2009 Minutes Jan-Dec

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=166 BGCOLOR="#000099" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="4a600a90erkqpg.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=314 BGCOLOR="#000099" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="4d100c00erkqpg.jpg"> <bR> <div> <B>2009 Minutes</B></div> <div> <B> <A NAME="january_14_2009_meeting"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></div> <div> JANUARY 14, 2009 MEETING</div> <div> MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER</div> <bR> <div> FOOD WAS PROVIDED BY MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.  </div> <bR> <div> THERE WAS TWO VISITORS PRESENT FOR THE MEETING.  KERRI CORBETT ASKED IF ANYONE WAS INTERESTED IN</div> <div>  STARTING A BAGPIPE AND DRUM CORP IN CRAWFORD COUNTY.   MR CORBETT AND A FEW FRIENDS CURRENTLY ARE </div> <div> DOING A CORP BUT WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY INTEREST IN OTHERS BECOMING INVOLVED.  MR CORBETT CAN</div> <div>  BE REACHED AT (814)806-3288.  CHUCK HUMPHREY FROM ENHANCED MANAGEMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT AND SPOKE</div> <div>  REGARDING EMS BILLING RATES, THE NEW SIGNATURE FORM AND IDENTITY THEFT.  THE RED FLAG RULES HAVE BEEN </div> <div> EXTENDED UNTIL MAY 1, 2009.  PAYMENTS FROM PATIENTS BEING BILLED BY ENHANCED MANAGEMENT CAN NOW USE </div> <div> INTERNET BILL PAYING.</div> <bR> <div> INTRODUCTIONS OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WAS HELD. </div> <bR> <div> THE MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED </div> <div> BY ERIC HENRY TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT WAS GIVEN:  IN THE PAST MONTH WE HAVE RECEIVED $75 IN DUES, $4,437.65 FROM CRAWFORD</div> <div>  COUNTY FAIR, AND INTEREST INCOME OF $3.68 FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF $19,356.32.  ERIC HENRY MADE THE </div> <div> MOTION, SECONDED BY RON RILEY TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> <U>COMMITTEE REPORTS</U>:</div> <bR> <div> OES:  ERIC ASKED IF SOUTH & SOUTHWEST TOWERS CAN BE USED FOR TALKAROUND.  JERRY STATED THE THEIR</div> <div>  MONITORS AREN'T TRIPPING ON BLS 2, KEVIN WILL CHECK INTO JERRY'S PROBLEM.</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  THERE IS NOTHING TO REPORT.  THINGS ARE GOING BETTER AT ER.</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  NO REPRESENTATION PRESENT.  THERE IS A NEW EMPLOYEE NAMED TRISH.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  NO REPRESENTATION PRESENT.</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  THE TWO RADIO COMMITTEES CANNOT COME TO AN AGREEMENT REGARDING THE SYMOLCASTING.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  THE AED TRAINERS WERE DISCUSSED.  ANY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVEN'T GIVEN DENISE THE SERIAL </div> <div> NUMBERS NEED TO DO SO AND ANY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE PURCHASED THEIR OWN ALSO NEED TO CONTACT </div> <div> DENISE.</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  1/15-CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION @ CAVAS; 2/5 -EMT CLASS STARTING @ CLAAS; 2/11&2/15&2/24- EMS </div> <div> STREET SURVIVAL @CAVAS; </div> <div>           2/13- TOOLS & TALENTS @ GREENTREE.  AT NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WE WILL BE DOING INFECTION CONTROL</div> <div>  TRAINING.</div> <bR> <div> WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHUCK FOR COMING FROM DANVILLE TO ATTEND TONIGHTS MEETING.  2009 DUES RATES </div> <div> WERE DISCUSSED.  JERRY CARLESS MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY GENE CALVERT TO LEAVE 2009 DUES THE</div> <div>  SAME AS LAST YEAR.  DUES WILL BE $50 FOR BLS AMBULANCE, $25 FOR SOCIAL MEMBERS AND QRS.  DENISE PASSED </div> <div> OUT DUES STATEMENTS FOR DEPARTMENTS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 11, 2009 AT MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CONFERENE ROOM.</div> <bR> <div> ERIC HENRY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY MADEIRA TO ADJOURN AT 8:25 PM.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>                          DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="febrauary_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> FEBRAUARY 2009</div> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="march_11_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> MARCH 11, 2009</div> <div> LINESVILLE STATION 2</div> <bR> <div> A MEAL WAS PROVIDED BY LINESVILLE PRIOR TO START OF THE MEETING.  </div> <bR> <div> THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT SHAFFER.  AN INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN </div> <div> ATTENDANCE WAS HELD.</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO START OF MEETING.  DON HOLSTEN MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY TODD </div> <div> PHILLIPS TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT WAS GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:  RECEIVED INTEREST INCOME OF $4.03 FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF</div> <div>  $19,242.81.  DAN BRESEE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY LONNY WARE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT </div> <div> AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> <U>COMMITTEE REPORTS</U>:</div> <bR> <div> <U>MMC</U>:  TODD HAD NOTHING TO REPORT.</div> <bR> <div> <U>EMMCO</U>:  THANK YOU FOR USE OF THE VEMSACC TRAILER FOR SYMPOSIUM.  THERE WAS EXCELLENT ATTENDANCE</div> <div>  AT SYMPOSIUM.  EMMCO GOT AN EMSAC TRAILER TO BE USED FOR MASS CASUALTY SITUATIONS.  THE MASS</div> <div>  CASUALTY TRAILER WILL BE HOUSED AT MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER MILL RUN SECTION.  