THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITH MINIMUM 24 HOURS NOTICE
UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY BOARD AGENDA
June 17, 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 Weichers
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. June 16, 2025. Emailed comments submitted prior to 7:00 a.m. June 16, 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 Weichers
a. May 8, 2025 Finance Committee Meeting
b. May 20, 2025 UFA Board Meeting
c. May 28, 2025 Governance Committee Meeting
4. Administer Oath of Office for New Board Member - Cyndee Young, Clerk
5. Consent Agenda - CFO Hill
a. Review of May Disbursements
6. Committee Updates
a. Benefits & Compensation Committee (No meeting) - Chair Silvestrini
b. Governance Committee (Meeting held 5/28/25) - Chair Gettel/CLO Roberts
I. ILA Update
c. Finance Committee (No meeting) - Chair Henderson
7. Public Hearing to Receive and Consider Comments on Proposed Amendments to the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year Budget - CFO Hill
8. Consider Resolution 06-2025A to Approve Proposed Amendments for the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year - CFO Hill
9. Consider Request to Approve the Rollover of Funding for Two FY24/25 Projects - Chief Burchett/CFO Hill
10. Public Hearing to Receive and Consider Comments on the Final Budget for the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year - CFO Hill
Click Here to View FY25-26 Proposed Budget
11. Consider Resolution 06-2025B to Adopt the Final Budget for the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year - CFO Hill
12. Administration & Planning Report - AC Russell
a. Administration & Planning Overview
13. Operations Report - AC Dern
a. Holiday Staffing
b. Swift water Incident
c. Operations Chief Nathan Kay Introduction
14. Fire Chief Report
a. Hot Shot Status - DC Widdison
b. Information Outreach Event Season - Captain Barker
c. July UFA Board Chair & Vice Chair Elections
d. Executive Assistant Micayla Dinkel Introduction
e. Olympic Preparations
15. 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.
Re-Open the Meeting
16. Adjournment - Chair Weichers
A special UFA Public Hearing will be held June 17, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. both electronically and at
UFA Headquarters located at 3380 South 900 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119
The next regularly scheduled UFA Board meeting will be held July 15, 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 accommodation 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 16th day of June, 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.
Cynthia Young, 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