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Government Type

Special Service District

Entity

Mountain Green Fire Protection District

Public Body

Mountain Green Fire Protection District Board

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Notice Title

MGFPD - Meeting Minutes

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

May 18, 2026 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

May 18, 2026 08:37 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

05/18/26 06:00 PM

Description/Agenda

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MOUNTAIN GREEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT May 18, 2026 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 Mike Olsen and Golden Barrett 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 March 2, 2026 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. The next Trustee meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. All present indicated they planned on attending the July 13, 2026 meeting. Trustee Barnes asked if any members of the public had any comments they would like to make. No one from the public had comments. The Board then proceeded to discuss the following Agenda items: Agenda Item No. 1: Account balances and Expense Reports First Payment for the new fire truck will be due in July. Funds have been set aside along with reserve account funds if needed. Trustee Barnes reviewed the PTIF accounts and bank accounts. Total account balances of the accounts were handed out to meeting participants. Accounts are in line with expense projections outlined on the 2026 MGFPD budget. Expenses discussed: moving the electrical supply for the fire station due to the ongoing construction, hiring an architect for building plans. Trustee Johnson will verify that the previous bond for the fire station has been paid in full. Trustee Barnes will begin inquiries for financing options for fire station expansion. Agenda Item No. 2: Website Development and Fee Integration Mike Olsen has been developing a new website for the MGFPD. The site is near completion. The last step will be to integrate a payment link for the public to pay for impact fees and service fees. The payments would utilize a third-party financial company and the funds would be transferred to our bank account from the third party. Fee payments will be logged separately for accounting purposes. Agenda Item No. 3: Chief's Report and 2026 Staffing Update Copies of the Chief's reports and call comparison graphs were available for all in attendance. First topic discussed was the need for additional volunteers and staff. The pay increase implemented during the first quarter of 2026 has assisted in maintaining staff, but volunteers are needed for nights and weekends. Chief Brendel reviewed results for number of calls and incident recap. In addition, the chief covered training and staffing update. The MGFPD has had a significant increase in calls which have included major incidents including structure fires, traffic crashes and medical emergencies. Chief Brendel and Mike Olsen reviewed the call frequency graph handouts and staffing. The graphs show a clear increase in calls, and we discussed the impact on our volunteers and staffing. Leadership and the trustee board anticipates needing a third fire fighter staffed during weekdays and additional volunteers. Agenda Item No. 4: Fire House Expansion update - Golden and Chief Brendel Golden Barrett presented update on the fire station expansion and remodel of the current building. Expansion is critical to the future safety of Mountain Green residents and safety of our fire fighters. Verifying if we would receive the land donation from the developer behind the station. Verbal agreements have been made but filing paperwork needs to be verified. Electrical power move should be complete by the end of August 2026. Golden and the Chief are speaking with many contractors and will be asking to submit bids for architect plans through building and remodel completion. Agenda Item No. 5: New Business - Golden will organize a new fire station 'layout meeting'. Trustees and staff will review and offer input to preliminary plans. This will include but not limited to OSHA guidelines, future growth and building integrity. - Fee bank connectivity with new web site. Mike Olsen and trustee Barnes will be testing new web site payments. Authorization will need to be made with bank to accept funds. Agenda Item No. 7: Adjournment Trustee Johnson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at approximately 8:37 PM. Trustee Gratseit seconded the motion - the motion passed. TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT TIM BARNES, TRUSTEE at BARNES.T1@COMCAST.NET OR 801-695-0724. APPROVED THIS ____ DAY OF May __, 2026. _________________________ ________________________ ______________________ Saul Graseit, Trustee Tim Barnes, Trustee Rici Johnson, Trustee

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

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

June 03, 2026 09:33 AM

Notice Last Edited On

June 03, 2026 09:33 AM

Deadline Date

May 18, 2026 06:00 PM

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