EMS LEADERS OF</div> <div>  TOMORROW SEMINARS WILL BE HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN THE REGION WITH VARIOUS GUEST SPEAKERS.</div> <div>   INSTRUCTOR UPDATES WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 4@ TRI-STATE BUSINESS INSTITUTE-MODULES II & III; APRIL 14TH @ </div> <div> SHARON REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM MODULE II; APRIL 16TH @ SHARON REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM-MODULE III; APRIL</div> <div>  25TH @ CLARION HOSPITAL-MODULES II & III; MAY 22ND @ CROSS CREEK RESORT-MODULE II.   EMS WEEK WILL BE </div> <div> HELD IN MAY.</div> <bR> <div> <U>UPMC</U>:  ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS MADE TO DON HOLSTEN.</div> <bR> <div> <U>OES:</U>  RADIO FREQUENCIES WERE MAILED TO EACH DEPARTMENT & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.  DEPARTMENTS CAN</div> <div>  HAVE POLICE FREQUENCIES BUT CANNOT TALK TO THEM.</div> <bR> <div> <U>RADIO</U>:  A JOINT FIRE/EMS RADIO COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD LAST TUESDAY OF THIS MONTH @ STATION 3.</div> <bR> <div> <U>TRAINING</U>:  ITLS APRIL 24TH & 25TH @ TOWNVILLE; PEDIATRIC ASSESSMENT @ TOWNVILLE MARCH 31ST;  PEDIATRIC </div> <div> TRAUMA @ TOWNVILLE APRIL 28TH; & OTHER CON-ED CLASS @ TOWNVILLE ON MAY 26TH; EVOC @ TOWNVILLE IN MAY. </div> <div>  CONTACT SUE BROWN FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF ABOVE CLASSES.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  AED TRAINERS WERE DISCUSSED. WE COULD BRING PHYSIO REP NEXT MONTH REGARDING AED </div> <div> TRAINER.  DISCUSSION HELD ANY DEPARTMENT HAVING ANY INTEREST IN DRUM & BAGPIPE CORP.  ERIC WENT OVER </div> <div> INFECTION CONTROL LAST MONTH.  DON HOLSTEN WILL SPEARHEAD TRAINING FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS.</div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS:  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING REQUIRED MEETING ATTENDANCE FOR ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP </div> <div> STATUS.   THERE ARE 2 DEPARTMENTS THAT MISSED 3 CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS.  THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE </div> <div> TOWNVILLE & BLOOMFIELD.  TOWNVILLE HAS BEEN HAVING EMT CLASS THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN </div> <div> ATTENDING MEETINGS.  LONNY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO HAVE A ROLL CALL OF </div> <div> DEPARTMENTS IN ATTENDANCE TO VOTE YES FOR TOWNVILLE TO STAY ACTIVE & NO FOR TOWNVILLE TO GO INACTIVE: </div> <div>  CLAAS-YES; VENANGO-YES; CAVAS-YES; COCHRANTON-YES; SUMMIT-YES; LINESVILLE-YES; CENTERVILLE-YES;</div> <div>  FELLOWS CLUB-YES.  LONNY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO HAVE A ROLL CALL OF DEPARTMENTS </div> <div> IN ATTENDANCE TO VOTE YES FOR BLOOMFIELD TO STAY ACTIVE & NO FOR BLOOMFIELD TO GO INACTIVE:  CLAAS-YES;</div> <div>  VENANGO-YES; CAVAS-YES; COCHRANTON-YES; SUMMIT-NO; LINESVILLE-YES; CENTERVILLE-NO; FELLOWS CLUB-YES.</div> <div>   RICK ALLEN MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO REVOTE NEXT MONTH IF EITHER TOWNVILLE OR</div> <div>  BLOOMFIELD IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE AT APRIL MEETING.  GENE CALVERT MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY LONNY</div> <div>  WARE TO SEND TOWNVILLE & BLOOMFIELD EACH REGISTERED LETTERS REGARDING THEIR MEMBERSHIP STATUS.  </div> <div> ALL DEPARTMENTS NEED A COPY OF THE BI-LAWS.  WE NEED TO GET THE REVISED COPY & VOTE ON THEM.  GENE </div> <div> CALVERT MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DON HOLSTEN THAT VEMSACC SPONSOR THE ROCKIE OF THE YEAR</div> <div>  AWARD FOR SYMPOSIUM 2010.   THERE ARE NEW CHANGES TAKING PLACE REGARDING HIIPA.  POSSIBLY EMMCO </div> <div> COULD HAVE THE HIIPA TELECONFERENCE.  COCHRANTON PAID $189 FOR THE HIIPA CLASS.  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD </div> <div> REGARDING VEMSACC REIMBURSING EMMCO FOR THE TELECONFERENCE.  MADEIRA MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED </div> <div> BY JERRY CARLESS TO REIMBURSE EMMCO THE $189 FOR THE HIIPA TELECONFERENCE.  THERE IS THE RED FLAG </div> <div> RULE THAT CHUCK HUMPREY SPOKE ABOUT WHEN HE ATTENDED VEMSACC MEETING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. </div> <div>  DENISE WILL CONTACT CHUCK ABOUT COMING TO VEMSACC MEETING TO PRESENT RED FLAG RULE AGAIN.  LONNY </div> <div> STATED THAT HE FEELS VEMSACC NEEDS LETTERHEAD.  DEPARTMENTS ARE URGED TO BRING LETTERHEAD IDEAS TO</div> <div>  NEXT MONTH'S MEETING TO BE VOTED ON.  RON SPOKE ABOUT AEDs.  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING BRINGING</div> <div>  IN VARIOUS AED VENDORS FOR NEXT MONTH'S MEETING.  ROB WILL CONTACT MICHELLE FROM PHILLIPS; DENISE WILL</div> <div>  CONTACT ZOLL; MIKE WILL GET PHYSIO CONTACT; JANE WILL EMAIL DENISE WITH CARDIAC SCIENCE CONTACT.  A </div> <div> DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING STARTING NEXT MONTH'S MEETING EARLIER.  GENE CALVER MADE THE MOTION,</div> <div>  SECONDED BY RON RILLEY TO START NEXT MONTH'S MEETING AT 6:30 PM.  VENDORS WILL BE ABLE TO SET-UP AT 6 </div> <div> PM.  A DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING SOME OPINIONS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE EMS FORUM ON OUR</div> <div>  WEBPAGE.  THERE HAVE BEEN ATTACKS AGAINST CLAAS AND MEADVILLE AMBULANCE SERVICE.  MADEIRA STATED </div> <div> THAT ANY PROBLEMS THAT HAVE HAPPENED HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BETWEEN HERSELF AND ERIC.  DON </div> <div> HOLSTEN MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO HAVE THE FORUM REMOVED FROM THE VEMSACC </div> <div> WEBPAGE.