The Flanagan-Graymont Fire Protection District Board of Trustees met on July 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM at the fire station.
Quorum:
• John Folkerts opened the meeting at 5:30. Trustees John Folkerts, Jim Brown, Brad Carroll and Keith Detwiler present. Michael Schneider and Ryan Schladenhauffen present.
Meeting Minutes:
• Minutes of the Board of Trustees meeting held on June 8, 2026 were duly moved and seconded. Said minutes were approved.
Bills Presented:
• The bills (see below) were presented and duly moved and seconded. Said bills were approved.
Fire Chief’s Report:
• Michael reported 13 calls for June; 6 medical, 2 1050, 2 fire alarm, 2 weather and 1 structure. They will be doing hose testing in July to check inventory and see what needs to be replaced.
Ambulance Report:
• June ambulance report provided by Gridley EMS reported 11 calls, 9 transport; 1 nursing home, 3 canceled and 1 refused aid.
Old Business:
• No update on bylaws provided by Mr. Sinclair
• No update on volunteer recognition wall
• General truck discussion and trustees will stick around for volunteer meeting tonight to discuss ideas for a new truck. This was completed to add transparency and increase dialog to direct the search.
• Truck service completed on all trucks except 422, 424 and 426. Torey will work on getting these trucks in for A-service.
• Keith will follow up with Compass to determine the process and thoughts on turning in a lightening claim.
• There is need for a safe for the station. Michael presented ideas. The trustees made a motion to approve a purchase up to $1,000. Motion was seconded and approved.
New business:
• The roof vent leaks are fixed.
• There is a spot near the overhead doors where water pools. This needs to be fixed. Keith will look into options for the fix.
• Michael will ask the volunteers to complete designation beneficiary forms if they don’t have one in the file.
• Motion made and duly seconded to adopt the final tentative budget and appropriations ordinance for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2026 and ending April 30, 2027. Said motion approved. Keith will send signed documents to Mr. Sinclair.
• Keith attended the community siren meeting put on by VCOM. There will be a receiver dish at the pole for each siren which likely will eliminate the station electronics. More to come.
• Truck 424 has a Ford recall. John will work with Fraher Ford to fix.
The following bills were presented:
Scott Anderson $100.00 Janitor Services
Evergreen FS $342.66 fuel
Tricom Services $3,620.71 equipment fix from lightning strike
Air One $441.00 helmets and boots
Ameren $173.75 June bill
Ameren $231.36 July bill
Frontier $162.24
NICOR $66.17
Verizon $36.01
Vermillion Valley Emergency Com. $261.00 monthly radio subscription
Vermillion Valley Emergency Com. $3,107.15 quarterly dispatch fee
Thorson Farms Trucking $891.27 A-Service to truck 423
Thorson Farms Trucking $112.90 reimburse for NAPA bill for oil dry
Thorson Farms Trucking $600.00 A-Service to truck 421
Thorson Farm Trucking $400.00 A-Service to truck 425
Keith Detwiler $252.81 Reimburse for roof vent and gutter supplies.
Hughes Cameron & Co $245.00 accountant services
Selcas $155.40 ambulance supplies
Selcas $304.25 ambulance supplies
Gridley Ambulance Service $17,500.00 quarterly payment
The following receipts were presented:
It was duly moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned.
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Keith Detwiler, Interim Secretary
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June Meeting Minutes
The FGFPD Board of Trustees met on Monday June 8th 2026 at the fire station.
Quorum: John Folkerts called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. Trustees John Folkerts, Jim Brown, Brad Carroll, and Steven Koeller were present. Ryan Schladenhauffen was also in attendance with no members of the public.
Meeting Minutes: May’s meeting minutes were approved by Jim and seconded by Steven.
Bills: Bills were presented. The bills were approved by Jim and seconded by Brad. At the end of the minutes there is a list of the bills that were paid
Fire Chiefs Report: Michael was not present to give the chief’s report.
Ambulance Report: Had not been sent out at the time of the meeting.
Old Business:
By laws: No new updates were received from Mr. Sinclair.
Volunteer Recognition Project: Nothing new at this point.
Transition to Newer Trucks: There was not a lot to update on this again. Some discussion was had and a few board members will attend the firemen’s meeting to further discuss.
Truck Maintenance Update: We are going to see if Torey can service and inspect a few more of the fire trucks before he leaves
Discussion Regarding the 2026-2027 Tentative Budget and Appropriations: We discussed and decided because we are looking to purchase a new or used fire truck that the line pertaining to “Purchase of Equipment” should be raised to $750,000.
Lighting Claim: Right now this is still in the works. Tricom did some work on the security cameras. The doors are also now fixed.
New Business:
Compass Policy Review: David Fulton came and went through our insurance policy. We are staying with Provident Insurance and the premium is down slightly.
Community Tornado Siren Meeting by VCOM June 30th: It was brought up that the village is in charge of the tornado sirens. We are going to pass along the information about the meeting to them.
Fire Safe for Office: Michael is going to check into this by seeing what is available and pricing a few models.
Bills Paid:
NICOR $92.77
Verizon $ 36.01
Scott Anderson $100.00 Cleaning Service
Compass Insurance Partners $13,193.00
Hughes Cameron & Company $230.00
Stobbs & Sinclair, Ltd $251.00
Donnell’s Printing $239.00
Secretary: Steven Koeller June 2026