November 9, 2023
BIRCHWOOD FOUR CORNERS EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT
BFCESD PO Box 417, Birchwood, WI 54817
COMMISSIONERS
Rick Oswalt-Town of Birchwood–Present, Mike Hessling-Town of Cedar Lake–Present, Al Dirkes-Town of Doyle– Present, Scott Spaeth-Town of Edgewater– Present, Bob Moulette-Town of Long Lake–Present, Cindy Fairchild-Town of Wilson– Present Dan Wichser–Village of Birchwood—Present by Zoom
PUBLIC NOTICE
Birchwood Four Corners Emergency Services District will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 6:30 PM, BFCESD Building, 280 Edenharter Rd, Birchwood WI.
APPROVED 12/14/23
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call-See Above
- Al Dirkes made a motion to approve Oct 12, 2023 Meeting Minutes, 2nd by Scott Spaeth, Carried 7-0
- Public Input—Linda Zillmer asked if Town of Edgewater would give an update on Sawyer Cty EMS changes.
- Fire Department Report -See Report
- Ambulance Service Report –See Report Mike Hessling made a motion not to exceed $2,000.00 for the First Aid/CPR training materials from the Auxiliary acct for EMS, 2nd by Bob Moulette. Carried 7-0 An acct for CPR Training Income/Expense will be set up in Quickbooks
- BFCESD Auxiliary Report—See Report
- Building Committee report—Mike Hessling made a motion to reimburse the amount of $99,353.83 to the entities with the same % that they were billed for building, the difference that was for the raffle at Cheers will be put into the Auxiliary for a future raffle, 2nd by Al Dirkes, TOB-yes, TOCL-yes, TOD-yes, TOE-yes, TOLL-yes, TOW-yes, VOB-yes Carried 7-0
- Scott Spaeth made a motion to approve Contract on Snow removal of Country Side Landscaping for the amount of $160 per hr. billed monthly, 2nd by Bob Moulette, Carried, 7-0
- TABLED-Moved to Dec 14th meeting–Approve the BFCESD Logo
- TABLED-Moved to Dec 14th meeting–Discussion on Social Media sites
- TABLED-Moved to Dec 14th meeting–Update the BFCESD Bylaws regarding Town of Birchwood 100% Amb Coverage _________ made a motion to update the name of BFCESD Auxiliary to Friends of the BFCESD and update the bylaws
- New Business
TOB—Nothing, TOD—Nothing, TOE—Nothing, TOLL—Nothing, TOW—Nothing, VOB—Nothing, TOCL—Update long term Capital Layout and add agenda item regarding EMS Billing. - Al Dirkes made a motion to approve donations that were received since the last meeting of $583 to Auxiliary acct from
$405 cookbook sales
$ 15 from cookbook donation sales
$ 45 t-shirt sales
$118 from Fire prevention awareness on Sept 21
2nd by Bob Moulette, Carried 7-0
- Scott Spaeth made a motion to approve the Bookkeepers report as presented, 2nd by Dan Wichser, carried 7-0
- Scott Spaeth made a motion to Approve Bills as presented for payment, MAIN ACCT E-pay— # 239-243 CHECK # 8648-8664 Auxiliary Acct Check # 1073
Building Fund Acct Check # 1074-1075
2nd by Dan Wischer, Carried 7-0 - Review Correspondence rec’d
Notice from ELAN Credit card that Ken’s fraudulent charges were credited. Quotes for snow removal from J&N Services and Countryside Landscaping Email from Dan Wichser regarding stepping down as Village Commissioner as of April 2024.
- Commissioners Input–
TOB-Rick Oswalt—Nothing
TOD-Al Dirkes—Nothing
TOE-Scott Spaeth—Nothing
TOLL-Bob Moulette—Nothing
TOW-Cindy Fairchild—Nothing
VOB-Dan Wichser—
TOCL-Mike Hessling—Update on Cedar Lake Committee to discuss expansion of EMS Coverage area, will know more later. - Dan Wichser made a motion to adjourn @ 7:54 p.m., 2nd by Scott Spaeth, carried 7-0
The BFCESD Office is handicap accessible. If you have special needs regarding attendance please call
715 354 3003.
A quorum of board members from each municipality may be present. No actions will be taken by any participating governmental body other than those stated in this notice.