</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 8TH AT COCHRANTON FIREHALL AT 6:30 PM.</div> <bR> <div> MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:25 PM.</div> <bR> <div>                          DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="april_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> APRIL 8, 2009 </div> <div> COCHRANTON</div> <bR> <div> A DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PROVIDED.</div> <bR> <div> PHILLIPS AND ZOLL AED VENDORS WERE SET-UP & DISCUSSED THEIR PRODUCTS WITH THE SERVICES IN ATTENDANCE. </div> <div> PRICES FROM EACH VENDOR WERE GIVEN AND WILL BE EMAILED OUT.</div> <bR> <div> THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:37 PM BY VICE PRESIDENT WARE IN THE ABSENSE OF </div> <div> THE PRESIDENT. </div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.  RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY </div> <div> ROB PROPER TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN:   WE RECEIVED $150 IN DUES AND INTEREST INCOME OF $4.46 FOR AN ENDING BALANCE </div> <div> OF $19,397.27.  RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT </div> <div> AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  TODD NOT PRESENT</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  JOHN BUTTON WAS PRESENT AND EXPLAINED NEW RESCUE PROGRAM</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  NO REPRESENTATION</div> <bR> <div> OES:  SOME ISSUES GOING ON WITH FIRE WEST.  STEPS WILL BE TAKEN TO STOP THE ISSUE.  THERE WILL BE AN EMAIL </div> <div> GOING OUT COUNTY WIDE REGARDING THE ISSUE.</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  WHEN YOU GET ON SCENE TO OPERATIONS CHANNEL THEN TO TALKAROUND CHANNEL.  THE JOINT FIRE/EMS </div> <div> MEETING WAS HELD.</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  </div> <div>      PEDI TRAUMA 4/28 @ TOWNVILLE; ITLS 4/25 & 4/26 @ TOWNVILLE; EVOC 5/2 & 5/3 @ TOWNVILLE; PEDI CLASS 5/26 @ </div> <div> TOWNVILLE; EMT CLASS @ TOWNVILLE IN OCTOBER; GROUND SAFETY FOR HELICOPTER LZ 5/19 @ CLAAS; EMS </div> <div> AIRCRAFT SAFETY 6/16 @ CLAAS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: CRISIS INTERVENTION 7/15 @ CLAAS; DNR 9/20 @ CLAAS; </div> <div> DOCUMENTATION 11/10 @ CLAAS; PCR CONTENT 12/15 @ CLAAS;  ANIMAL RESCUE 4/15 @ COCHRANTON; NATIONAL </div> <div> FUEL GAS 4/22 @ COCHRANTON; EPI CLASS 5/6 @ COCHRANTON; HAZ MAT 4/29 @ LINESVILLE.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:</div> <div> MEMBERSHIP STATUS WAS DISCUSSED LAST MONTH.  THERE WERE TWO AMBULANCE SERVICES WHOSE MEMBERSHIP </div> <div> STATUS WAS DISCUSSED:   REGISTERED LETTERS WERE SENT TO BOTH DEPARTMENTS.  TOWNVILLE IS IN ATTENDANCE </div> <div> TONIGHT, BUT BLOOMFIELD TODATE HAS NOT PICKED UP LETTER OR IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.  AS OF TONIGHT </div> <div> BLOOMFIELD HAS NOT BEEN IN ATTENDANCE FOR 5 MONTHS.  LONNY READ THE MEMBERSHIP STATUS FROM THE </div> <div> BY-LAWS.  LONNY STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE BY-LAWS, BLOOMFIELD THEREFORE MEETS THE INACTIVE STATUS.  </div> <div> IN ORDER FOR BLOOMFIELD TO REGAIN THERE ACTIVE STATUS THEY MUST ATTEND 3 MEETINGS.  HYDETOWN QRS HAS </div> <div> NOT ATTENDED A MEETING THIS YEAR THEREFORE THEY ALSO MEET INACTIVE STATUS.  ROB PROPER MADE THE </div> <div> MOTION, SECONDED BY BRYAN ROBISON TO SEND BLOOMFIELD AMBULANCE SERVICE AND HYDETOWN QRS </div> <div> REGISTERED LETTERS STATING THEIR INACTIVE STATUS ALONG WITH A COPY OF BY-LAWS.  MANY SERVICES DO NOT </div> <div> HAVE COPIES OF THE BY-LAWS.  EACH SERVICE NEEDS A COPY OF THE BY-LAWS TO APPROVE CHANGES THAT ARE </div> <div> BEING PROPOSED BY THE BY-LAW COMMITTEE.  THE RED FLAG RULES WEBPRESENTATION AT EMMCO WEST WAS WELL</div> <div>  ATTENDED.  SERVICES WERE ASKED AT LAST MONTH'S MEETING TO BRING A LETTERHEAD DESIGN TO TONIGHT'S </div> <div> MEETING TO BE VOTED ON.  LONNY WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT BROUGHT A DESIGN.  DENISE ALLEN MADE THE MOTION, </div> <div> SECONDED BY BRYAN ROBISON TO ACCEPT LONNY'S DESIGN AS OUR NEW LETTERHEAD AND ALSO FOR LONNY TO </div> <div> HAVE COPIES OF THE LETTERHEAD MADE.</div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS:</div> <div> THE EMS BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD AT CROSS CREEK RESORT ON FRIDAY, MAY 22.  EMS WEEK WILL BE MAY 18-24. </div> <div>  WE HAD THE PRESENTATION OF AED VENDORS TONIGHT.  WE NEED TO DECIDE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT </div> <div> THE AEDs.  RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION REGARDING </div> <div> THE AED PURCHASES AT OUR JUNE MEETING.  THERE ARE 13 SERVICES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AED PROGRAM.  </div> <div> JERRY CARLESS SUGGESTED THAT VEMSACC PAY $400 TOWARDS EACH SERVICES SELECTION OF THE AED FOR THEIR </div> <div> SERVICE.  A ROLL CALL VOTE WAS HELD REGARDING VEMSACC PAYING $400 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF AEDs FOR </div> <div> ELIGIBLE SERVICES:  CENTERVILLE:  YES/YES; CAVAS: YES/YES; FELLOWS CLUB:  YES; VENANGO: YES; COCHRANTON: </div> <div> YES/YES; LINESVILLE:  YES/YES; SUMMIT: YES; VERNON CENTRAL: YES; CLAAS:  YES; TOWNVILLE: YES.  </div> <bR> <div> BILLS:</div> <div> 1ST NATIONAL INSURANCE - $747.00 (LIABILITY INSURANCE)</div> <div> DENISE ALLEN                       - $ 10.64 (REGISTERED LETTERS)</div> <div> EMMCO                                 - $189.00 (WEBCAST REIMBURSEMENT</div> <div> RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO PAY THE BILLS AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MONTH'S MEETING WILL BE HELD AT EMMCO WEST ON MAY 13TH AT 7 PM</div> <bR> <div> DAN BRESEE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO ADJOURN</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="may_13_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> MAY 13, 2009</div> <div> EMMCO WEST</div> <bR> <div> A DELICIOUS MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO START OF MEETING.