IN COCHRANTON</div> <bR> <div> <B>OLD BUSINESS:  </B>THE GATOR/TRAILER ISSUE WAS DISCUSSED AGAIN.  THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET AFTER THE MEETING.</div> <div>   RICK ASKED IF ANY MEMBER DEPARTMENT WAS INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE GATOR. RICK HAS AN OFFER FROM </div> <div> AN INDIVIDUAL TO PURCHASE THE GATOR AND TRAILER FOR $100 MORE THAN TRADE-IN OFFERS MADE. POSSIBLY GET </div> <div> OTHER PRICES.  DICK DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO GET A PRICE ON A PROJECTOR, WILL HAVE BY NEXT MEETING.</div> <bR> <div> <B>NEW BUSINESS</B>:  2008 VEMSACC MEETING SCHEDULE COMING AROUND ROOM. DEPARTMENTS SHOULD SIGN UP FOR </div> <div> THE MONTH YOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO HOST THE MEETING. THE TRAINING INSTITUTES MEET IN APRIL AND THE</div> <div>  SCHEDULE FOR THE TEST DATES ARE FIGURED OUT THEN. THESE DATES ARE SET-UP 1 YEAR IN ADVANCE.  THERE </div> <div> NEEDS TO BE MORE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE INSTRUCTORS AND THE TRAINING INSTITUTES.  IT WAS SUGGESTED</div> <div>  THAT MAYBE A LETTER BE SENT TO THE REGION REGARDING THE TRAINGING EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PROBLEMS </div> <div> INSTRUCTORS ARE ENCOUNTERING. JANE STATED THAT THERE IS A CHAIN THAT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED.  A </div> <div> DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.  INSTRUCTORS RECEIVING INAPPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT NEED TO DOCUMENT THESE FINDINGS </div> <div> PRIOR TO START OF CLASS.  IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT WE INVITE COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES TO NEXT MONTH'S</div> <div>  MEETING.  THE SECRETARY WILL SEND A LETTER TO JILL OBLAK</div> <div> AT CCAC INVITING HER TO NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.  ERIC HENRY MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DON HOLSTEN TO </div> <div> DONATE $100 TO COCHRANTON AMBULANCE IN MEMORY OF FRANK GEHRES AND $100 TO CAVAS IN MEMORY OF </div> <div> JULIUS RUSSELL.  THE GATOR HAS BEEN HAULED A TOTAL OF 265 MILES THIS YEAR.  ERIC HENRY MADE A MOTION, </div> <div> SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO PAY RICK ALLEN $128.53 (265 MILES @48.5CENTS).  ERIC COMMENDED COCHRANTON </div> <div> VFD FOR THEIR FUNERAL PROCESSION. ERIC STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE VEMSACC FORM AN EMS COLOR </div> <div> GUARD. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. ERIC WILL BRING MORE INFORMATION TO NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>TRAINING:</B></div> <bR> <div> 1ST RESPONDER CLASS @ BLOOMFIELD ON DECEMBER 8TH & 9TH </div> <bR> <div> EMT CLASS @ CENTERVILLE IN JANUARY</div> <bR> <div> STROKE PATIENT @ FELLOWS CLUB ON DECEMBER 18TH AT 7 PM</div> <bR> <div> DOCUMENTATION @ TOWNVILLE ON JANUARY 29th at 6 PM</div> <bR> <div> BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS @  CLAAS  ON DECEMBER 4TH AT 630 PM</div> <bR> <div> PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES @ CLAAS ON DECEMBER 11TH AT 7 PM</div> <bR> <div> HAZMAT R & I REFRESHER @ CLAAS ON JANUARY 8TH AT 6 PM</div> <bR> <bR> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT WEST MEAD 1 CO-HOSTED BY MEADVILLE AMBULANCE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER </div> <div> 12TH AT 7 PM.</div> <bR> <div> DAN BRESEE MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DAVE HOOGSTADT JR TO ADJOURN AT 8:20 PM.</div> <bR> <div>                      </div> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="minutes_from_december_s_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <bR> <div> DECEMBER 12, 2007 MEETING</div> <div> WEST MEAD 1 CO-HOSTED BY MEADVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE</div> <bR> <div> A DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO START OF MEETING.  THANK YOU MEADVILLE AMBULANCE FOR </div> <div> SPONSORING THE MEAL AND WEST MEAD 1 FOR USE OF THE BUILDING.</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO START OF THE MEETING.  DICK HIBBARD MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY GENE </div> <div> CALVERT TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN:  $200.00 IN MEMORIAL MONIES PAID OUT, RECEIVED $2.05 FOR INTEREST FOR AN ENDING</div> <div>  BALANCE $8,251.25.  DON HOLSTEN MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY LONNY WARE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S </div> <div> REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> <B>COMMITTEE REPORTS</B>:</div> <div> <B>OES:</B>  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> <B>EMMCO:</B>  BILL IS PRESENT. EMT INSTRUCTOR CLASS - JANUARY 2008. 