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Special Service District

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Mountain Green Fire Protection District

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Mountain Green Fire Protection District Board

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Notice Title

Minutes - MGFPD Trustee Meeting September 8, 2024

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Notice, Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

September 8, 2025 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

September 22, 2025 08:35 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

09/22/25 06:30 PM

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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MOUNTAIN GREEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT September 8, 2025 6:30 P.M. 4565 WEST OLD HIGHWAY ROAD MOUNTAIN GREEN, UTAH 84050 NOTE: these Minutes are not intended as a verbatim transcript of the issues discussed at the meeting of the Board of Trustees. Rather, they are intended to reasonably summarize and highlight the substantive discussions of the issues set forth in the Agenda. The Board of Trustee meeting were recorded. Should you wish to listen to the recording of these events, please contact Tim Barnes, Chairman at MGFD.tbarnes@gmail.com and/or 801-695-0724 and a mutually convenient time and place will be arranged to listen to the recording. Trustee Barnes called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order. Members of the Board of Trustees of the Mountain Green Fire Protection District in attendance: Tim Barnes Rici Johnson Saul Grasteit In attendance from Operations were: Chief Brian Brendel and Golden Barrett. Members of public in attendance and registered on sign-up sheet: Fire Fighter Mike Olsen Trustee Barnes asked if any in attendance had a conflict of interest in the matters being discussed at the meeting or otherwise. All present indicated they had no conflict of interest. The Agenda was reviewed. Trustee Johnson made a motion to approve the Agenda; Trustee Grasteit seconded the motion; the motion was approved by the Trustees. The next matter concerned approving the Minutes for the July 14, 2025 meeting of the Board of Trustees.. Trustee Barnes confirmed that the preliminary Minutes had been distributed to all the Trustees and Chief Brendel. Trustee Barnes asked if anyone had any comments or questions about the Minutes. No one had any comments or questions about the minutes. Trustee Johnson then made a motion to approve the Minutes; Trustee Grasteit seconded the Motion. The motion was approved. Trustee Barnes set the next date for the Trustee meeting for November 3, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.. Trustee Barnes asked if any members of the public had any comments they would like to make: Mike Olsen will review fire station call frequency during Chiefs Report on the agenda. The Board then proceeded to discuss the following Agenda items: Prior to starting the meeting, the trustee board, and staff at the MGFPD would like to send thoughts Agenda Item No. 1: 2025 - Account Balances and Expense Reports Trustee Barnes presented the expense and accounting statement for the first half of the fiscal year prepared by Ulrich accounting. The team is running on a limited budget compared to operational expenses and increase in population and emergency calls. As in 2024, the reserve PTIF account may be needed to cover expenses. Trustees and staff have been keeping costs down by applying for and accepting grants, researching best prices from multiple sites and vendors. Additional funding will be needed to maintain current levels of service. As agreed in the previous trustee meeting, the reserve account was increased to $70,000 to ensure payment could be made for the new fire truck in 2026. Tax revenue increase from the current Truth and Taxation initiative would be collected for 2027. Trustee Barnes reviewed state PTIF accounts and banking accounts. Sufficient funds have been allocated to cover payroll and operational expenses for the next two months. Agenda Item No. 2: Property Year Entity Property Tax Increase Requirement (TNT) Trustee Barnes Handed out Tax Rate Increase Checklist - Calendar Year Entities The county and state have been notified by Trustee Barnes for the intent to change the tax rate and informed of the hearing date of November 10, 2025. The due date for this step is October 1, 2025, and was sent and accepted during the first week of September 2025. Public Meeting Requirements were met during the meeting as required by the State of Utah. This included: - Proof from a public meeting with agenda items discussing: - 1) Intent to increase rates - The MGFPD intends to increase tax rates in 2026. - 2) Dollar amount of increase - The dollar amount of increase is approx. $288,056 (2026 budget $699,434 2025 tax revenue - $411,378 = $288,056). - 3) Purpose of proposed increase - Budget has not been increased since 2018. Since that time expenses have risen, and population has grown and will grow exponentially over the next few years. Increased budget needed to maintain current safety levels, ensure the safety of our community, maintain response time, and maintain homeowners' insurance rates. Additional budget is needed for payroll, equipment and station maintenance, Utilities, fire fighter gear and safety equipment, training, new fire truck yearly payment ($70,000/yr.), fire station expansion and repair, staffing increase, covered shift increase and future leader staffing. - 4) Approximate percentage of increase. - Current tax rate is .000447 will increase to .000760 in 2026. This is a 69.99% increase. - Proof that the public meeting took place at least 14 days prior to the regular general election or municipal general election. Meeting held September 8, 2025. Public Hearing is scheduled for November 10, 2025. Agenda Item No. 3: Chiefs Report and 2025 Staffing Update Calls for the last two months are at an all-time high. 87 Calls in August alone. Mike Olsen covered a graph comparing the types of calls and comparison by month. These statistics reinforce the need for additional staffing and operation equipment. Number of calls is also taking a toll on our volunteer staff. Chief was recognized for leading the Emerald Society Bagpipe Band during the funerals of two fallen officers from the Tremonton area. Chief Brendel has been giving tribute for over 40 years. It is a honor to have him on our staff. Chief Brendel reviewed his recap from the past two months. Semi-truck roll overs have been a serious issue. A focus on fire fighter mental wellness was discussed and many of our fire fighters are utilizing our mental health partners. The recap was very detailed, and all attendees were provided a copy. Chief Brendel reviewed several calls from the past two months. Very serious calls that included loss of life, serious injury and fire. The most apparent factor in responding to each incident is that response time saves lives and property. Staffing availability, training, and maintaining equipment all contribute to improved response times. Thank you to our volunteers and paid staff. A SOP will be created for the use of our old fire engine as a 'blocker' during highway incident calls. Agenda Item No.4: Fire House Expansion update - Golden and Chief Brendel Board of Trustees authorized contacting an architect to discuss plans to expand fire house. Impact fees will be used for all steps of the expansion. Golden will contact an architect and staff will be in contact with property owners near fire house for possible land donation. Agenda Item no. 5: Impact Fee Discussion. Combine 'fees' or continue 'impact Fees' designation. After discussion the board decided to continue to have an Impact Fee designation and not to change to 'fees'. We will continue to log all impact fees on spreadsheet maintained by Golden Barrett and Mike Olsen. This spreadsheet will then be sent to Ulrich Accounting at year end so that they can calculate newly required state of Utah impact fee requirements. Agenda Item No. 6: New Business Partnership with Wasatch Peaks discussed. Brush Truck does not fit into the current fire house with the addition of the new fire engine. Brush truck will be stores offsite at a State of Utah storage area during the winter months. Also discussed was future replacement of the brush truck due to several maintenance issues and inability to maneuver over rough terrain. Agenda Item No. 7: Adjournment A motion was made by trustee Johnson to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Grasteit seconded the motion, and the meeting was adjourned TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT TIM BARNES, TRUSTEE at BARNES.T1@COMCAST.NET OR 801-695-0724. APPROVED THIS 22 DAY OF September, 2025. _________________________ ________________________ ______________________ Saul Graseit, Trustee Tim Barnes, Trustee Rici Johnson, Trustee

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4565 W Old Highway Rd.
Mountain Green, UT 84050
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Notice Posted On

September 22, 2025 10:12 AM

Notice Last Edited On

September 22, 2025 10:12 AM

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September 22, 2025 06:30 PM

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