</div> <bR> <div> SUE ADAMS DEMONSTRATED THE CARDIAC SCIENCE AEDS.  </div> <bR> <div> MELISSA THOMPSON SPOKE REGARDING THE SWINE FLU AND PASSED OUT THE INFLUENZA "A" STATEWIDE BLS </div> <div> PROTOCOL.</div> <bR> <div> THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:27 PM BY PRESIDENT SHAFFER.  AN INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN ATTEN-</div> <div> DANCE WAS HELD.</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO START OF MEETING.  RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY RICK</div> <div> ALLEN TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT WAS GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:  RECEIVED $4.25 IN INTEREST FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF $18,643.88. </div> <div> RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY LONNY WARE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  SARAH WAS PRESENT.  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  THANKED ALL SERVICES IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.  THE EMS BREAKFAST WILL BE HELD ON MAY 22 AT CROSS</div> <div> CREEK RESORT.  OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS WERE PRESENTED.  STAFF MEMBERS FROM EMMCO WILL BE VISITING </div> <div> SERVICES NEXT WEEK. ON MAY 20TH SHEETZ WILL BE GIVING FREE COFFEE/POP TO EMS PERSONNEL.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> OES:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  NOTHING NEW</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  EVOC 5/24@ TOWNVILLE; EMT CLASS IN OCTOBER @ TOWNVILLE.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:</div> <div> CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN THE BYLAWS PREVIOUSLY NEED TO BE APPROVED.  LONNY HAS ORIGINAL & GENE </div> <div> WILL HAVE COPIES MADE.  THE LETTERHEAD IS NOT DONE YET.  LONNY HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE ADVERTISING </div> <div> FOR THE FIRST AID STATION. </div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS:</div> <div> LINESVILLE & TOWNVILLE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN BUYING NEW AEDs.  2009 FAIR CONTRACT & SCHEDULE WAS </div> <div> DISCUSSED.  LONNY WARE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY RON RILEY FOR DENISE TO ADD 3% TO EACH YEARS </div> <div> PRICE AND SEND CONTRACT TO FAIR BOARD FOR APPROVAL, A 1 YEAR CONTRACT AND A 5 YEAR CONTRACT.  BILL </div> <div> STATED THAT IF THE EMS ACT PASSES THAT VEMSACC MAY WISH TO BECOME ITS OWN AMBULANCE SERVICE.  BILL </div> <div> ALSO STATED THAT SERVICES SHOULD HAVE CONTRACTS BETWEEN EACH OTHER PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE FAIR </div> <div> SINCE THE FAIR IS A DIRECT CONTRACTED EVENT.</div> <div> BILLS:</div> <div>      DENISE ALLEN     $11.08 (POSTAGE)</div> <div>      POSTMASTER     $40.00 (PO OFFICE BOX RENT)</div> <div>      BRUNOT & HOLLABAUGH     $84.97 (GATOR WINDSHIELD)</div> <div> LONNY WARE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY GENE CALVERT TO PAY BILLS AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> RON RILEY RESCINDED HIS PREVIOUS MOTION FOR ALL SERVICES TO FINAL DECISION ON AED PURCHASE IN THE </div> <div> MONTH OF JUNE.  RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO MOVE FINAL DECISION DATE FOR </div> <div> AEDS TO JULY.</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT CAVAS ON JUNE 10, 2009 AT 7 PM.</div> <bR> <div> RON RILEY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO ADJOURN AT 8:30 PM.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="june_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> JUNE 10 ,2009</div> <div> CAAVAS</div> <bR> <div> Mintues to be posted, please check back at a later date.</div> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="july_8_2009_meeting_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> JULY 8, 2009 MEETING </div> <div> GIBSON PARK</div> <bR> <div> A MEAL WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO START OF MEETING.</div> <bR> <div> LISA WHEELER FROM RAM SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DID A PRESENTATION ON WHAT HER COMPANY HAS TO OFFER FOR </div> <div> SERVICES.  LISA PASSED OUT A PACKET TO EACH SERVICE IN ATTENDANCE.</div> <bR> <div> MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT SHAFFER AT 7:18 PM.  INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE </div> <div> WAS HELD.</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED PRIOR TO START OF MEETING.  DON HOLSTEN MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY LARRY </div> <div> GRAY TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:  RECEIVED INTEREST INCOME OF $3.96 FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF</div> <div>  $13,494.94.  DAN BRESEE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY LONNY WARE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT </div> <div> AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  TRAUMA ACREDIDATION WENT WELL LAST MONTH.  TODD IS REQUESTING THAT EACH BLOOD TUBE BE LABELED </div> <div> WITH PATIENT'S NAME.</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  NO REPRESENTATION</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  NO REPRESENTATION</div> <bR> <div> OES:  ALLEN CLARK WAS PRESENT.  MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HAS A TRIAGE TASKFORCE FOR H1N1.  THE NEXT </div> <div> MEETING OF THE TRIAGE TASKFORCE WILL BE HELD ON JULY 22ND AT 10 AM.  TITUSVILLE WILL BE CELEBRATING OIL </div> <div> 150 ON AUGUST 28TH & 29TH.  