OREGON FIRE MARSHALS ASSOCIATION

							                    OREGON FIRE MARSHALS ASSOCIATION
                               EXECUTIVE BOARD MINUTES
                                   September 29, 2006
                              Jackson County Fire District #3


Called to Order: At 10:10 by President Stein

Members in Attendance: President Stein
                       2nd VP McMullen
                       Treasurer Johnson
                       Director Stevens
                       Director Patterson

Members Absent:            1st VP Gustafson
                           Past-President Coxen
                           Ex-Officio Orr
                           Director Chaffin

Guests Present:

     Stacy Warner, OSFM
     Maurice Austin, OSP (IAAI)
     Greg Klienberg, Medford
     Don Hickman, Jackson Co. F.D. #3
     Brenda Messmer, Jackson Co. F.D. #3
     Mark Wilson, Lebanon Fire

Previous Minutes:

     Motion Stevens, Second Patterson to approve July minutes as submitted, passed
     unanimously.

Office of State Fire Marshal Report: (Stacy Warner)

     Fire Safe Cigarette legislation – Stacy provided the Board with a packet of information and
     an update on the process. Tari Glocar is the legislative representative for the OSFM.
     Fire Team USA – Stacy provided flyers and encouraged attendance.
     Novelty Lighters – Stacy provided literature on. The Board approved a motion to support
     the campaign against novelty lighters in the form of a letter to the CPSC.
     The proposed OSFM OAR for fire service certifications for code enforcement was
     discussed. A meeting will be held at the OSFM on October 10th with the exempt
     jurisdictions to receive input on the proposed rules. A subsequent meeting will be held
     with all other agencies at a later date.

Guest Participation:

     No Report

Treasurer’s Report:

     Membership renewals are trickling in, approximately 170 received to date.
     Ken emphasized that the organization needs to focus on making money on education
     offerings, not just breaking even.
     IRS filing is in the works and will be mailed prior to November 15th. Original IRS
     paperwork was located and is in Ken’s possession.
     Motion Stevens, Second Patterson (Dingleballs) to approve treasurer’s report.

      Current balances -    Checking - $6,256.95
                            Savings - $15,428.96
                            Money Market - $11,439.30
                            Total Funds - $33,125.21

Committee Reports:

     Recognition (Coxen) – No Report
     Training (Coxen) – No Report
     Scholarship (Gustafson) – No Report
     Saleables (not assigned) – No Report
     Historical (Glocar) – No Report

Liaison Reports:

    Honor Guard (Johnson) – Honor Guard was active at the Memorial dedication.
    Life Safety Team (Stein) – Focused on fire safe cigarettes. Discussed fire prevention
    week. Fire Safe and Sound for the deaf and hard of hearing detectors discussed.
    Code Development (McMullen) – Eric attended the ICC code hearings in Orlando, Florida
    and provided a report. No OFCC meeting was held in September due to the national
    hearings. OFC passed public hearing process.
    IAAI (Stevens) – Maurice Austin, OSP reported on the IAAI’s desire to receive input on
    training needs for fire investigation. Moe asked if more participation might be garnered if a
    basic class and advanced class were held at the same time at the same location. IAAI is
    also looking for training locations and facilities.
    OFCA (Brenda Messmer) – Gearing up for legislative year, Fire Safe Cigarettes, Tort
    Liability, PERS 1039 Rule, Ballot Measure 48. NFPA 1500 updated with regard to 2-in/2-
    out and associated OR-OSHA interp. OFDDA/OFCA conference in November in Tigard.
    The OFCA is also working on radio systems and interoperability issues.
    BPSST Fire Policy Committee (Stein) – Reviewed strategic planning input.

Old Business:

     OAIRS Standardized Reporting (Warner) – Discussed the possibility of a joint OSFM and
     OFMA committee to continue discussions. FM Orr desires to have a standardized method
     developed at the time the OAIRS reporting is revised and rolled out. FM Orr will give
     direction to the sub-committee; Ken Johnson will be the OFMA rep.
     Metro FM – Chaffin’s request was approved to disperse Metro funds for Juvenile
     FireSetter training upcoming.
     Representative to the Fire Recognition Advisory Committee – Kim Coxen will be the
     OFMA representative.
     Review of OFMA Board Policies # 7 & 11 –

New Business:

     None

Good of the Order:

     Johnson motion, McMullen second to authorize President Stein to spend up to $100 on a
     plant or tree for Kim Coxen in memory of her father.
Meeting Adjourned:

     Meeting adjourned at 12:30 by President Stein.

Next Meeting:

     Tuesday, October 24th @ 6:00, Canby (Round Table)