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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Manawa City Hall President Jackie Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Randy Schoenrock, Joel Henschel, Bryan Strobusch, Mary Eck, Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jim Roenz Others: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Josh Luebke, Hailey King, Angie Jacobsen Moved to approve the October 21, 2025 agenda. Roenz/R. Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the September 16, 2025 meeting minutes. Eck/Henschel. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Josh Smith gave his report. Department voted on 3 new members this month, brings us back top 29 members. We did assist with Homecoming events this year. Fire Prevention took place 2 weeks ago with presentations at the schools and the Pizza Slip deliveries to 12 kids with Fire Prevention talks. We will be providing safe crossing spots during Trick-or-Treating this Saturday along with handing out candy and batteries, and a chance for adults to win Fire Extinguishers. Will be our annual Election of Officers at the next Membership Meeting Chief, 2nd Capt, 2nd Lt., 2nd Engineer. Update on Tender 980: tank cradle has 5 broken welds. This covered under warranty. Possibly will back around Thanksgiving. Currently at 94 calls for the fiscal year, 10 since last meeting. Average Response times for all calls is 9:43, Local calls is 8:12. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns: City of Manawa – 21. Town of Union – 16. Town of Royalton –13. Town of Little Wolf –23. Lebanon – 1. Coverage Area – 8. Marion – 4. Waupaca – 1. Weyauwega –5. Iola – 1. Scandinavia – 1 Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Had 2 resignations. Medicare & Medicaid payments have been paused. Legislation has passed that EMT classes will be paid through the state. ID badges were made for the ambulance employees. Calendar raffle winners have been paid. Made around $7300 in profit from the calendar raffle. Total ambulance runs for September 2025 were 31. Manawa 20. Little Wolf 3. Royalton 2. Union 6. Lebanon 0. Total runs for 2025 are at 282. Runs for 2024 at this time were 262. Avg time from paged to enroute = 2.7 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 1.2 min, Little Wolf 6.3 min, Royalton 7 min, Union 5.8 min, Lebanon 0 Gold Cross Automatic Aid Agreement: Bryan Strobusch emailed Director Ryan Schultz the Gold Cross Automatic Aid Agreement. Discussed the pros and cons. We already utilize MABAS which is a mutual aid system. Work well together already without a contract or agreement. Moved to adopt the Gold Cross Automatic Aid Agreement. Strobusch/No Second. Motion died due to lack of second. Approve addendum to municipal agreement: Lebanon addition: The Township of Lebanon approved a larger coverage area for the Manawa Rural Ambulance Department to cover. They are doing this not to imply poor service from Gold Cross but only to provide faster service to the Lebanon Township residents. It will add approximately 660 more residents to the ambulance area. It will take effect on January 1, 2026. Moved to approve the addendum to the Municipal Agreement with the adding the new boundaries to the Manawa Rural Ambulance coverage area for Township of Lebanon. Eck/R.Beyer. Carried. 2026 Budgets: Moved to accept the 2026 Fire Budget in the amount of $168,524.84 and 2026 Ambulance Budget in the amount of $486,543.10. Schoenrock/Eck. Carried. Financial reports were given. Moved Roenz/Henschel to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: Next month – Muncipal Agreements. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:00pm. Roenz/R.Beyer. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary ___________________________________________________________________
Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Manawa City President Jackie Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Randy Schoenrock, Joel Henschel, Bryan Strobusch, Mary Eck, Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jim Roenz Others: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen Moved to approve the September 16, 2025 agenda. Eck/R. Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the August 19, 2025 meeting minutes. Eck/Schoenrock. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Josh Smith gave his report. The Wisconsin Surplus Items were listed and all sold for $2685.76 and have been picked up already. We should be receiving the payment by the end of this week or the middle of next week. Department voted on one new member and then received another application and began sponsoring the applicant for FF1 class, official vote on membership will be at the next membership meeting. We will be helping with Homecoming events this year. (Bonfire, Parade). Fire Prevention presentation will be 10/6/2025 at the schools, pizza delivery will be 10/9. Yearly hose testing was completed with no issues. Paul Timm and Brian Lettau have started their ICS 300 class in Freedom, Nick Weed has started his Fire Officer class in Appleton, both are on Tuesday nights. We also have our sponsored, possible future member in FF1 class held here on Wednesday nights. We have members interested in the Driver/Operator class in Marion in January. We did have to take the Rescue Truck in after experiencing some electrical issues. Found some corrosion on some of the connections, most likely dating back to the responses during the Flood last year. Currently at 86 calls for the fiscal year, 13 since last meeting. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns: City of Manawa – 18. Town of Union – 12. Town of Royalton –12. Town of Little Wolf –22. Lebanon – 1. Coverage Area - 8 Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Been busy. One day had seven calls in that day. Brooke Baldwin will be doing the fundraising part for the Ambulance Department. Ryan and Dan Koland will work on the Grant side of things. Ryan has an interview for a new employee on Wednesday. Will be looking at getting tires for 826. Total ambulance runs for July 2025 were 28. Manawa 16. Little Wolf 3. Royalton 2. Union 5. Lebanon 1. Mutual Aid Iola 1. Total runs for 2025 are at 248. Runs for 2024 at this time were 242. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.5 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 2.1 min, Little Wolf 5.3 min, Royalton 4.8 min, Union 7.3 min, Lebanon 6.8, MA Iola 16 mins. 2% Fire Dues: Jackie wanted to go over the 2% fire dues process for new members. The 2% fire dues money comes to each municipality in July. The municipalities pay the 2% dues to the fire department. Some pay back immediately to the fire department and some pay when the 4th quarter assessment is due. May need to include this process in the municipal agreement. 2026 Budgets: Fire department is proposing a 5% increase. There was no increase for 2025 budget. Josh would like to raise wages to $14.00 from $13.00. He also boosted the vehicle maintenance category. Proposed Fire Budget for 2026 is $168,524.84. This will include a 20% raise for fire officers & chief. Ambulance is proposing a 5% raise which includes a $2.00 raise for each ambulance employee. Proposed Ambulance budget for 2026 is $486,543.10. Moved to have the fire board representatives take the 2026 Fire and Ambulance proposed budgets which includes a 5% increases for the fire and ambulance to the municipality’s boards. Roenz/R.Beyer. Carried. Financial reports were given. Moved Henschel/R.Beyer to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: Next month – 2026 Budget Approvals, Gold Cross for an Automatic Aid Agreement. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:30pm. R.Beyer/Roenz. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary______________________________________________________________________________
Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at Manawa City President Jackie Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Randy Schoenrock, Joel Henschel, Bryan Strobusch, Mary Eck, Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jim Roenz Others: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Josh Luebke, Nick Weed, Dan Boerst, Brian Lettau, Paul Timm . Moved to approve the August 19, 2025 agenda. Eck/Schoenrock. Carried. Moved to approve the July 15, 2025 meeting minutes. Eck/Henschel. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Josh Smith gave his report. The Wisconsin Surplus Items should be on the site by the end of the week. Received word from one member about his intention to resign from the department for personal reasons, waiting on a resignation letter from him. Also have someone interested in joining the department that is already Certified. Department Yearly Physicals and Fit Testing is this Thursday, August 21st. We had a standby crew on site during the Symco Weekender, received compliments on the work of the staff. Nick Weed is signed up to for the Fire Officer Class starting next week. Brian Lettau and Paul Timm are signed up for the ICS 300 class in Freedom. Currently at 75 calls for the fiscal year, 12 since last meeting. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns City of Manawa – 16. Town of Union -11. Town of Royalton -11. Town of Little Wolf-20. Lebanon – 0. Coverage Area – 6. Marion -4. Waupaca – 1. Weyauwega -5. lola – 1. Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Thresheree and Weekender went well. The IV pump has arrived. Will need to do some training before using it. Got the oxygen cascade system installed. 826 is having problems with the AC, will be taking it in to get fixed. Total ambulance runs for July 2025 were 31. Manawa 15. Little Wolf 7. Royalton 4. Union 5. Lebanon 0. Mutual Aid 0. Total runs for 2025 are at 216. Runs for 2024 at this time were 199. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.9 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 4 min, Little Wolf 3.5 min, Royalton 5.2 min, Union 3.2 min, Lebanon 0.0. Fire Station Presentation: Josh Luebke, Nick Weed, Brian Lettau, Dan Boerst, Paul Timm were there to give a presentation about looking to possibly build a new fire and ambulance station. They formed a committee of fire and ambulance members to discuss ideas. They feel they have outgrown their current space. The new station would include more space, personal quarters, training space, more storage and office space. There would be ownership instead of renting. Because the station is currently rented from the City of Manawa and the ambulance department rents an apartment off site. They would like to do a feasibility study. They would look into grants and would like to fund it by grants. They would like approval from the Fire and Ambulance Board to go forward with more fact finding. Moved Roenz/Henschel to allow going forward with more fact finding with the goal of a new fire and ambulance station and then bring the information to the Board. Carried. In-Town pay for ambulance employees: Ryan would like to see the in-town employees receive $10.00 an hour for standby and then when they receive a call they would receive the same wages as the out of town employees based on their level. What qualifies for in-town employees? Ryan states that to be an in-town employee they must be able to be at the station within 4 minutes or less while maintaining the speed limit. Ryan will set those boundary limits on a map. Moved Eck/R. Beyer to approve the in-town ambulance employees to receive $10.00 per hour for stand by and then receive the current out-of-town employee wages per level of certification for calls with condition that the in-town employees having a 4 minute or less response time to the station at the speed limits allowed. Carried. Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/J.Beyer to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: Next month – Initial Fire and Ambulance Budgets for 2026 Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:50pm. Schoenrock/R.Beyer. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary

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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Manawa City President Jackie Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Randy Schoenrock, Bryan Strobusch, Jim Roenz, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel. Others: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, . No Public present. Moved to approve the July 15, 2025 agenda. R.Beyer/Henschel. Carried. Moved to approve the June 17, 2025 meeting minutes. Eck/Schoenrock. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Josh Smith gave his report. The new rescue boats are in service and the department trained on them last night. Next step is get everything on the Surplus site. Rodeo went well overall. Set up to do the Department Yearly Physicals on August 21st. Depending on weather we will have a standby crew at Thresheree, and definitely at the Weekender. Sturm Family Foundation donated $8500. Chris Roehl family donated $3000 with half going to fire and half to ambulance. Currently at 63 calls for the fiscal year, 5 since last meeting. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns: City of Manawa – 15. Town of Union – 9. Town of Royalton –10. Town of Little Wolf –19. Lebanon – 0. Coverage Area – 4. Marion – 2. Waupaca – 1. Weyauwega – 6. Iola – 1. Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Rodeo went well. There were some heat issues. Received $6500 donation from Sturm Family Foundation. Had 3 requests for applications. Getting ready for Thresheree. Received $3000 grant from ThedaCare for IV pumps. Total ambulance runs for June 2025 were 26. Manawa 13. Little Wolf 5. Royalton 4. Union 1. Lebanon 2. Mutual Aid Iola 1. Total runs for 2025 are at 182. Runs for 2024 at this time were 169. Avg time from paged to enroute = 4.1 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 1.2 min, Little Wolf 4.7 min, Royalton 5.6 min, Union 9 min, Lebanon 4.5. In-Town pay for ambulance employees: Ryan thinks it may be time to revisit the in-town wages for the ambulance employees. The wages may need to be adjusted for the in-town people. Ryan will bring numbers to the next meeting regarding the cost and possible increase. Year to Date budget: The YTD quarterly budget for January – June 2025 was presented. Audit: It was discussed when to do the Fire and Ambulance financial audit. It was decided to do the audit in December. Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/Schoenrock to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: Next month revisit In-Town wages for ambulance employees Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:40pm. Roenz/Henschel. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Manawa City President Jackie Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Randy Schoenrock, Bryan Strobusch, Jim Roenz, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel. Others: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Josh Luebke. No Public present. Moved to approve the June 17, 2025 agenda. Roenz/R.Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the May 20, 2025 meeting minutes. Eck/Schoenrock. Carried. Public comment: None Board Officer Election: Open nominations for President. Eck/R.Beyer nominated Jackie Beyer for President. No other nominations. Closed nominations. All Aye. Carried. Open nominations for Vice-President. J.Beyer/Roenz nominated Mary Eck for Vice-President. No other nominations. Closed nominations. All Aye. Carried. Open nominations for Secretary/Treasurer. J.Beyer/Eck nominated Jim Roenz for Secretary/Treasurer. No other nominations. Closed nominations. All Aye. Carried. Designated Account Signers: Jackie feels that it would be best to have 3 account signers instead of 2 in case there is someone out of town or unable to sign checks. Those signers would be Jackie Beyer, Mary Eck and Jim Roenz. Moved Roenz/R.Beyer to approve having Jackie Beyer, Mary Eck and Carl James Roenz as the 3 signers on the Manawa Fire and Ambulance bank accounts going forward. Carried. Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Josh Smith gave his report. Attended the Bear Creek Car Show and received Best Emergency Vehicle. Have it set up to host the FF1, Fire Officer, and FF2 classes this next school year. Working on getting the new boat in service, once in service and personnel trained on, we will be placing items on Wisconsin Surplus. Working on getting grants submitted this month: DNR, State Farm, etc.. Set up to do the Department Yearly Physicals in August. Currently at 59 calls for the fiscal year, 4 since last meeting. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns: City of Manawa – 15. Town of Union – 9. Town of Royalton –8. Town of Little Wolf –17. Lebanon – 0. Coverage Area – 2. Marion – 2. Waupaca – 1. Weyauwega – 5 Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Sold walking tacos during the City Wide Rummage sales. Made a profit of $538. Monday will be state inspections. Total ambulance runs for May 2025 were 19. Manawa 11. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 1. Union 2. Lebanon 0. Mutual Aid Clintonville 1. Total runs for 2025 are at 153. Runs for 2024 at this time were 130. Avg time from paged to enroute = 4.3 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 1.6 min, Little Wolf 5.5 min, Royalton 7 min, Union 6 min, Lebanon N/A. Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/Henschel to approve financials as presented. Carried. Closed Session: Moved Eck/Roenz to adjourn into Closed Session per Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) & (f) at 5:17pm. Moved Eck/Henschel to move into open session at 5:34pm. No statement or action. New Business: Next month add Budget YTD Review and Audit. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:40pm. Eck/Schoenrock Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at Manawa City Hall Vice-President Eck called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Rod Beyer, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel, Jim Roenz, Rany Schoenrock. Others: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen. No Public present. Moved to approve the May 20, 2025 agenda. Roenz/R.Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the April 15, 2025 meeting minutes. Roenz/Henschel. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Josh Smith gave his report. Received a Grant from United Coop for $500. Class Items: Driver/Operator, All 3 members in the class passed both written and practical exams and are state certified. FF1, All members passed the practical exam but still need to pass the written, one members passed everything and is state certified. 3 members went down to Alabama last week and picked up our new rescue boat setup, will be looking to put the old boat and other items on Wisconsin Surplus when the boat is fully in service. Possibly sell 2006 turnout gear on auction site. Fundraiser Items – Pancake Breakfast went well. Had around $4000 profit. Attendance for breakfast was around 500 which was more than the drive-thru. Calendar raffle had around $10,000 profit. Will be assisting in the Memorial Day Events with traffic control. Currently at 55 calls for the fiscal year, 4 since last meeting. Response times for all calls is 8:42, for Local Calls is 7:35. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns: City of Manawa – 15. Town of Union – 8. Town of Royalton –7. Town of Little Wolf –15. Lebanon – 0. Coverage Area – 2. Marion – 2. Waupaca – 1. Weyauwega - 5 Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. The power load cot was installed. The bowling tournament went well and had $1722 profit. Received a $1000 donation from the Boo Boo Crew from New London. Total ambulance runs for April 2025 were 31. Manawa 16. Little Wolf 9. Royalton 3. Union 3. Lebanon 0. Total runs for 2025 are at 130. Runs for 2024 at this time were 123. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.2 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 3.1min, Little Wolf 5.7min, Royalton 8.5min, Union 8.3min, Lebanon N/A. 2025 1st Quarter Budget Review: Angie handed out the budget review report for Jan – March 2025 at the last board meeting. Board had no questions about the review. Financial reports were given. Moved Henschel/R.Beyer to approve financials as presented. Carried. Moved R.Beyer/Henschel to approve Carl James Roenz as the 2nd signer for the Fire and Ambulance bank and checking accounts. Carried. New Business: Next month add Elections for Board. Jeff Handschke will no longer be Town of Lebanon’s representative. Randy Schoenrock will be Lebanon’s representative. Bryan Strobusch will be Town of Royalton’s new representative. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:25pm. Roenz/R.Beyer Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary

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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel. Others present: Chris Ebert – Royalton, Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Hannah Scheel. No Public present. Moved to approve the April 15, 2025 agenda. R.Beyer/Roenz. Carried. Moved to approve the March 18, 2025 meeting minutes. Ebert/Roenz. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Josh Smith gave his report. The Reimbursement documents were sent into the DNR Grant team for the 2024 grant we received last year. Nick Weed successfully passed the NIMS ICS 300 class last month. Class Items: Driver/Operator class final exams are scheduled for the written on 4/15 and the Practical is set for 4/22. FF1 final written and practical exam is scheduled for 5/17/2025. 3 members attended the FDIC event in Indianapolis last week and received a number of new equipment ideas for future fundraising opportunities. Pancake Breakfast is April 27th, “In-Person” from 8am-Noon. Calendar Raffle is going good, all tickets were sold once again. Fundraiser goal has been met for ordering the new rescue boat combination. We are on schedule and awaiting notification for pickup. Rescue truck is in for a repair of the head gasket, should get it back later this week. Will be receiving around $2400 back for the DNR grant. Currently at 51 calls for the fiscal year, 11 since last meeting. Response times for all calls is 9:15, for Local Calls is 7:55. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns: City of Manawa – 15. Town of Union – 8. Town of Royalton –7. Town of Little Wolf –13. Lebanon – 0. Marion – 2. Waupaca – 1. Weyauwega - 5 Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Had a student ride-along. Preparing for the Bowling Tournament. Ordered calendar raffle tickets. Received a donation from Masonic Lodge for $100. 43 employees on the roster. Ryan handed out a collections revenue report. We increased revenues by 25%. Scheduling is going well. Ryan stated we have a good team. Total ambulance runs for March 2025 were 31. Manawa 17. Little Wolf 3. Royalton 3. Union 3. Lebanon 0. Mutual Aid New London GC 1. Mutual Aid Iola 2. Mutual Aid Clintonville 1. Total runs for 2025 are at 99. Runs for 2024 at this time were 69. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.8 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 2.4min, Little Wolf 5.8min, Royalton 7.1min, Union 11.4min, Lebanon N/A, Mutual Aid New London GC 11min. Mutual Aid Iola 15min. Mutual Aid Clintonville 13.5min. 2025 1st Quarter Budget Review: Angie handed out the budget review report for Jan – March 2025. Board will take it home to review and bring questions to the next meeting. Financial reports were given. Moved Henschel/Eck to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: Next month add Elections for Board. Marlyn Ebert was thanked for his years of service on the Manawa Rural Fire and Ambulance Board. His son, Chris Ebert was elected Supervisor for Town of Royalton. Chris may be the new fire representative for Royalton. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:38pm. R.Beyer/Ebert. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary

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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen. No Public present.Moved to approve the March 18, 2025 agenda. Eck/R.Beyer. Carried.Moved to approve the February 11, 2025 meeting minutes. Eck/Henschel. Carried.Public comment: NoneFire Chief Report: Fire Chief Josh Smith gave his report. Members were measured for the new replacement sets of gear through Firehouse Subs, looking at around 8 weeks to get the new gear. 5 members went to the NIMS 400 class in Sturgeon Bay a couple weeks ago, and Nick is in Sheboygan this week getting his NIMS 300. All FF1 students are now at the Entry Level status on the department and can be used on fire scenes. Spoke to FVTC to host classes here next year again. 3 members will be going to FDIC in Indianapolis from 4/9 thu 4/12. Pancake Breakfast is April 27th, “In-Person” from 8am-Noon. Calendar Raffle drawings starts 4/1/2025, some tickets still available but going fast. The 2% Dues Audit went well, we created a Health and Safety Committee as a recommendation from this. Currently at 39 calls for the fiscal year, 5 since last meeting. Response times for all calls is 9:24, for Local Calls is 7:55. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns: City of Manawa – 12, Town of Union – 6, Town of Royalton –6, Town of Little Wolf –9, Lebanon – 0, Marion – 2, Waupaca – 1, Weyauwega - 3Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Received FAP funds of $28,327.54. FAPS money along with money from the donation checking account will purchase and install a cot power load system. The older cot will move to the backup unit. Purchased 7 AED’s for $250 on the auction website. The scanner/printer/copier in the ambulance office was replaced. Cost was $400. Working on the bowling tournament and calendar raffle. The state raffle license has been renewed. Total ambulance runs for February 2025 were 27. Manawa 11. Little Wolf 10. Royalton 5. Union 1. Lebanon 0. Total runs for 2025 are at 62. Runs for 2024 at this time were 68. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.4 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 2.5min, Little Wolf 6.3min, Royalton 6min, Union 9min, Lebanon N/A, Mutual Aid N/A.Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/Handschke to approve financials as presented. Carried.New Business: Present the 2025 1st quarter of budget numbers with a comparison from 2024 at the April 2025 meeting.Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 5:00pmMoved to adjourn the meeting at 5:32pm. Eck/Henschel. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary___________________________________________________________________
Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Jim Roenz, Mary Eck. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Hannah Scheel. No Public present. Moved to approve the February 11, 2025 agenda. R.Beyer/Handschke. Carried. Moved to approve the January 21, 2025 meeting minutes. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: We were contacted by Firehouse Subs Grant on the next steps for the funding and should be seeing it in the next couple weeks. All paperwork has to be submitted and completed by June 30th, 2025. Brought on 2 new members this month that are already FF1 Certified, also received resignations from 2 members due to health and availability issues. All 2% Dues Recertification should be done on the FD end, Townships just need to take care of their part. We have a couple members signed up for the NIMS 300 & 400 classes in the next couple months. Reminder to RSVP for the Annual Banquet by this Saturday, Banquet is on Feb. 22nd. We have our 2% dues audit from the State this Thursday, 2/13/2025 @9am. Currently at 34 calls for the fiscal year, 10 since last meeting. Response times for all calls is 9:24, for Local Calls is 7:55. About 2.5 weeks ahead of last year. 11/1/2024 to 10/31/2025 Call Breakdowns: City of Manawa – 12. Town of Union – 6. Town of Royalton – 5. Town of Little Wolf – 5. Lebanon – 0. Marion – 2. Waupaca – 1. Weyauwega - 3 Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. 826 repairs are done to the wheel bearing and had an oil change. Received one more application. Hannah wrote up grant applications to ThedaCare for IV pump and to Capital Credit Union for radios and pagers. EMR to Basic class will be offered in March in Waupaca. Jeff Handschke has info about a grant through Coldwell. Total ambulance runs for January 25 were 25. Manawa 12. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 5. Union 1. Lebanon 1. Mutual Aid Gold Cross 2. Total runs for 2025 are at 36. Runs for 2024 at this time were 32. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.7 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 2.7min, Little Wolf 5.3min, Royalton 8.6min, Union 5min, Lebanon 9min, Mutual Aid 6.5min Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/Roenz to approve financials as presented. Carried. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:36pm. R.Beyer/Ebert Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Jim Roenz, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Hannah Scheel. No Public present. Moved to approve the January 21, 2025 agenda. R.Beyer/Henschel. Carried. Moved to approve the December 17, 2024 meeting minutes. R.Beyer/Henschel. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Smith gave his report. Received notice that we have successfully been awarded the Firehouse Subs grant for 8 new sets of turnout gear totaling $26,120. We will also be ordering 3 additional sets through the 2% dues as our normal yearly replacement. Driver/Operator class has begun and we have 3 members enrolled. Received most of the items that we wrote the DNR grant for, just waiting on a new radio and then will proceed with the reimbursement paperwork. We are hosting the Intro to Wildland Fire class that is put on by the DNR on 2/1/2025. We are also working with the County Emergency Management team to host a NIMS ICS 300 & 400 class. Annual Banquet is scheduled for February 22nd @ Cedar Springs.(Invite in packet) We are up for the 2% dues audit from the State on 2/13/2025. Currently at 24 calls for the fiscal year, 10 since last meeting. Response times for all calls is 9:42, for Local Calls is 7:34. City of Manawa – 8. Town of Union – 5. Town of Royalton – 4. Town of Little Wolf – 3. Lebanon – 0. Marion – 2. Waupaca – 1. Weyauwega - 1 Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Hired 5 more people. Electrical issue with 826 was fixed. Will be fixing wheel bearing issue on 826 this week. Hannah is working on grants and fundraiser. Ambulance bowling tournament on 5/17/25. Hannah is going through Paramedic class. Manawa ambulance will not be stationed at Bear Lake for Snodeo. We will do transports if needed. Total ambulance runs for December 2024 were 37. Manawa 14. Little Wolf 6. Royalton 5. Union 8. Lebanon 0. Total runs for 2024 are at 329. Runs for 2023 at this time were 379. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.8 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 3.1min, Little Wolf 4.8min, Royalton 5.7min, Union 8.6min, Lebanon N/A. Ambulance Director Report: Josh Smith stepped down from Assistant Ambulance Director role. Ryan Schultz suggested Josh Luebke to move into the role. Moved Roenz/Eck to approve Josh Luebke as the Assistant Ambulance Director with a 6 month probation. Carried. Info from Muncipality Meetings: Jackie and Ryan went to the St.Lawrence meeting to discuss the ambulance service. The township is interested in what we do and the costs. They will have a follow up meeting. Jackie and Ryan also went to the Lebanon meeting. They asked about response times. Ryan wants to do what is best for the patients in regards to coverage areas. Financial reports were given. Discussed if there were any rollover money at the end of 2024. Talked about paying the fire department back from the ambulance department for the insurance that was covered at the end of 2024. $3000 will be paid back this quarter and $3000 after the next assessment. Moved Eck/Ebert to approve financials as presented. Carried. Closed Session: Moved Eck/R.Beyer to adjourn into Closed Session per Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) & (f) at 5:39pm. Carried. Open Session: Moved Eck/Ebert to move into open session at 6:15p. Carried. Statement from Closed Session: For informational only. No action. New Business: None Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:17pm. Eck/Ebert Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 5:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen. No Public present. Moved to approve the December 17, 2024 agenda. R.Beyer/Ebert. Carried. Moved to approve the November 19, 2024 meeting minutes. Eck/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Smith gave his report. All members that were a part of the FF2 class all successfully completed the class and passed the State Certification Exam. Driver/Operator class is set to begin in January, have some members signed up for this. Did participate in the Lighted Food Drive this last Saturday to benefit the area Food Pantries of the Departments represented. Will be helping with Food Pantry Christmas deliveries this Wednesday. Christmas Party is re-scheduled for February 22nd @ Cedar Springs. FF1 Class – Students all received a progress email about where they stand in the class so far, if not all items are up to date by Jan. 4th they will be dropped from the class. Will be applying for AFG through FEMA to update radios and pagers. There are 30 members in the department. Currently at 13 calls for the fiscal year. Response times for all calls is 9:54, for Local Calls is 8:01. City of Manawa – 2. Town of Union – 3. Town of Royalton – 4. Town of Little Wolf – 1. Lebanon – 0. Marion – 2. Waupaca - 1 Fire Billing Ordinance: All municipalities are received. Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Working on 826 fixing the electrical. Received a resume for an EMT Basic. Total ambulance runs for November 2024 were 20. Manawa 5. Little Wolf 3. Royalton 3. Union 8. Lebanon 0. Mutual Aid for Clintonville – 1. Total runs for 2024 are at 309. Runs for 2023 at this time were 350. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.6 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 3.2min, Little Wolf 4.3min, Royalton 5.3min, Union 10.2min, Lebanon N/A. Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/R.Beyer to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: Info from municipalities meetings Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 5:25pm. Ebert/R.Beyer. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Mike Nash, Angie Jacobsen. No Public present. Moved to approve the November 19, 2024 agenda. Roenz/ R.Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the October 15, 2024 meeting minutes. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Smith gave his report. Will be participating in the Lighted Food Drive in Weyauwega once again this year on Dec. 14th, all donations will be split amongst the Food Pantries of the Departments represented. Election of Officers was this month and the results were: Asst. Chief – Nick Weed, 1st Capt. Dan Boerst, 1st Lt. – Paul Timm, 2nd Lt.- Mike Nash, 1st Engineer – Sam Ziebell. Received a donation from the Lions Club, but the department voted to return the donation because of the circumstances of the July 5th incident. Christmas Party is scheduled for February 8th @ Cedar Springs. The FF2 Class has completed with State testing scheduled in Dec. FF1 Class – Have 6 in class. Had one student dropped the class for personal reasons. Had to have a discussion with the department about responding to the station during calls and spoke to a few individuals about specific complaints with this. Will get the painting on the truck down in the winter months. Ended the 2024 fiscal year with 111 incident responses. Response times for all incidents is 9:34, for our incidents is 7:29. Had 10 calls since the last meeting. Manawa – 5 (2) False Alarms, (1) CPR Assist, (1) Lift Assist (1) Smell of Hot Wires. Little Wolf – 2 (1)Burning Complaint and a Lift Assist. Union – 1 Investigate the area for smoke. Royalton – 2 (1) Vehicle Crash, (1) Lawnmower Fire. Fire Billing Ordinance: All municipalities are received. Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. October was a slow month. They applied for the Assistance Firefighter’s grant. Snodeo contacted them about sitting at their event in February. The staff voted and they will not be doing it. They will do transport but they will not sit on sight. Brought on 1 more paramedic. Total ambulance runs for October 2024 were 17. Manawa 7. Little Wolf 3. Royalton 4. Union 2. Lebanon 0. Mutual Aid for Iola – 1. Total runs for 2024 are at 284. Runs for 2023 at this time were 336. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.4 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = Manawa 1.8min, Little Wolf 4.8min, Royalton 7min, Union 7min, Lebanon N/A. Budgets: All municipalities passed the proposed budgets for fire and ambulance. Insurance: Eastling Insurance sent several proposals for insurance. The Line of Duty rider was removed, and extra benefits must be purchased individually now. The additional benefit of Cancer benefit rider would cost and extra $150 a month or $1800 a year. This amount can be absorbed in the budget. Moved to accept the insurance to include the Cancer benefit rider in option 1 for $25,464.00. Eck/Henschel. Carried. Financial reports were given. Moved Ebert/Eck to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: It was decided to move the meetings to 5:00pm for the winter months starting December 2024. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:31pm. Eck/R.Beyer. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen. No Public present. Moved to approve the October 15, 2024 agenda. Handschke/Roenz. Carried. Moved to approve the September 17, 2024 meeting minutes. Roenz/R.Beyer. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Fire Chief Smith gave his report. We have started receiving some of the items that we fundraised for. Completed the paperwork to proceed with the DNR grant. All items must be purchased and received by April 2025. Submitted the Firehouse Subs grant last Thursday and should receive word in the next 1-2 months. Fall classes continue to be going well. We did assist with the Homecoming events last month. We did partake in the Fire Prevention Week events last week and everything went well. Currently at call 103 for 2024 year. Response times for all incidents is 9:37 for our incidents is 7:34. City of Manawa – 1 Possible Lightning Strike and 1 Gas Leak. Little Wolf – 1 Motor vehicle accident. Scandinavia – Barn Fire Fire Billing Ordinance: Received Lebanon, Union, Manawa and Little Wolf’s fire billing ordinance. Royalton will hold their public hearing to approve in October. Ambulance report: Director Schultz gave his report. Supplies are going up in price. The ambulance department applied for the Firehouse Sub grant. If received, they would purchase radios and pagers. Currently working on the FAPS funding paperwork. Twp AEMT people signed up for paramedics class next spring. Ryan attended the Waupaca Area Foundations event. They were invited because they had received a grant from the foundation. Total ambulance runs for September 2024 were 23. Manawa 11. Little Wolf 5. Royalton 3. Union 2. Lebanon 0. Mutual aid for Clintonville 2. Mutual Aid for Iola – 1. Total runs for 2024 are at 259. Runs for 2023 at this time were 279. Avg time from paged to enroute = 3.5 minutes. Avg time from enroute to on-scene = 6.2 minutes. Budgets– Fire department will be raising budget 0% for 2025. The ambulance has two options. 1. 5% increase or 2. 0% increase. The 5% increase would raise the budget $14967.00. Moved Handschke/Henschel to approve the 5% increase for the ambulance budget for 2025. Carried. Moved Handschke/Henschel to keep the fire department budget at a 0% increase for 2025. Carried. Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/R.Beyer to approve financials as presented. Carried. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 6:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:53pm. Eck/R.Beyer. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Angie Jacobsen. No Public present. Moved to approve the September 17, 2024 agenda. Eck/R. Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the August 20, 2024 meeting minutes. Eck/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: We successfully sold all of the UTV Raffle Tickets. We have already ordered and received some water rescue items that we did the fundraiser for. DNR Grant will be awarded starting Oct 1st, if received we will be getting 1 new portable radio, 5 new pagers, and 5 pails of firefighting foam. We handed out one application for membership and received an email from someone else that was interested in joining. Fall classes have started and so far seem to be going well. We assisted with watering the Rodeo Grounds for the High School Rodeo. We will be assisting with Homecoming Events next week. Ryan Schultz and I attended the New London First Responder groups meeting last week to go over MABAS and what we would be looking for from them if requested to respond. Currently at call 98 for 2024 year. Response times for all incidents is 9:21 for our incidents is 7:31. Lebanon – 1 Tractor Accident. City of Manawa – 1 CPR Assist. Little Wolf – 1 Lift Assist. Union – 1 EMS Assist. Royalton – 1 Motorcycle Accident Fire Billing Ordinance: Received Lebanon, Union, Manawa and Little Wolf’s fire billing ordinance. Royalton will approve at their next meeting. Ambulance report: Total ambulance runs for August 2024 were 30. Manawa 13. Little Wolf 5. Royalton 5. Union 5. Lebanon 0. Mutual aid for Clintonville 2. Total runs for 2024 are at 242. Runs for 2023 at this time were 267. Budget Timeline – Department budgets will be presented at the October meeting. Financial reports were given. Moved Ebert/Eck to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: Add Budgets to agenda. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:35pm. Ebert/Eck. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Randy Schoenrock, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Hannah Scheel, Josh Luebke, Mike Nash. No Public present. Moved to approve the August 20, 2024 agenda. R. Beyer/Henschel. Carried. Moved to approve the July 16, 2024 meeting minutes. Ebert/R.Beyer. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Doing one final push to sell UTV Raffle Tickets this week, drawing is Aug. 28th here at the station via Facebook Live. Did very well at both Symco events. Did receive an email that the FD did get the WE Energies Grant for $2000, that will be going towards PPE upgrades. No word yet on DNR grant or the couple others that have been applied for. Have had a few issues come up with our main engine from the flood event causing water that was found in one of the main solenoids. Thankfully it was a quick fix and not too damaging to anything. We have a number of members signed up for the fall classes that we are hosting this year. Received resignation from Adam Iverson due to moving out of the area. Received a quote to get the truck painted, $4925. Files an insurance claim. We will be helping with watering for the High School Rodeo. Hosting Waupaca County Firefighters Association meeting on August 21st. Had a crew on standby at the Symco Weekender and found that there are a few events that we need to definitely be there for. We have our yearly Fit Testing/Physicals for this year on Thursday afternoon. Currently at call 93 for 2024 year. Response times for all incidents is 9:13, for our incidents is 7:27. Little Wolf – 3 Vehicle Fires, 1 Investigation. Union – 1 Chopper Fire, 1 Landing Zone. Iola – Structure Fire Assist Fire Billing Ordinance: Received Union, Manawa and Little Wolf’s fire billing ordinance. Lebanon and Royalton will approve at their September meeting. Ambulance report: Hired 3 people, 2 paramedics and 1 EMT basic. We received approval to order narcotics. The Thresheree went well. Hannah submitted a grant application to Waupaca County Area Foundation and received a $7500 grant toward the power loading system. Callendar raffle is going good, sold over half the tickets. Total ambulance runs for July 2024 were 27. Manawa 15. Little Wolf 6. Royalton 1. Union 2. Lebanon 1. Standby for Iola - 2. Total runs for 2024 are at 217. Runs for 2023 at this time were 248. Budget Comparison – Board was presented with the 2024 budget comparison for the fire and ambulance department. Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/Henschel to write a $50,000 check from the Fire checking account to the Fire Money Market account to accumulate more interest. Carried. Moved Eck/Ebert to approve financials as presented. Carried. New Business: No new business. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 6:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:40pm. Henschel/Ebert. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary

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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Hannah Scheel. No Public present. Moved to approve the July 16, 2024 agenda. Eck/R. Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the June 18, 2024 meeting minutes. Eck/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Voted on 1 new member this month. This brings our membership numbers to 32. We were present at the Iola Car Show selling UTV. We have people signed up for the Fall Classes for FF2 and FF1. DNR Grant was submitted, did not get the Firehouse Subs grant submitted, will be going for next quarter. We assisted with watering the Rodeo Grounds again this year, though short lived. Cody Eggleston passed his State Certification for FF1, will be going on to FF2. Will be staffing a crew down in Symco for the Weekender Weekend event due to the number of people expected. Currently at call 87 for 2024 year, 14 calls since last meeting. We are currently 2.5 week ahead of last year’s call volume. Fire Billing Ordinance: Townships and City should be adopting the fire billing ordinance by August. Joel asked if a fee schedule could just be done instead. The billing company being used wants it to be done this way to allow them to do the actual billing. Fire & Ambulance Disaster Response: After the incident on July 5th is there anything we need to change in the policies? No, everything was handled well. There will be a city department debriefing meeting the following Monday. Ambulance report: Received two more applications for paramedics and one for EMTB and one for EMR . They will start preparing for the Thresheree. The calendar raffle tickets are out for the public to purchase. The DEA application for narcotics is in but we will have to wait up to 4 weeks. Total ambulance runs for June 2024 were 28. Manawa 12. Little Wolf 7. Royalton 1. Union 5. Lebanon 2. Mutual Aid Clintonville 1. Total runs for 2024 are at 180. Runs for 2023 at this time were 205. Financial reports were given. Moved Handschke/Eck to approve as presented. Carried. New Business: No new business. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at 6:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:43pm. R. Beyer/Henschel. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary_____________________________________________
Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Kelly Norton. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Hannah Scheel. No Public present. Moved to approve the June 18, 2024 agenda. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. Moved to approve the May 21, 2024 meeting minutes. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Voted on 1 new member this month and received 1 more application. This applicant will be our second one in the Explorer/Cadet program. Will be going through the Rodeo Parade promoting the UTV Raffle and possibly getting a spot at the Iola Car Show. We just received the class numbers for the Fall Semester of FF1, FF2, and Driver/Operator. Still waiting to hear back from a couple grants that were submitted and will be finishing up the DNR Grant before the July 1st deadline. Will be assisting with watering the Rodeo Grounds again this year. Currently at call 73 for 2024 year, 13 calls since last meeting. Response times for all incidents is 9:12, for our incidents is 7:20. City of Manawa – 1 Power Line Down, 3 False Alarms, 1 Landing Zone. Little Wolf – 1 Lift Assist, 1 Power Line Down, 2 Smell of Gas. Union – 1 Vehicle Accident, 1 Lift Assist. Lebanon – 1 Structure Fire. Coverage Area – 1 Severe Weather Standby Fire Billing Ordinance: Jeff Handschke, Jim Roenz, Josh Smith met to discuss options regarding the fire billing ordinance. They went over the current and purposed billing rates. The billing company said it can be updated whenever we are ready. We haven’t updated the rates in awhile. Ours is a flat rate not hourly. Added in water rescue because it was not in the list before. Municipalities need to publish ordinance 15 days before a public hearing. The municipalities will then need to have a public hearing and approve the ordinance. Josh Smith will email sample ordinance to Jackie and she will update and email to the other municipalities. Moved to approve the rates as proposed which will become effective once the ordinances are received. Ebert/R.Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the billing ordinance to be forwarded to the billing service, Fire Recovery USA. Eck/Roenz. Carried. Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. Had the walking taco fundraiser during the city wide rummage sales. Set up tables inside the station and people liked that. We made over $100 more than last year. Made a total of $943. Received the calendar raffle tickets and will start to sell those. We are preparing for the rodeo. The schedule is full. The 826 wheel bearing is going out and will be replaced. The cot repairs are completed. EAP started as of 6/1/24. Received 2 more applications. Working on grants. Total ambulance runs for May 2024 were 34. Manawa 18. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 7. Union 3. Lebanon 0. Mutual Aid Iola 1. Mutual Aid Clintonville 1. Mutual Aid Gold Cross 1. Total runs for 2024 are at 158. Runs for 2023 at this time were 171. Flex Medic Update: Officially Flex Medic on 6/3/24. Still need to get DA license. Ryan will be working on that. Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/Roenz to approve as presented. Carried. Discussed if we wanted to pay off the fire truck loan with money market funds. We are making good interest in the money market account so we will not pay off early. New Business: No new business. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 6:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:44pm. Ebert/Roenz. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President J. Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Director Ryan Schultz, Angie Jacobsen, Hannah Scheel, Kristie Rhoden, Mike Nash. No Public present. Moved to approve the May 21, 2024 agenda with change: 826 lighting upgrade to 827 lighting upgrade. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. Moved to approve the April 23, 2024 meeting minutes. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Voted on 2 new members and received 1 more application. The new applicant will be in the Explorer/Cadet program. Had repairs made to the main engine’s pump primer and possibly starting an insurance claim to get the tender repaired. Other tender is also set for some repairs to the pump primer as well. DOT inspections have started. Started selling UTV raffle tickets. The water rescue committee has met a few times to go over potential upgrades to the water rescue equipment. The pancake breakfast went well with a profit of $4700. The department has decided to bring it back to “in-person” next year. Received check from the Alliant Energy grant for $1000. Have completed grant applications for the WE Energies, Gary Sinise, and Dennis Leary Foundation grants. Currently at call 60 for 2024 year, 9 calls since last meeting. Response times for all incidents is 9:13, for our incidents is 7:22. City of Manawa – 1 Fire Alarm, 1 Lift Assist. Town of Union – 1 Accident Response, 1 Lift Assist. Town of Royalton – 1 Lightning Strike, 1 Gas Leak. Farmington – 1 Structure Fire Assist, 1 Change of Quarters. Helvetia – 1 Assist with Search for Lost Person. Fire DNR Grant: It is a 50/50 match grant. It would be for the purchase of radios/pagers. Half the cost would be $2000. Fire Billing Ordinance: LifeQuest will not be doing the billing for fire departments. For the new billing company, Fire Recovery USA, we will have to pass an ordinance at each municipality to allow billing. Chief Smith received a sample of an ordinance and rates from the new company. They suggested raising the rates. Some questions that were asked: Is there a state rate average that could be used instead of a national rate? Can we get rates comparable to other area departments? What is the deadline? What are our current charges? Could we have more insurance refusals because costs are too high? A sub-committee of Jeff Handschke, Jim Roenz, Rod Beyer, Josh Smith will meet to discuss options. Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. The bowling tournament went well. Filled all the shifts and had 42 raffle baskets. Had a lot of help at the event. Raised $2855. The cot will need some maintenance. Cost will be $1733. Total ambulance runs for April 2024 were 20. Manawa 10. Little Wolf 3. Royalton 2. Union 2. Lebanon 0. Total runs for 2024 are at 124. Runs for 2023 at this time were 142. 827 Lighting Upgrade: Our older ambulance still runs well. We updated the graphics. Director Schultz would like to upgrade the lighting. He received a quote for over $10,000. Ryan said he could do it himself. Lighting cost would be $3248. Moved to approve changing out the lighting on the 827 ambulance. Handschke/Eck. Carried. EAP: The department has some very stressful calls. We don’t have an EAP program for employees to be able to speak to counselors. Director Schultz reached out to ThedaCare about the EAP. Cost for EMS would be $1225 a year. For the fire it would be around $1375. It would be valuable for the mental and well being of the employees. It shows we value them. Moved to allow the Fire and Ambulance departments to move forward with the EAP. Eck/R.Beyer. Carried. EMT Fund: Director Schultz would like to set up a payroll deduction from the ambulance employees of $5 a paycheck. This money would go towards extra things around the apartment and station. Board suggested to not have it be a payroll deduction and to setup a separate account with 2 signers that the funds could go into. Ryan will take care of the fund. Financial reports were given. Moved Handschke/Eck to approve as presented. Carried. New Business: Fire Billing Ordinance Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:00pm. Eck/Henschel. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary_______________________________________________________________________
Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Angie Jacobsen. No Public present. Moved to approve the April 23, 2024 agenda. Roenz/R. Beyer. Carried. Moved to approve the March 19, 2024 meeting minutes. Ebert/Roenz. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. We received word that we have been awarded a $1000 grant from Alliant Energy for equipment replacement. Will be applying for additional grants to assist with more equipment replacement. Voted on a new member and received 2 additional applications for membership. If voted on next month, will bring us to 30 members. The last time we were at 30 members was in 2019. All Calendar Raffle tickets were sold and the drawings are going well. There will be a new UTV Raffle starting next month and being drawn at the end of August. Reminder that the Pancake Breakfast is this Sunday, drive thru style starting at 8am. Currently at call 51 for 2024 year, 6 calls since last meeting. Response times for all incidents is 8:38, for our incidents is 6:33. City of Manawa – 3 EMS Assists. Town of Little Wolf – 1 Wildland Fire. Town of Helvetia - Possible Structure Fire with Iola (Canceled En route). Town of Bear Creek – Structure Fire Update on Tarp Issue for New Fire Truck: Chief Smith stated that Appleton Awning claims that they did nothing wrong in regards to the stitching on the tarp. They also added a chain instead of velcro which caused problems with the chevron. Josh sent emails to Marion Bodyworks and received no resolution. Not under warranty. Chief stated he will not order from them in the future. Will look into fixing the chevron in the next budget cycle. Ambulance report: Report given by Chief Smith, Director Schultz absent. The new advanced meds were put on the ambulances and employees were trained for it. The 9-pin tournament for 5/18/24 is going well and have only 1 spot left. There will be basket raffles and 50/50 raffles as well. Hannah is doing a great job with organizing it. Still working on grant opportunities. Former employee Tony Drath came back to work for the Ambulance Department. The department is starting to plan for the summer events. Total ambulance runs for March 2024 were 29. Manawa 16. Little Wolf 7. Royalton 2. Union 4. Lebanon 0. Total runs for 2024 are at 89. Runs for 2023 at this time were 108. Flex Medic Update: Flex Medic is progressing forward with a minor setback. Due to some health issues we are waiting for a letter of approval from Dr. Laux. Once she is able to write the letter it will be sent to the state to be approved. Financial reports were given. Moved Eck/Ebert to approve as presented. Carried. New Business: no new business Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 6:00pm Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:46pm. Ebert/Eck. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen, Secretary

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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Asst Chief Mike Nash and EMT, Hannah Scheel. No Public present. Moved to approve the March 19, 2024 agenda. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. Moved to approve the February 20, 2024 meeting minutes. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Brush Truck (old one) has been sold and check received for same. 2 new members voted in, bringing roster to 27, compared to 17 members 2 years ago. One more applicant for approval. A few raffle tickets left to sell, drawings start on April 1st. Pancake Breakfast is set for April 28, 2024, and will be the drive thru style again this year. Recognized department members that took part in a Life-saving effort of a patient that returned home. Calls are at 45, with 13 of those since last meeting. Response time is 6:44 for in area and 9:03 average for all calls. Discussion regarding a single facet of the Department By-Laws took place. Asst Chief Nash attended to discuss the requirements of department training. He was concerned about the members not being mandated to become Fire Fighter 1 level training, as they cannot move up to officer without more than an Entry level certification. Chief Smith stated the change in By-Laws passed the membership vote with only one dissenting vote, that being Nash’s vote. Per By-Laws, that was a majority vote and should be recognized as such. Henschel/Eck to approve the Fire Department By-Laws as presented and approved by membership. Carried by All. Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. The State has approved our Paramedic Flex program. ThedaCare grant of $750.00 was received. Total ambulance runs for February 2024 were 26. Manawa 15. Little Wolf 5. Royalton 2. Union 3. Lebanon 0. Mutual Aid for Gold Cross – 1. Total runs for 2024 are at 68. Runs for 2023 at this time were 75. Ambulance Bylaws: Discussion regarding changes to the By-Laws took place. New version updated the amount of time/miles personnel can live from the station. Handschke/Beyer to approve as presented. Carried by All. Financial reports were given. Eck/Handschke to approve as presented. Carried. New Business: Add to next meeting agenda: update on tarp issue on new fire truck. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 6:00pm, new date due to town’s having their Annual Meetings on 3rd Tuesday. Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:20pm. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Jackie Beyer, Commission Chair__________________________________________________________
Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Secretary Angie Jacobsen. No Public present. Moved to approve the February 20, 2024 agenda. R.Beyer/Eck. Carried. Moved to approve the January 16, 2024 meeting minutes. Ebert/Roenz. Carried. Public comment: None Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Brush Truck update: Had the Final Inspection of the new brush truck and were able to bring it home that same night. Worked on getting it outfitted with the equipment and is now in service. The old Brush Truck was put on Wisconsin Surplus with the final bid on the truck being $30,000, which will cover the majority of the remaining balance on the new truck. Currently selling tickets for the calendar raffle and seems to be going well. Also going to be doing a new fundraiser idea. Working with Grip and Rip in Clintonville again and going to be doing an official vote at our monthly meeting to see if we are going to proceed with it. Currently working with Marion body and Appleton Awning about an issue with the new tender as a result the hose bed cover. Have two new applications that will be brought in next month for membership. Background checks have already been completed on these and can proceed forward. Fire Pancake Breakfast will be a drive-thru on April 28, 2024. 2% dues for all municipalities are completed. Currently at call 32 for 2024 year, 10 calls since last meeting. Response times for all incidents is 9:33, for our incidents is 6:52. City of Manawa – 3 Fire Alarms, 2 CO Alarms, 1 Vehicle Accident with Extrication. Town of Royalton – 1 Extrication, 1 Vehicle Fire. Town of Helvetia – Structure Fire. Town of Nichols – Structure Fire. Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. New EMR applicant will be starting next month. Hannah is working on grant applications and fundraising activities. May 2024 will be a bowling tournament at Keglers. June 2024 will be a calendar raffle. We assisted in cleaning up the basement to set up a workout area. The new cot stopped working due to a broken wire. It was fixed. Jackie looked into other insurance companies for the Fire and Ambulance departments. Continental is the only insurance company that can insure us and that is who we currently use. Possibly look at replacement values. Total ambulance runs for January 2024 were 30. Manawa 12. Little Wolf 3. Royalton 1. Union 4. Lebanon 0. Mutual Aid for Clintonville – 1. Total runs for 2024 are at 41. Runs for 2023 at this time were 49. Ambulance Bylaws: Ryan is looking at the ambulance bylaws to see if they need to be updated. He will bring it to the next month’s meeting. Josh Smith emailed the Fire bylaws to the board members to take a look at to be approved at next month’s meeting. Financial reports were given. Moved to pay the Ambulance Donation account and Line of Credit back as soon as possible. J.Beyer/Eber. Carried. Moved to approve the financial reports. Eck/J.Beyer. Carried. New Business: Add to next meeting agenda: Fire and Ambulance Bylaws. Ebert wanted to thank everyone for the nice Fire and Ambulance Christmas Party. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 6:00pm. Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:39pm. Eck/R. Beyer. Carried. These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Fire Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Secretary Angie Jacobsen, Nick Week, Paul Webb. No Public present.Moved to approve the January 16, 2024 agenda. Roenz/R. Beyer. Carried.Moved to approve the December 19, 2023 meeting minutes. Ebert/Roenz. Carried.Public comment: NoneFire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Brush Truck Update: Possibly will be doing final inspection next week. Will be bringing old truck back and will get that listed on auction site. Helped out with the Food Pantry Christmas basket deliveries. Brought on one new member and handed out another application. Received one resignation. Will be doing Ice Water Rescue training this Saturday morning. Our annual DNR refresher is set up for Feb. 12th. Christmas Party will be February 3, 2024 at Cedar Springs starting at 5pm. We have had 22 incident responses for 2024 year. City of Manawa – 6 = 5 EMS assists, and 1 extinguished fire check out. Town of Union – 1 CPR assist with EMS. Town of Union – 1 Carbon Monoxide call. Waupaca – 1 Assisted call. Response times for all incidents is 7:16, for our incidents is 5:55Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. He has been working on 2 grants for AEDs, CPR training materials and mannequins. Hired one new member. Dr. Laux approved the protocols for the FLEX Paramedics, so the next step is getting state approval. The FLEX Paramedics should be running in 1 to 2 months. Ryan got a new phone and 2 new phones for the ambulances through Cellcom. He will be cancelling the US Cellular phone. Roenz asked if we have looked into other insurance companies to save on the budget. Jackie will send out the info to insurance companies to get bids. Total ambulance runs for December 2023 were 32. Manawa 24. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 4. Union 0. Lebanon 0. Standby for Clintonville – 1. Total runs for 2023 are at 379. Runs for 2022 at this time were 448.Ambulance In-town employee wages vs. Out-of-town employee wages: There was discussion about the current wage schedule for the in-town employees versus the out-of town employees. Nick Weed felt that the wages should be looked at. Maybe look at our budget numbers in April or May to see how our budget is doing before changing the wages. Joel would like to see a comparison made on how much it would have been if the wages were raised versus where they are now. Mary would like to see some examples of how many hours are worked and what is paid. The schedule should be looked at and possibly revamped. Jackie would like to see that things are fair for everyone. Bring explanation and clarification of the shifts and stipends to the next meeting. Employees can bring in info on what they think would be fair wages. Noticed that the out-of-town EMR wage after a 2024 raise was making $1.00 less if worked on a weekend. Moved to raise the out-of-town EMR wage to $12.00 effective 1/16/24. Eck/Roenz. Carried.Expanding Coverage Area: Ryan and Jackie attended Town of Royalton meeting about expanding their Manawa ambulance coverage area. They handed out brochures to the board members. Town of Royalton has made no decision on the expansion of their coverage area.Financial reports were given. Moved to approve the financial reports. Ebert/Handschke. Carried.New Business: Add to next meeting agenda: Municipality Agreements.Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 6:00pm.Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:13pm. Handschke/R. Beyer. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Secretary Angie Jacobsen . No Public present. Moved to approve the December 19, 2023 agenda. Ebert/Eck. Carried. Moved to approve the November 21, 2023 meeting minutes with the change: The Manawa Rural Ambulance Department budget is $435,860. The amount of $299,355 listed in the minutes is the subsidies. R.Beyer/Ebert. Carried. Public comment: NoneOaths: Fire Chief Josh Smith and each municipality representative signed the oath for the Manawa Rural Fire Department Chief position. Each municipality received a copy of the oath.Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. He has received 2 applications. Ryan asked if we still wanted to keep sponsoring people to go to school. Cost is approx. $1500 for each. Reimbursement after completion of school may be a better option. He has applied for 2 grants for AEDs and CPR mannequins. The monitor came in and is on board. He is working on getting a CPR and first aid class organized for people to pay for and attend. The new scheduling program will be starting January 1, 2024. Total ambulance runs for November 2023 were 30. Manawa 15. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 4. Union 6. Lebanon 0. Mutual aid for Clintonville – 1. Total runs for 2023 are at 361. Runs for 2022 at this time were 448.Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Will be reviewing the entire department By-Laws and SOG’s starting Jan. 11th. Brush Truck update: Todd will be picking up the old brush truck on 12/26/2023 to transfer the skid unit over to the new unit. Took part in the 2nd Annual Cops vs. Firefighters Lighted Food Pantry Drive in Weyauwega on Dec. 9th with the Manawa PD. A donation of $518.33 and under 400lbs of food to the Food Pantries from items raised. Will be doing the Food Pantry Christmas Deliveries this Wednesday. Have one new application that will be getting reviewed next month. The Christmas Party will be February 3, 2024 at Cedar Springs. We have had 13 incident responses for 2024 year. Town of Royalton – Structure Fire. City of Manawa – Fire Alarm. Town of Little Wolf – 1 rescue, 1 vehicle accident. Town of Royalton (Wega fire) – Structure Fire. Response times for all incidents is 8:33, for our incidents is 6:42.Ambulance Mission Statement Approval: Moved to approve provided mission statement for the Manawa Rural Ambulance Department. Eck/Ebert. Carried.Revision of Fire/Ambulance By-Laws: This will be on the January agenda. It will be for the Fire Department’s by-laws.Line of Credit Approval: Jackie talked to James Dietzler at Premier Community Bank about opening a line of credit for the Ambulance Department. He stated that there was one opened with fire department in the past. The line of credit would be under the Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Department for $50,000. Moved to approve the line of credit of $50,000 at Premier Community Bank for the Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Department. Eck/R.Beyer. Carried.Financial reports were given. Moved to approve the financial reports. Ebert/Eck. Carried.New Business: Add to next meeting agenda: Fire Department by-laws and SOGs.Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 6:00pm.Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:45pm. Ebert/Eck. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary_______________________________________________________
Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Secretary Angie Jacobsen . No Public present. Moved to approve the November 21, 2023 agenda. Eck/Handschke. Carried. Moved to approve the October 17, 2023 meeting minutes. Ebert/R. Beyer. Carried Public comment: NoneFire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Department will be taking part in Merry Manawa event as long as the burning barrels can be found and are in good condition. A presentation was given at the High School to promote the Cadet/Explorer Program. Brush truck updated delivery date is December 15th. The Department will be taking part in the 2nd Annual Cops vs. Firefighters Lighted Food Pantry Drive in Weyauwega on December 9th. Elections were held with the “odd” numbered positions being voted on. Elected officers are Fire Chief Josh Smith, 2nd Capt. Brian Lettau, 2nd Lt. Nick Weed (newly elected), 2nd Engineer Florian Rosera. We have had 8 incident responses for 2024 year, and we ended 2023 with 114 calls Response times for all incidents is 8:25, for our incidents is 6:37.Approval of Fire Chief Josh Smith: Moved to approve Josh Smith as Manawa Fire Chief with a 2 year term. Roenz/Eck. Carried.Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. The monitor should be delivered in late November or early December. Ryan created a brochure for those interested in joining our service. Ryan created a mission statement. The mission statement will need to be approved at the next meeting. He is working on getting an EMT class in Manawa. Total ambulance runs for October 2023 were 24. Manawa 14. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 1. Union 3. Lebanon 1. Mutual aid for Iola – 1. Total runs for 2023 are at 333. Runs for 2022 at this time were 406. Ambulance Standby Rates: Director Schultz provided a handout with the current and proposed standby rates for events. He feels it is necessary to increase due to the rise in fuel and wages. 2023 rates: EMR with UTV = $75.00/hr and Ambulance on site = $150.00/hr. Proposed rates starting in 2024: EMR with UTV = $100.00/hr and Ambulance on site = $200.00/hr. Moved to approve the proposed rates starting in 2024: EMR with UTV = $100.00/hr and Ambulance on site = $200.00/hr. Eck/Handschke. Carried.Municipalities Budgets – Approval of Fire and Ambulance Budgets: All the municipalities have approved their proposed budgets including the Fire and Ambulance raise. Moved to approve the Fire Budget as presented with a 5% raise totaling $160,499.85 for 2024 and to approve the Flex Paramedic option of $299,355 for the Ambulance Budget for 2024. Roenz/R. Beyer. Roll Call. All Aye. Carried.Financial reports were given. It was asked how much is owed on the brush truck. Josh will get an answer on that. It was asked about the warranty on the new brush truck. Josh will look into it. Moved to approve the financial reports. Eck/R. Beyer. Carried.New Business: Add to next meeting agenda: Oaths, Ambulance Mission Statement, Revision of Fire Bylaws. Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 6:00pm. Moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:30pm. R.Beyer/Henschel. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval.Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Missing: Mary Eck. Others present: Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Secretary Angie Jacobsen . No Public present.Moved to approve the October 17, 2023 agenda. Roenz/R. Beyer. Carried.Moved to approve the September 19, 2023, meeting minutes with change of Chief John Smith to Chief Josh Smith. Ebert/Roenz. CarriedPublic comment: NoneFire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Yearly hose testing was completed with no replacement needed. Brought on new member and received a resignation from another member. Membership at 25 members. Will be having a meeting with the High School Principal on 10/18 to discuss doing a presentation for the Explorer Program. Brush truck update: Requested a firm delivery date. Expressed frustrations. Was told once it returns from powder coat and linex we will receive a date. 3 members are currently going through Firefighter 1 Class. Department participated in having an Open House during Manawa Fall Fest. Assisted with different events during the school’s homecoming week. We have had 10 incident responses since the last meeting and are currently on call 112 for the 2023 year. Response times for all incidents is 10:28, for our incidents is 7:45. 5 in City of Manawa – 1 Vehicle Accident, 2 Lift Assists, 1 Smell of Gas. 1 in Little Wolf – 1 CPR/Lift Assist w/Landing Zone Setup. 1 in Royalton – 1 False Alarm. 1 in Lebanon – Lift Assist. 1 in New London – 1 Change of Quarters (needed to pass). 1 in Iola – 1 Smoke in Hallway at Nursing Home.Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. Purchased vacuum mattresses and a Stryker power cot from Wis Surplus. The power cot was $8500 taken out of donation fund. Cot did not come with battery or charger. Will be putting old cot on auction site. New monitor update: Department was sent a loaner unit. Received a new application and hired a new person. Ambulance inspection that is done every 2 years will be done at the end of October. FAP funding application is now open. Josh Luebke received the EMT of the year award. He accepted the award in Madison. Total ambulance runs for September 2023 were 21. Manawa 14. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 4. Union 5. Lebanon 0. Standby for Clintonville 1. Mutual aid for Clintonville – 1. Total runs for 2023 are at 300. Runs for 2022 at this time were not provided.Lights & Sirens on Personally Owned Vehicles Policy: Director Schultz feels it is a benefit to run lights & sirens on personal vehicles. He created a policy so if issues arise he will handle them accordingly. Discussed that members/employees must provide vehicle insurance listing emergency vehicle use on the policy. Employees must sign the agreement. Moved to accept Lights & Sirens on Personally Owned Vehicles Policy with the addition of providing proof that emergency vehicle use is on individual’s insurance policy. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. LifeQuest New Rates Update: The new LifeQuest raised rates started October 1, 2023.Ambulance Standy Rate Raise: Current rate to have the ambulance at an event is $150.00 per hour. Director Schultz would like to raise rates to $200.00 per hour. If only 1st responders are requested without an ambulance, it is $75.00 per hour. Director Schultz would like to raise it to $100.00 per hour. A raise would cover higher wages and the cost of fuel. Jackie would like to see a proposal put together and presented at the next meeting. Maybe charge more if attendance goes above a certain amount.2024 Fire Budget Approval: Moved to approve the Fire Budget as presented with a 5% raise totaling $160,499.85 for 2024. Roenz/R.Beyer. Carried.2024 Ambulance Budget Approval: Moved to approve the Flex Paramedic option of $299,355 for the Ambulance Budget for 2024. Roenz/R.Beyer. Carried.Financial reports were given. Handschke asked if the Wisnefske Excavating bill of $900 should be paid by the department. He feels that it should be submitted to insurance and/or paid for by the landowner and not by the fire department. Angie will hold check so Chief Smith can check into the issue more. Moved to approve the financial reports but do not pay the Wisnefske Excavating bill. Handschke/Ebert. Carried.New Business: There will be a Special Closed Session Board meeting on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 to discuss potential coverage area.Next Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 6:00pm.Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:40pm. Ebert/Henschel. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary_________________________________________________________________________________
Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read.Board members present: Jackie Beyer, Rod Beyer, Jeff Handschke, Marlyn Ebert, Mary Eck, Jim Roenz, Joel Henschel. Others present: Chief Josh Smith, Ambulance Director Ryan Schultz, Secretary Angie Jacobsen . No Public present.Moved to approve the September 19, 2023 agenda. R. Beyer/Ebert. Carried.Moved to approve the August 15, 2023, meeting minutes. Roenz/Ebert. CarriedPublic comment: NoneFire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Participated in Memorial Cleanup in Wisconsin Rapids with other County Departments. Completed Annual fit tests/physicals this month. Assisted with watering the Rodeo Grounds for the High School Rodeo. Brought on a new member and handed out another application. Brush truck update: Should be getting powder coated and new anticipated delivery date by the end of this month. Will be participating in the Manawa Fall Fest by having an open house. Fire Prevention at the schools is the following week. Will be assisting with Homecoming week events. We have had 10 incident responses since the last meeting and are currently on call 102 for the 2023 year. Response times for all incidents is 10:35, for our incidents is 7:48. 4 in City of Manawa – 2 False Alarms, 2 Lift Assists. 1 in Little Wolf – 1 Vehicle Fire. 2 in Union – 1 Accident Scene, 1 Lift Assist. 2 in Royalton – 1 Landing Zone, 1 Lift Assist. 1 in Waupaca – Change of Quarters.Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. Manawa High School Rodeo went well. Didn’t have to transport anyone. Annette Ziebell thanked the department for being there. The new monitor has not arrived yet. Ryan would like to look at the policy for use of lights and sirens on personal vehicles. Currently it is not allowed. Ryan has drafted an updated policy and would like it added to next month’s agenda. The calendar raffle is going well. The department has talked about doing other fundraisers for next year, possibly a bowling tournament. EMT class in Waupaca was cancelled due to low enrollment. Working with FVTC to see if we can get the class here. Luebke is a trainer with FVTC. Ryan handed out budget options, one with Flex paramedics and without. If went with Flex paramedics we would not need any intercepts and would be able to keep the funds here. Currently have 3 employees that are qualified. Ryan received a rate review from LifeQuest including a raise for rates and a projected breakdown for next year. He would like to review the Standby Rates that are currently charged for events. Total ambulance runs for August 2023 were 28. Manawa 13. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 4. Union 5. Lebanon 0. Standby for Clintonville 1. Mutual aid for Clintonville – 1. Total runs for 2023 is at 273. Runs for 2022 at this time was 283.Financial reports were given. Handschke asked if some of the Fire Checking money should be moved to the Fire Money Market account to earn more interest. Agreed to move half of Fire Checking money to the Fire Money Market account at Premier Community Bank. Moved to approve the financial reports. Eck/Handschke. Carried. Audit Committee: They met on August 29, 2023 to go over 6 months of 2023. There were no discrepancies to note. Moved to accept the audit report. Ebert/Roenz. Carried.LifeQuest New Rates Approval: Moved to approve the presented LifeQuest rates effective October1, 2023 pending verification from LifeQuest or as soon as allowed. Eck/R. Beyer. Carried.Budget Review: Budget discussion. Director R. Schultz suggested going with the Flex Paramedic Option for the Ambulance budget. This option proposes a 30% raise. Chief J. Smith suggested a 5% raise for the Fire Department budget. Budget approval with be added to the October meeting agenda.Closed Session: Moved to Adjourn into Closed Session at 7:30pm per 19.85(1)(e) for the deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons that require a closed session regarding Clintonville Area Ambulance Contract. Eck/Roenz. Carried._______________________________________Closed session minutes:_____________________________________Open Session: Moved to move into open session at 7:45pm. Roenz/R Beyer. Carried.The City of Manawa will decline Clintonville Area Ambulance’s offer to combine services. The current contract between Manawa Rural Ambulance Department and Clintonville Area Ambulance will expire December 31, 2023 and will not be renewed.New Business: Add to next agenda – Lights & Sirens on Personally Owned Vehicles Policy. Budget Approval. Ambulance Standy Rate Raise.Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:00pm.Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:50pm. Ebert/R Beyer. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval.Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: J Beyer, R Beyer, J Handschke, M Ebert, M Eck, J Roenz, Kelly Norton. Others present: Chief J Smith, Ambulance Director R Schultz, Secretary A Jacobsen . No Public present.Moved to approve the August 15, 2023 agenda. Eck/R. Beyer. Carried.Moved to approve the July 18, 2023, meeting minutes. Handschke/Ebert. CarriedPublic comment: None Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Will be going to the State Firefighter’s Memorial in Wisconsin Rapids for clean-up day. Responded to the River Rail Fire Incident on 8/2/23 as a group of Strike Team Tenders from the County. Department yearly physicals and fit tests are scheduled for 8/24/23. Have an in-process inspection of the brush truck in Marion. Still saying it will be delivered the end of August. We have had 11 incident responses since the last meeting and are currently on call 92 for the 2023 year. Response times for all incidents is 10:45, for our incidents is 7:58. 1 in City of Manawa – 1 Vehicle Fire. 1 in Little Wolf – 1 Lift Assists. 2 in Union – 1 Vehicle Fire, 1 Lift Assist. 2 in Royalton – 1 Structure Fire, 1 Lift Assist. 1 in Coverage Area – Severe Weather Standby. 2 in Iola – 2 Structure Fires. 1 in Shiocton – 1 Structure Fire. Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. The Weekender in Symco went well. There was a high volume of people that attended. Ryan thanked the fire department for helping out. There is the potential of 2 more employees that will be sponsored by the department. 1st CPR class went well. Other groups are interested in attending a class. The fire and police department will be taking the CPR class given by Josh Luedke. Calendar raffle tickets have been a struggle. Still waiting on the cardiac monitor to come in. Manawa Junior Rodeo is coming up. The ambulance has received the dates for the high school football games. Ryan is starting on the budget. Total ambulance runs for July 2023 were 37. Manawa 24. Little Wolf 5. Royalton 1. Union 4. Lebanon 0. Standby for Clintonville 1. Mutual aid for Clintonville – 2. Total runs for 2023 is at 241. Runs for 2022 at this time was 279.Audit Committee: Moved to approve Mary Eck, Jackie Beyer and Rod Beyer as the audit committee. Ebert/Roenz. Carried. They will meet on August 29, 2023 to go over 6 months of 2023.Secretary Position: Moved to raise the secretary, Angie Jacobsen’s wages to $20.00 per hour as of 8/1/23. J Beyer/Roenz. Carried.Budget Review: Budget discussion. Will provide more info next month. Financial reports were given.Moved to approve the financial reports. Eck/Roenz. Carried.Closed Session: Moved to Adjourn into Closed Session at 6:40pm per 19.85(1)(e) for the deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons that require a closed session regarding Clintonville Area Ambulance Contract. Roenz/Ebert. Carried.