ALLEN SPOKE REGARDING THE NORTHWEST PA EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUP WITH </div> <div> COVERS 5 COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF ERIE.</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  DOMESTIC AWARENESS @ CLAAS ON 7/14; EVOC @ SUMMIT ON 8/11, 13, 16; </div> <bR> <div> FAIR:  CONTRACT WAS MAILED TO FAIR BOARD BUT HAS NOT HEARD BACK YET.  DISCUSSION HELD REGARDING GETTING</div> <div>  NEW NAME TAGS FOR PERSONNEL.  GENE CALVERT MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DON HOLSTEN TO GET 6 ID </div> <div> TAGS FOR EACH SERVICE.  THE AMBULANCE CHIEFS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ID TAGS FOR EACH SERVICE.  A </div> <div> DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING GETTING MORE SHIRTS FOR THE FAIR.  RICK ALLEN MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED </div> <div> BY GENE CALVERT TO GET 6 SHIRTS PER SERVICE.  ALL SERVICES ARE TO CONTACT DENISE VIA VEMSAA EMAIL BY</div> <div>  NEXT TUESDAY, JULY 17TH WITH SHIRT SIZES.  FAIR SIGNUP IS ON WEBPAGE.  LONNY HAS ADVERTISING LETTERS</div> <div>  READY FOR BUSINESSES OR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING ON FIRST AID BUILDING.  THE COST</div> <div>  OF THE ADVERTISING IS $100 AND $50 TO HAVE A 2' X 2' SIGN MADE.  ANYONE INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING CONTACT</div> <div>  LONNY ASAP.  SEVERAL SERVICES ARE DONATING SUPPLIES FOR FAIR.</div> <bR> <div> GATOR:  LONNY WARE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY GENE CALVERT FOR THE GATOR IS TO BE INSERVICE 24 HRS</div> <div>  FOR EMERGENCIES. THE GATOR IS TO REMAIN IN SERVICE WHEN IT IS BEING USED BY SERVICES FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES.</div> <div>   IF A SERVICE IS NOT ABLE TO RESPOND THE GATOR FOR EMERGENCIES THEY ARE TO LET RICK KNOW SO GATOR CAN </div> <div> BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE WHILE AT INDIVIDUAL SERVICES.  </div> <bR> <div> BYLAW:  THE SECOND READING OF THE PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGES WERE READ.   DICK HIBBARD MADE THE MOTION,</div> <div>  SECONDED BY GENE CALVERT TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED BY-LAW CHANGES AS FOLLOWS:</div> <bR> <div> ARTICLE II:</div> <div> DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS</div> <bR> <div> SECTION 1:  PRESIDENT</div> <div> SHALL CAST HIS/HER VOTE WITH ALL MEMBERS WHO ARE VOTING.</div> <bR> <div> SECTION 3:  SECRETARY</div> <div> DUTIES AS REQUIRED BY VIRTUE OF HIS/HER OFFICE.</div> <bR> <div> MEETINGS:</div> <bR> <div> SECTION 1: REGULAR MEETING</div> <div> ADD:  AND NECESSARY & DELETE REMAINDER IF PARAGRAPH.</div> <bR> <div> ABSENTEEISM FROM MEETINGS</div> <bR> <div> SECTION 1:  </div> <div> ADD:  A RECORD OF ATTENDANCE WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF ALL MEETING.</div> <bR> <div> ARTICLE III:</div> <div> MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS</div> <bR> <div> SECTION 1:  </div> <div> EACH SUCH ORGANIZATION MUST BE ORGANIZED WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES</div> <div>  IN CRAWFORD COUNTY.</div> <bR> <div> ALL AMBULANCE SERVICES SHALL APPOINT TWO (2) MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES WHO SHALL HAVE</div> <div>  ONE (1) VOTE FOR EACH VOTING REPRESENTATIVE AND QRS SHALL APPOINT ONE (1) VOTING MEMBER TO THE BOARD </div> <div> OF REPRESENTATIVES.</div> <bR> <div> SECTION 3: MEMBERSHIP DEFINITIONS</div> <div> ACTIVE MEMBERS</div> <div> THIS MEMBERSHIP LEVEL IS AVAILABLE TO ANY SERVICE THAT PROVIDES EMS CARE IN CRAWFORD COUNTY.</div> <bR> <div> INACTIVE MEMBER</div> <div> MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE NOT REPRESENTED AT THREE (3) CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS BECOME INACTIVE IN </div> <div> THEIR MEMBERSHIP STAUS WITH THE CORPORATION.</div> <bR> <div> ASSOCIATE MEMBER</div> <div> THIS MEMBERSHIP LEVEL IS BESTOWED ON THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN EMS CARE IN CRAWFORD </div> <div> COUNTY, BUT ARE NOT DIRECT PROVIDERS OF THIS TYPE OF PRE-HOSPITAL CARE.</div> <bR> <div> MISCELLANEOUS</div> <div> AS A COURTESY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THIS CORPORATION, IT WILL BE MUTUALLY AGREED UPON THAT ALL ACTIVE </div> <div> MEMBER AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN CRAWFORD COUNTY, SHALL HONOR EACH OTHERS' MEMBERSHIPS </div> <div> FOR EMERGENCY CARE, SHOULD THE OCCASION ARISE THAT ONE ACTIVE MEMBER ORGANIZATION REQUESTS THE </div> <div> SERVICE OF ANOTHER ACTIVE MEMBER ORGANIZATON FOR THOSE EMERGENCY EMS NEEDS.</div> <bR> <div> THE AVAILABILITY OF STAFFING AND/OR EQUIPMENT WILL BE A CONSIDERATION WHEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER </div> <div> ORGANIZATION IS REQUESTED BY THE REQUESTING MEMBER ORGANIZATION WHO IS, ALSO, AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF </div> <div> THE CORPORATION.</div> <bR> <div> IN THE EVENT OF THE NON-PAYMENT OF DUES TO THIS CORPORATION, THIS MUTUAL HONORING OF THE NON-PAYING</div> <div> MEMBER ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERSHIP SHALL CEASE BY THE OTHER DUES-PAYING MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, UNLESS</div> <div> OTHERWISE AGREED UPON BY THE PROVIDER SERVICES, IN QUESTION, ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.</div> <bR> <div> THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE MEMBER ORGANIZATION INTO THIS CORPORATION, FOLLOWED BY THE PAYMENT OF THE </div> <div> APPROPRIATE DUES, SHALL AUTOMATICALLY RESUME THE MUTUAL HONORING OF THAT MEMBER ORGANIZATION'S </div> <div> MEMBERSHIPS.