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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

January 6, 2025 Board of Trustee Meeting Notes

Notice Tags

Fire Protection, Fire Fighters

Notice Type(s)

Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

January 6, 2025 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

January 6, 2025 08:27 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

01/06/25 06:30 PM

Description/Agenda

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MOUNTAIN GREEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT January 6, 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 No members of the public were in attendance. 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 December 2, 2024 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 December 2, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.. Trustee Barnes asked if any members of the public had any comments they would like to make. No one from the public were in attendance. The Board then proceeded to discuss the following Agenda items: Agenda Item No. 1: Financial Update for 2025. Account balances and Expense Reports Increased costs in 2024 caused the board to utilize the PTIF reserve account for the first time in several years. Trustee Barnes reviewed the PTIF accounts and bank accounts. During the review, a recap of accounts comparing 2023 and 2024. Total account balances of the accounts were reviewed. Total of the accounts are comparable to last year but increasing costs are depleting the general fund faster than the previous year due to rising costs of payroll, insurance, fuel and equipment maintenance. Attendees discussed tax rate increase proposal to increase taxes in 2025 to meet the operational needs and requirements of homeowners insurance providers. Trustee Barnes has asked that the trustees review the tax increase deadlines so that all key date requirements are met in 2025 for a tax increase in 2026. Attendees discussed the large amount of growth in our community and need to increase budget to meet demand and cost increases. Trustee Barnes handed out the tax rate and budget from the state website. The tax rate has lowered to about half of the standard rate due to population growth in Mountain Green. A budget/tax increase has not been implemented since 2019. Agenda Item No. 2: Chief's Report Chief Brendel's recap was very detailed. MGFPD responded to many calls including medical emergencies, fire and gas issues and traffic incidents. Trustee Barnes handed out copies of the Chief's reports for all in attendance. Calls are increasing due to increased growth and increased traffic on HWY 84 and the main thoroughfare (Old Highway in Mountain Green). Urgent needs are staffing the fire station. Wages need to be competitive with other local districts. The Chief has great partnership with many districts in our area and is doing a great job maintaining these partnerships. The Chief discussed city growth and gave detailed explanation of new retail and residential construction. Trustee Barnes thanked the Chief for his detailed report. Agenda Item No. 3: Tax Increase 2026 and 2025 Timeline Preparation and training for proposed tax increase for 2026. Due dates and responsibilities were discussed. Initially recommending a tax rate of .00075 will be recommended to meet the need of the department. Currently the tax rate is .00456. tax rate has decreased over the last five years due to increased taxpayers within the community. Trustees may need to meet to ensure all state and local requirements are being met to request tax increase. Agenda Item No. 4: Community Fire Service Fees Golden Barrett presented a fee schedule for MGFPD based on similar fees charged by other fire districts. Services fees will be administered and be paid directly to the MGFPD for deposit in the general fund. Fees will be reviewed by the Chief and Golden and will be implement ASAP. Agenda Item No. 5: New Business / Goal Setting for 2025 Agenda Item No. 6: Adjournment - Discussion about keeping Engine 131 to use as a additional emergency response vehicle and 'blocker' on the calls to ensure safety of community and fire fighters and ensuring the new engine is not hit during calls. The resale of old fire engine would not generate much income. Factors that will be reviewed will be yearly maintenance costs, insurance, and housing both engines. - Fire house expansion to accommodate living quarters for fire fighters if we move to 12 hour shifts. The ladder truck will be paid off soon and funds could be used to purchase land, update fire house, and add addition to current fire station. - Partnerships with other districts were discussed (i.e Morgan Fire, Wasatch Peaks and newly proposed community of Nine Springs. - New Fire Truck will arrive in late 2025. Funding will need to be arranged for the new fire engine in addition to the sale of our current Fire Engine. - Trustee Johnson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at approximately 8:27 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 January __, 2025. _________________________ ________________________ ______________________ Saul Graseit, Trustee Tim Barnes, Trustee Rici Johnson, Trustee

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Tim Barnes at 801-695-0724.

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Meeting Information

Meeting Location

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

January 22, 2025 10:20 AM

Notice Last Edited On

January 22, 2025 10:20 AM

Deadline Date

January 6, 2025 06:30 PM

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