2008 SYMPOSIUM THEME WILL BE MASH. AVL </div> <div> SYSTEM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. WEBSITE HAS NEW LOOK.  FUNDING RECEIVED FOR RURAL AED GRANT. </div> <div> APPLICATIONS WILL BE SOON BEING ACCEPTED FOR RURAL AED GRANTS.</div> <bR> <div> <B>RADIO</B>:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> <B>MMC:</B>  SOME OF THE SWIPE CARDS ARE WEARING OUT. ER SOON WILL BE CHANGING FROM SWIPE CARD TO PROXIMITY </div> <div> CARDS.  NEW SYSTEM SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITHIN NEXT MONTH. NEW FAX LINE IS GOING WELL.</div> <bR> <div> <B>UPMC</B>:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> <B>GATOR</B>:  BOOIE WENT TO TRUCKS AND GOT QUOTE FOR A COVERED BODY $9880. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. A NEW </div> <div> KUBOTA WOULD COST AROUND $13,000.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:</div> <div> DENISE EMAILED JILL OBLAK ASKING HER TO COME TO THIS MEETING BUT HEARD NOTHING BACK FROM HER. THERE </div> <div> IS NOTHING NEW ABOUT EMS COLOR GUARD.</div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS:</div> <div> A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE CDs. JERRY CARLESS MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DON HOLSTEN TO</div> <div>  ROLL OVER CDs. ANOTHER DISCUSSION FOLLOWED. JERRY READ THE PENALTIES FOR EARLY WITHDRAWAL OF </div> <div> CURRENT CDs.  JOE SUGGESTED INVESTING CDS FOR A SHORTER PERIOD MAYBE 6 MONTHS.  1ST NATIONAL HAS </div> <div> SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. JERRY RESENDED HIS PREVIOUS MOTION OF ROLLING OVER </div> <div> CDs. LONNY WARE MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY GENE CALVERT TO CASH IN CDs AND SHOP AROUND.  A DISCUSSION</div> <div>  WAS HELD REGARDING GETTING A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX FOR IMPORTANT PAPERS. DENISE CHECKED INTO GETTING A </div> <div> SAFE DEPOSIT BOX AT NATIONAL CITY BANK AND THE COST OF SUCH WOULD BE $29.00.  GENE CALVERT MADE A</div> <div>  MOTION, SECONDED BY KATHY LORENO TO GET A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX AT NATIONAL CITY BANK.  JIM CLEMETT FROM</div> <div>  JAMESTOWN HAD A MASSIVE CVA ON 11/19. HE IS CURRENTLY AT HEALTH SOUTH.  ERIC HENRY MADE THE MOTION, </div> <div> SECONDED BY LARRY GRAY TO SEND FLOWERS TO JIM ONCE CORRY GETS DENISE THE ROOM NUMBER.</div> <div> A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING 2008 DUES. CURRENTLY DUES ARE $50 FOR BLS AMBULANCES AND $25 FOR </div> <div> QRS/ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.  JERRY CARLESS MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY DON HOLSTEN TO LEAVE DUES FOR </div> <div> 2008 AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY. </div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:</div> <div> 12/19 @ FELLOWS CLUB 7PM - THE STROKE PATIENT</div> <div> 1/29 @ TOWNVILLE 6PM</div> <bR> <div> A COUPLE OF CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE 2008 MEETING SCHEDULE.  THE JANUARY MEETING WILL BE HELD AT </div> <div> MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM.  THE FEBRUARY MEETING WILL BE HELD AT JAMESTOWN.</div> <bR> <div> 2008 ELECTION OF OFFICERS WAS HELD:</div> <bR> <div> <B>PRESIDENT</B>:  DAVE HOOGSTADT, JR WAS NOMINATED BUT DECLINED POSITION. MIKE SHAFFER WAS NOMINATED.</div> <div>  ERIC HENRY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY GENE CALVER TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT.  THE</div> <div>  SECRETARY WILL CAST A UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR PRESIDENT.</div> <bR> <div> <B>VICE PRESIDENT</B>:  LONNY WARE WAS NOMINATED.  JERRY CARLESS MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DON HOLSTEN </div> <div> TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT. THE SECRETARY WILL CAST A UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR VICE PRESIDENT.</div> <bR> <div> <B>SECRETARY</B>:  DENISE ALLEN WAS NOMINATED.  KATHY LORENO MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY JOE CREE TO </div> <div> CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY WILL CAST A UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR SECRETARY.</div> <bR> <div> <B>TREASURER</B>: JERRY CARLESS WAS NOMINATED. JOE CREE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO CLOSE </div> <div> NOMINATIONS FOR TREASURER.  THE SECRETARY WILL CAST A UNANIMOUS BALLOT FOR TREASURER.</div> <bR> <div> THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER ON JANUARY 9TH AT 7 PM.</div> <bR> <div> JERRY CARLESS MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ADJOURN.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                        DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>