</div> <bR> <div> EACH MEMBER ORGANIZATION SHALL RESPECT EACH OTHER MEMBER ORGANIZATION, BUTH SHOULD ANY DIFFERING </div> <div> OPINIONS OCCUR BETWEEN MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, THIS CORPORATION HOPES THAT THOSE DIFFRENCES CAN BE </div> <div> ELIMINATED THROUGH DISCUSSION AND MUTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DIFFERING MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS.  THE</div> <div> PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS NOT TO BE AN ARBITRATION BOARD, HOWEVER, IF THE DIFFERING MEMBER </div> <div> ORGANIZATIONS WISH TO MEET WITH THE ADMINISTRATION BOARD OR PARTICULAR MEMBERS OF THE ADMINSTRATIVE </div> <div> BOARD, THEN THE BOARD SHALL MAKE ITSELF AVAILABLE FOR ITS OPINION WHEN ASKED TO DO SO.  AT NO TIME SHALL</div> <div> ONE MEMBER ORGANIZATION BLATANTLY ATTEMPT TO DEGRADE ANOTHER MEMBER ORGANIZATION TO THE PUBLIC. </div> <div> (GOLDEN RULE APPLIES)</div> <bR> <div> AMENDMENT</div> <div> DELETE THE COMPLETE SECTION.</div> <bR> <div> AMENDMENT 1</div> <div> THE USE OF THE VEMSACC-OWNED EQUIPMENT SHALL BE USED BY ANY ACTIVE MEMBER ORGANIZATION.  THE ONLY </div> <div> RESTRICTION TO ITS USE IS A PRIOR RESERVATION BY ANOTHER ACTIVE MEMBER ORGANIZATION.  IT WILL BE </div> <div> SCHEDULED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVE BASIS.  ANY DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY </div> <div> OF THE MEMBER ORGANIZATION WHO WAS USING IT AT THE TIME OF THE DAMAGE.  A CHECKLIST WILL BE EVALUATED</div> <div>  BY THE MEMBER ORGANIZATION PRIOR TO ITS USAGE AND THE SAME CHECK LIST WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE </div> <div> PERSON WHO ACCEPTS THE EQUIPMENT FROM THE BORROWING MEMBER ORGANIZATION.</div> <bR> <div> THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THE USE OF THE EQUIPMENT BY AN ACTIVE MEMBER ORGANIZATION ONLY, WOULD BE IN THE </div> <div> CASE OF A REQUEST FOR ITS RESPONSE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.  THEN THE RESPONSE OF THE EQUIPMENT </div> <div> WILL BE BY SOMEONE WHO IS ABLE TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE EQUIPMENT AND ASSURE ITS PROPER </div> <div> USAGE AND RETURN OF THE EQUIPMENT TO ITS STORAGE AREA.</div> <bR> <div> BILLS:</div> <div>      TOM'S AUTO               $189.03</div> <div>      LONNY WILL HAVE A BILL FOR COPIES AND DENISE WILL HAVE A BILL FOR PAPER/INK.</div> <div> DAN BRESEE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DICK HIBBARD TO PAY THE BILLS AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS:</div> <div> CLAAS HAS CHANGED COMPANIES FOR COLLECTION.  MADEIRA ASKED THAT HER NEW COLLECTION COMPANY COME </div> <div> TO NEXT MONTH'S MEETING TO DO PRESENTATION.  DUE TO NEXT MONTH'S MEETING BEING AT FAIRGROUNDS, </div> <div> COLLECTION COMPANY MAY DO PRESENTATION AT SEPTEMBER MEETING.</div> <div> RANDOLPH IS INTERESTED IN JOINING VEMSACC BUT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE BENEFITS OF JOINING.  DENISE WILL</div> <div> ATTEND RANDOLPH'S MEETING ON AUGUST 3RD AT 7 PM.</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE FAIR GROUNDS ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH AT 7 PM.</div> <bR> <div> LARRY GRAY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO ADJOURN AT 8:30 PM.</div> <bR> <div>                     DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="august_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> AUGUST 12, 2009</div> <div> MEETING AT FAIRGROUNDS</div> <bR> <div> THERE WAS A PICNIC STYLE MEAL PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING WITH DON HOLSTEN PROVIDING THE SAUSAGE </div> <div> SANDWICHES.  THANK YOU DON.  MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT SHAFFER AT 7:48 PM.</div> <bR> <div> MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING WERE DISTRIBUTED.  ERIC HENRY MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO</div> <div>  ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:  RECEIVED INCOME OF $150.00, $3.36 IN INTEREST, PAID OUT EXPENSES OF</div> <div>  $739.03 FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF $12,909.27.  LONNY WARE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ROB PROPER TO </div> <div> ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> <U>COMMITTEE REPORTS</U>:</div> <div> <B>OES</B>:  NO REPRESENTATION</div> <div> <B>RADIO</B>: IF YOU ARE CALLING FOR HELP FOR CREW MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON TALKAROUND.</div> <div> <B>EMMCO</B>:  NO REPRESENTATION</div> <div> <B>MMC</B>:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <div> <B>TRAINING</B>:  EPI-PEN @ TOWNVILLE ON SEPT 29 @ 6:30; CPAP @ TOWNVILLE ON OCT 22 @ 6:30; CON-ED SERIES @</div> <div>  GREENVILLE STARTING SEPT 14TH WILL BE HELD ON MON & WED; ECG & PHARMACOLOGY @ GREENVILLE ON SEPT 24;</div> <div>  EMT STARTING @ TOWNVILLE ON SEPT 28.</div> <div> <B>FAIR</B>:  THE FAIR SCHEDULE HAS SEVERAL OPEN SPACES FOR PERSONNEL AND AMBULANCES.  THE FAIR COMMITTEE </div> <div> SIGNED A 5-YEAR CONTRACT.  DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING WHAT NIGHTS THE HELICOPTER WILL COME, </div> <div> PROBABLY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY NIGHTS. RON CALLED SEVERAL BUSINESSES LOOKING FOR A CAMPER</div> <div>  FOR PERSONNEL TO STAY IN FOR THE FAIR.  FAME HAS A 28 FT 5TH WHEEL WE CAN RENT FOR 2 WEEKS FOR $500.  </div> <div> LONNY WARE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DON HOLSTEN TO RENT THE 28FT 5TH WHEEL CAMPER FROM FAME</div> <div>  FOR $500.  LONNY HAS THE ADVERTISING FOR THE FAIR DONE.  THE SIGNS WILL BE 2 FT X 2 FT.  IF ADVERTISERS HAVE </div> <div> SIGNS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN 2 FT X 2 FT THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY $200 FOR THE SPOT.