THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH MINIMUM 24 HOURS NOTICE
UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY BOARD AGENDA
September 16, 2025, 7:30 a.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ASSEMBLE BOTH ELECTRONICALLY AND IN-PERSON FOR A MEETING AT UFA HEADQUARTERS LOCATED AT 3380 SOUTH 900 WEST, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84119
THE PUBLIC MAY ATTEND IN-PERSON OR ELECTRONICALLY VIA ZOOM WEBINAR AT:
https://zoom.us/j/98255960431?pwd=VW9iWk1KQ0JYTi9lSDIxMS96KzZXZz09
Password: 123911
1. Call to Order - Chair Fotheringham
2. Public Comment
Please limit comments to three minutes each and be germane to the agenda items or UFA business. The UFA Board typically will not engage directly but may direct staff to address comments following the meeting.
There are three options for comments during this meeting:
a. In-Person.
b. Live during the Webinar by logging in as described above. If you wish to make a comment, select the 'Raise Hand' button at the bottom of the screen. You will then be added to the queue and invited to speak.
c. EMAIL: Public comments will be accepted prior to the meeting via email at
publiccomment@unifiedfire.org until 7:00 a.m. September 15, 2025. Emailed comments submitted prior to 7:00 a.m. September 15, 2025, will be read or summarized into the record, comments received after the deadline will be forwarded to the UFA Board, but not read into the meeting record or addressed during the meeting.
3. Minutes Approval - Chair Fotheringham
a. July 15, 2025
b. August 19, 2025
4. Consent Agenda - CFO Hill
a. Review of July Disbursements
b. Review of August Disbursements
5. Committee Updates
a. Benefits & Compensation Committee (No meeting)
b. Governance Committee (No meeting) - Chair Gettel
c. Finance Committee (No meeting) - Chair Henderson
6. Initial Approval for Financing Arrangement with JPMorgan Chase Bank for UFA's Lease Purchase Agreement - CFO Hill/Chair Fotheringham
7. Quarterly Financial Report - CFO Hill
8. Operations Report - AC Dern
a. Eagle Mountain Fire
b. Wildland Season Update
9. Fire Chief Report
a. Legislative Update
b. Fire School 101
c. Community Risk Messaging
i. Lithium Batteries
10. Possible Closed Session
The Board may consider a motion to enter Closed Session. A closed meeting described under Utah Code Section 52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes, including, but not limited to:
a. discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an
individual;
b. strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation;
c. strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property;
d. discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems; and
e. investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct.
A closed meeting may also be held for attorney-client matters that are privileged pursuant to Utah Code ยง 78B-1-137, and for other lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent requirements of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
2025 UFA Awards Ceremony
10/16/25, JATC
The next UFA Board meeting will be held on October 21, 2025, at 7:30 a.m., both electronically and at
UFA Headquarters located at 3380 South 900 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL UFA MEETINGS.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, UFA will make reasonable accommodations for participation in the meetings. Please call the clerk at least three working days prior to the meeting at 801-743-7213. Motions relating to any of the foregoing, including final action, may be taken at the meeting. This meeting will also be held electronically to allow members of the UFA Board to participate. This agenda is subject to change with a minimum 24-hour notice.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
The undersigned does hereby certify that the above agenda notice was posted on this 13th day of September, 2025, on the UFA bulletin boards, the UFA website www.unifiedfire.org, posted on the Utah State Public Notice website http://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html, and was emailed to at least one newspaper of general circulation within the jurisdiction of the public body.
Micayla Dinkel, UFA Board Clerk
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities may be provided upon receipt of a request with three working days notice. For assistance, please call 801-743-7213
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Members of the Board may participate electronically
Other Information
motions relating to any of the agenda items, including final action, may be taken at the meeting