</div> <bR> <div> <U>BILLS</U>:</div> <div> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE BILL FROM ROCHE GRAPHICS FOR MAKING THE SIGNS.  DON HOLSTEN MADE THE MOTION,</div> <div>  SECONDED BY DAN BRESEE TO PRE-APPROVE THE BILL FOR ROCHE GRAPHICS FOR NO MORE THAN $50 PER SIGN.  </div> <div> BILL FROM RICK ALLEN FOR HAULING THE GATOR:  $ 196.56.  LONNY WARE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY DAN </div> <div> BRESEE TO PAY RICK ALLEN $196.56 FOR HAULING GATOR.  DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING GETTING A LOCK FOR</div> <div>  THE LATCH ON THE GATOR TRAILER.  DAN BRESEE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY ERIC HENRY FOR RON TO PICK</div> <div>  UP A LOCK FROM FAME WHEN HE PICKS UP TRAILER.</div> <bR> <div> <U>OLD BUSINESS</U>:  </div> <div> DENISE ATTENDED RANDOLPH VFD'S MEETING TO EXPLAIN THE BENEFITS OF JOINING VEMSACC ON AUGUST 1ST.  </div> <div> ERIC ASKED THAT THE ORGANIZATION WRITE A LETTER TO CENTERVILLE'S CUSTODIAN OFFERING HELP TO FIX THE</div> <div>  SITUATION THEY CURRENTLY ARE FACING.  MEMBERS OF VEMSACC STOOD UP FOR BLOOMFIELD WHEN THEY WERE</div> <div>  LOOSING THEIR LICENSE.  VEMSACC IS HELP SERVICES NOT DESTROY THEM.  A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.  MIKE </div> <div> SHAFFER WILL CALL DICK BRADEN TO SEE IF HE IS INTERESTED IN GOING FOR BREAKFAST AND DISCUSSING THIS </div> <div> ISSUES THEY ARE FACING.  COMMITTEE TO MEETING WITH MR BRADEN:  ERIC HENRY, LONNY WARE, RON RILEY, DAN </div> <div> BRESEE.</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT VENANGO FIREHALL ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH AT 7 PM.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>                     DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="semtember_9_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> SEMTEMBER 9, 2009</div> <div> VENANGO FIRE HALL</div> <bR> <div> Mintues to be posted, please check back at a later date.</div> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="october_14_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> OCTOBER 14 ,2009</div> <div> CLASS / VERNON CENTRAL</div> <bR> <div> Mintues to be posted, please check back at a later date.</div> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="november_11_2009"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> NOVEMBER 11, 2009</div> <div> JAMESTOWN SOCIAL CLUB</div> <bR> <div> DON HOLSTEN PRESENTED A CPAP CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.  THANK YOU </div> <div> TO JAMESTOWN FOR THE MEAL PROVIDED.</div> <bR> <div> THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY PRESIDENT MIKE SHAFFER AT 8:22 PM FOLLOWED BY THE </div> <div> INTRODUCTION OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.</div> <bR> <div> GENE CALVERT MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY RON HARPER TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING WITH</div> <div>  THE ADDITION OF MADEIRA PARASKOS AND DIANE FULLER TO THE COMMITTEE UPDATING THE EMD CARDS.</div> <bR> <div> TREASURER'S REPORT GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:  RECEIVED INTEREST OF $1.69 FOR AN ENDING BALANCE OF $16,976.91. </div> <div>  PATTY WILLIAMS MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY LONNY WARE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS GIVEN.</div> <bR> <div> COMMITTEE REPORTS:</div> <bR> <div> OES:  KEVIN NOT PRESENT</div> <bR> <div> RADIO:  AT THE JOINT RADIO COMMITTEE MEETING THERE WILL BE A NEW PROCEDURE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2010 </div> <div> REGARDING THE TERMINOLOGY OF "IN-SERVICE", "RETURNING" & RETURNING AVAILABLE.  FEBRUARY 2013 </div> <div> FREQUENCIES WILL BE SPLIT.  AS BLOOMFIELD IS NO LONGER ACTIVE WITH VEMSACC, THE RADIO COMMITTEE POSITION</div> <div> HELD BY BLOOMFIELD SHOULD BE VACATED.  DAN WILL HAVE A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THAT</div> <div> POSITION BY NEXT MEETING.</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  A LOT IS HAPPENING NOW.  THERE ARE SEVERAL MEETINGS BEING HELD. ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTOR </div> <div> ENRICHMENT CLASSES ARE BEING HELD.  ALL UPCOMING CLASSES AND MEETINGS ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.</div> <div> ONE OF THE 1ST RULES & REGULATIONS CONFERENCE MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 10 @ 3PM.  H1N1 </div> <div> VACCINATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HELPING WITHIN OUR REGION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE SOON. SOME OF</div> <div> THE LOCATIONS COULD BE CHANGING FOR THE H1NI VACCINATIONS.</div> <bR> <div> MMC:  VAL TALKED WITH THE STOREROOM REGARDING MISSING ITEMS FROM REPLACEMENT SUPPLY BAGS.  SERVICES </div> <div> ARE BEING ASKED TO CHECK THE EQUIPMENT BAGS BEFORE LEAVING.  </div> <div> SARAH HAD A BABY GIRL ON NOVEMBER 10, 2009.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  NOTHING TO REPORT</div> <bR> <div> TRAINING:  DOCUMENTATION CLASS ON NOVEMBER 12TH AT CLAAS AT 7 PM.</div> <bR> <div> OLD BUSINESS:  THE CRAWFORD COUNTY SAFE KIDS COALITION WILL BE ORDERING THE CARSEATS.</div> <bR> <div> NEW BUSINESS:  BILL SPOKE REGARDING ACT 37 WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT ON FEBRUARY 1, 2012.  ALL LICENSED </div> <div> ENTITIES WILL HAVE A CHOICE TO SELECT SPECIALIZED LEVELS OF CARE & OTHER SPECIALIZED LOCATIONS OF </div> <div> SERVICE.  AGENCIES PARTICIPATING IN CARE OF PATIENT WITH MEDICAL OR TRAUMA EMERGENCIES IN PREHOSPITAL </div> <div> SETTINGS MUST BE LICENSED TO DO SO.  VEMSACC COULD BECOME LICENSED TO PROVIDE CARE AT THE FIRST AID </div> <div> STATION AT THE FAIR.  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT CAVAS PROVIDES THE REHAB FOR THE CRAWFORD/VENANGO </div> <div> COUNTIES FIRE SCHOOL.  LONNY WARE SUGGESTED THAT VEMSACC PROVIDE REHAB FOR FIRE SCHOOL INSTEAD OF </div> <div> CAVAS.  IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT EMS PERSONNEL POSSIBLY GET CON-ED CREDITS FOR HELPING WITH THE REHAB. </div> <div> A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED.   MAYBE VEMSACC COULD COME UP WITH UNIFIED REHAB POLICY.  A REHAB COMMITTEE</div> <div> WILL BE SET-UP WITH GENE CALVERT CHAIRING THE COMMITTEE.  GENE WILL REPORT COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT NEXT </div> <div> MEETING. DON HOLSTEN WILL CHECK INTO THE AVAILABILITY OF GETTING FIRE REHAB CON-ED CREDITS.  PETE</div> <div> ALBAUGH WILL BE ATTENDING THE FIRE CONFERENCE IN HARRISBURG.</div> <bR> <div> NEXT MEETING WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 9TH AT WEST MEAD 1 FIREHALL HOSTED BY MEADVILLE AMBULANCE </div> <div> SERVICE.</div> <bR> <div> DENISE MADE THE MOTION, SECONDED BY PATTY WILLIAMS TO ADJOURN AT 9:05 PM.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                     DENISE ALLEN, SECRETARY</div> <bR> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="december_09"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> DECEMBER 9, 2009</div> <div> Meeting at West Mead 1 Hosted by Meadville Ambulance Service</div> <bR> <div> The Miller Family provided a delicious meal prior to the start of the meeting.  Thank you to Meadville Ambulance for hosting </div> <div> tonight's meeting.</div> <bR> <div> The regular monthly meeting was called to order at 7:25 pm.  An introduction of those in attendance was held. </div> <bR> <div> Minutes of previous meeting were distributed.  Don Holsten made the motion, seconded by Eric Henry to accept the minutes as </div> <div> presented.</div> <bR> <div> Treasurer's Report given as follows:  received interest income of $1.63 for an ending balance of $16,978.54.  Larry Gray made the </div> <div> motion, seconded by Ron Harper to accept the treasurer's report as given.</div> <bR> <div> Committee Reports: </div> <bR> <div> OES:  County has acquired a CATA bus to be used for incident command, communications and rehab.  The bus will be housed </div> <div> at the Scuba Station.</div> <bR> <div> Radio:  Nothing to report.</div> <bR> <div> EMMCO:  Bill was present.  H1N1 vaccinations will be available for any EMS providers next Friday 12/18 at EMMCO office </div> <div> between the hours of 4-7 pm. There have been 2 mass immunization clinics set up for the public.  They will be held at Pleasantville</div> <div> and Shenango Mall on January 8 & 9.  The 2010 Conference that is being held in Erie at the Ambassador Hotel in April is moving</div> <div> along well. Act 37 has a lot of skeletal work to be done on it. A discussion followed on Act 37.  </div> <bR> <div> MMC:  Val was present and has nothing to report.  Several questions were asked regarding UPMC-Northwest's Trauma status.</div> <bR> <div> UPMC:  Don has nothing to report.</div> <bR> <div> Training:  Documentation class at CLAAS on12/15 at 7 pm; EMT Class at Townville; Emergency Responder Class at Centerville to </div> <div> be announced.</div> <bR> <div> Gator:  A committee has been set-up for the Gator consisting of Gene Calvert - Chairman, Larry Gray, Dan Bresee and Rick Allen.  </div> <div> We need to find a new home for the Gator, possibly the fair grounds.  The Gator needs to have winter maintenance done.  County </div> <div> always needs to know the location of the Gator.</div> <bR> <div> Old Business:  Don Holsten was checking into getting con-ed classes for rehab.  CLAAS is going to be having a Rehab Class.</div> <bR> <div> 2010 Elections were held as follows:</div> <bR> <div> President:  Lonny Ware made the motion, seconded by Dan Bresee to nominate Mike Shaffer as President.  Gene Calvert made </div> <div> the motion, seconded by Dan Bresee to close nominations for President.  </div> <bR> <div> Vice President:  Don Holsten made the motion, seconded by Gene Calvert to nominate Lonny Ware as Vice President.  Gene </div> <div> Calvert made the motion, seconded by Eric Henry to close nominations for Vice President.</div> <bR> <div> Secretary:  Madeira Paraskos made the motion, seconded by Jerry Carless to nominate Denise Allen as Secretary.  Gene Calvert</div> <div> made the motion, seconded by Jerry Carless to close nominations for Secretary.</div> <bR> <div> Treasurer:  Eric Henry made the motion, seconded by Don Holsten to nominate Jerry Carless as Treasurer.  Don Holsten made </div> <div> the</div> <div> motion, seconded by Gene Calvert to close nominations for Treasurer.</div> <bR> <div> Don Holsten made the motion, seconded by Dan Bresee for the Secretary to cast a unanimous slate for approval.</div> <bR> <div> New Business:  Stat took over communications of LifeStar on December 1, 2009.  Stat personnel have been flying with the LifeStar.</div> <div>  Stat is doing all the dispatching.  Relocation to Meadville Airport will not take place until after the New Year.  Jerry asked about the</div> <div> Infection Control Plan we had talked about creating as a group.  A committee was set-up consisting of: Eric Henry - Chair, Madeira </div> <div> Paraskos, and Denise Allen.  The sign-up for 2010 meeting schedule is being passed around.   January's con-ed class will be </div> <div> Cold Emergencies.</div> <bR> <div> Next month's meeting will be held at MMC on January 13th at 7 pm.</div> <bR> <div>                          Denise Allen, Secretary</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> __________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div>   </div> <div> Additional Minutes will be posted as they become available. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>