______________________Closed session minutes:______________________Open Session: Moved to move into open session at 7:10pm. Eck/R Beyer. Carried. No recommendations from closed session. Informational only.New Business: Add to next agenda – Audit committee results. LifeQuest New Rates Approval. Budget Review. Next Meeting: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 6:00pm.Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:13pm. R Beyer/Eck. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval.Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: J Beyer, R Beyer, J Handschke, M Ebert, M Eck, J Roenz, J Henschel. Others present: Chief J Smith, Ambulance Director R Schultz, Secretary A Jacobsen . No Public present.Moved to approve the July 18, 2023 agenda. Eck/Roenz. Carried.Moved to approve the June 20, 2023, meeting minutes. Eck/R. Beyer. CarriedPublic comment: NoneFire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Participating in the County Meet the Fleet Tuesday at Rodeo Grounds. Responded to Coloma Wildland Fire Incident on 7/10/23 as a group of Strike Team Tenders from the County. Received an atv donation from Grip and Rip as a last minute fundraiser idea. Sold all the atv raffle tickets. Brush truck still on schedule for August 31st. Received donation from Sturm Foundation. Will have a designated LZ set up for the Thresheree and Weekender in Symco. We have had 14 incident responses since the last meeting and are currently on call 81 for the 2023 year. Response times for all incidents is 10:26, for our incidents is 8:13. 7 in City of Manawa – 1 False Alarm, 1 Stove Fire, 1 Transformer Issue, 4 Lift Assists. 2 in Little Wolf – 2 Lift Assists. 2 in Union – Vehicle Accidents. 1 in Coverage Area – Severe Weather Standby. 1 in Clintonville – Structure Fire. 1 in Coloma – Wildland Fire w/Structure Involved.Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. Rodeo went well. Had a couple calls at the grounds. Had an active choking call before the rodeo parade and saved the child. The equipment for the CPR classes has been ordered. There will be 3 bills from FVTC because we are sponsoring 3 people. People have inquired about getting applications. Jackie said everyone including Ryan and Josh are doing a great job. Calendar raffle tickets are selling good. Received a donation from First State Bank $86.00. Received donation from Sturm Foundation $7500.00. Received ARPA $12,195.11 and FLEX grant $17,802.50. Cardiac monitor is scheduled to be delivered in August. EMT Bob Fern will be retiring and will be getting him a plaque for service. Colin Moser is now on his own and doing very well. Kenesha is working on grant opportunities. Total ambulance runs for June 2023 were 27. Manawa 14. Little Wolf 9. Royalton 1. Union 1. Lebanon 0. Standby for Clintonville 2. Total runs for 2023 is at 207. Runs for 2022 at this time was 205.2023 Budget Comparison: Angie provided budget reports for January through June 2023.Shared Revenue: It will be increasing. Jackie mentioned the levy worksheet and municipalities utilizing the adjustment on the worksheet for fire departments.Financial reports were given. The ambulance department donation savings account will stay at First State Bank. Moved to approve the financial reports. Eck/Roenz. Carried.New Business: Angie talked about Manawa Night Out on August 3, 2023. Fire and Ambulance Departments will be there with their vehicles. Fire Board is invited to come. Add to next agenda – Audit committeeNext Meeting: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 6:00pm.Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:0pm. Beyer/Eck. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval.Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Manawa City Hall President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: J Beyer, R Beyer, J Handschke, M Ebert, M Eck, J Roenz, J Henschel. Others present: Chief J Smith, Ambulance Director R Schultz, Secretary A Jacobsen . No Public present. Moved to approve the June 20, 2023 agenda. Eck/Roenz. Carried. Moved to approve the May 24, 2023, meeting minutes. Roenz/Ebert. CarriedPublic comment: NoneFire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Received the wildland gear sets today. There is 1 new member. We are working with the police department in planning the rodeo weekend. We will be watering the rodeo arena before each performance. Fire department assisted with Memorial Day events in the city and in Symco. A crew of 3 went to Propane Training in Weyauwega. The new fire truck completion date has been moved to August. Town of Grant is interested in our old brush truck. Grip and Rip will be hosting a fundraiser to go towards the Manawa Fire Dept. They will be raffling off a child’s atv. 500 tickets will be sold at $10.00 a piece. We have had 11 incident responses since the last meeting and are currently on call 67 for the 2023 year. Response times for all incidents is 12:20, for our incidents is 9:10. 5 in City of Manawa – 1 Woods Fire, 1 Fuel Leak, 2 Lift Assist, 1 False Alarms. 3 in Little Wolf – 1 Wildland Fire w/ tractor fire, 1 False Alarm, 1 Vehicle Fire. 1 in Union – Lift Assist. 1 in Royalton – Structure Fire. 1 in Lebanon – Power Line Down/Ditch Fire.Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. The ambulance department made a profit of $867 from the walking tacos sale. The tickets are in for the calendar raffle. Drawing will be in September. The cardiac monitor will be arriving in August. Ryan renewed the ambulance’s service license with the State. Rodeo schedule is covered. The new hires Colin and Lucas are doing very well. Received 2 new applications. Ryan is working on his refresher course. Save pins were awarded. The ambulance dept. received a donation from Steve & Michelle’s Midtown, County Tavern League and Wis Tavern League for $750. Ryan would like to get more portable radios. Total ambulance runs for May 2023 were 31. Manawa 14. Little Wolf 8. Royalton 3. Union 1. Lebanon 0. Mutual aid for Clintonville 1. Standby for Clintonville 4. Total runs for 2023 is at 172. Runs for 2022 at this time was 205. CPR Classes: Josh Luedtke, training officer, would like to start doing our own CPR classes and offer the classes to other business, schools, and churches. Ryan presented the cost breakdown. He stated that we can used the ARPA funds. Initial cost $2797.68 and recurring cost would be $136. 95Financial reports were given. Jackie Beyer will move the ambulance department donation savings account that is at First State Bank to Premier Community Bank. She will look into the rate of a checking account vs. savings account. Moved to approve the financial reports. Eck/R Beyer. Carried.New Business: Add to next agenda - 1st half of 2023 budget comparison. Shared Revenue.Next Meeting: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 6:00pm.Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:05pm. Ebert/Roenz. Carried.These minutes are subject to Board approval.Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary


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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance BoardMeeting ProceedingsThursday, May 24, 2023 Manawa Municipal Building
Board President Beyer called the May monthly meeting to Order at 6:00 pm. The open meeting statement was read, and the closed session items removed from the agenda, as it was not necessary.Board members present were Eck, Roenz, Henschel, Ebert, and Handschke. Others present were Fire Chief Smith, Ambulance Director Schultz. No public present.
The Board approved the agenda. The minutes of the regular April, 2023 meeting was approved.
Elections for the Fire Board Officers took place. Those elected were: Jackie Beyer, President Mary Eck, Vice President Jeff Handschke, Sec/Treasurer. All voted by unanimous ballots.
Fire Chief Smith gave his report: (printed report in the minute’s packet). Smith cited 6 calls since last meeting, bringing the year to date total to 57. Response time is averaging 9.08 minutes for in District calls, and 11:35 minutes for MABAS calls. Calendar Raffle and Pancake Breakfast went very well. Working on Rodeo Weekend preparation. The Roster is at 24 with the addition of 2 members.
Ambulance Director Schultz gave his report: (printed report in the minute’s packet). Schultz reported April ambulance runs were 21, and to date is at 143. The Ambulance received a $10,000 donation from ThedaCare, which was much appreciated! Will be holding a fundraiser on June 3rd, during the local city wide rummage sale, so come purchase lunch. There will be a calendar raffle in the fall for the Ambulance Department. August will be holding an EMT Basic class. Hired a new EMT, will start in June.
Financial Reports were reviewed. All looked to be in good order, both departments are operating within budget. The Board approved the financial reports, after a motion from Eck/second from Ebert.
New Business: Handschke stated the Town of Lebanon is exploring a larger coverage area for Manawa Ambulance. More info as it develops.
Next meeting of this board is scheduled for Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 6:00 pm.
These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully Submitted, Jackie Beyer
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance BoardMeeting ProceedingsWednesday, April 12, 2023, at Manawa City Hall
President Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: J Beyer, R Beyer, G Schoen, J Handschke, M Ebert, M Eck, J Roenz. Others present: Fire Joel Henschel, Chief J Smith, Secretary A Jacobsen. Missing: Ambulance Director R Schultz. No Public present.Moved to approve the April 12, 2023, agenda with the addition of Introduction of new Board member. Eck/Schoen. Carried. 8/0.Moved to approve the March 21, 2023, meeting minutes. Eck/Ebert. Carried 8/0Public comment: G Schoen introduced Joel Henschel as the new Town of Union representative. Joel will be replacing Gary Schoen. Jackie and the rest of the board welcomed Joel.
Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. The calendar raffle tickets drawing is going well every night @6pm via Facebook. Planning for the Pancake Breakfast is continuing. Scheduled for April 30 at the fire station as a drive-thru style. J Smith will be attending a 2-day Incident Management Training at the Courthouse again on 4/27 and 4/28. The Fire Department took part in the 4H Super Saturday event on 3/25/23 and received a small donation for doing so. Received a new application and it is in the background check phase. Bank statement was not received by the meeting. He ordered the wildland gear which is paid out of the donation fund. Possibly could use our old gear still or donate to another department or resell it. Jackie stated she would like to see it offered to neighboring communities first. The new truck should arrive at the end of May. Once the truck arrives the equipment will have to be switched from the old truck to the new truck. Chief Smith put an announcement on The Lakes radio station about the no burning ban. We have had 8 incident responses since the last meeting and are currently on call 49 for the 2023 year. Response times for all incidents is 12:20, for our incidents is 9:10. 3 in City of Manawa – 1 Lift Assist, 2 False Alarms. 1 in Union – Wildland Fire. 1 in New London – Structure Fire. 2 in Weyauwega - Structure Fires. 1 in Ogdensburg – Structure Fire.
Ambulance report: Report given by Chief Smith. Director Schultz was at training and could not attend the meeting. #826 had an oil change. The outer battery started to heat up while sitting in the station. Chief Smith unhooked the battery. Replaced battery at Suehs Motors. Still waiting on flex grant. Director Schultz applied and received a $10,000 grant through ThedaCare. The money will be used toward the cardiac monitor. Other ambulance employees, Hannah Scheel and Jennifer Arndt will be helping apply for other grants and fundraising. Looking at doing a calendar raffle or bowling tournament for the ambulance department. Airgas contract is coming up for renewal. Will be getting quotes from other departments. Total ambulance runs for March 2023 were 25. Manawa 11. Little Wolf 4. Royalton 2. Union 4. Lebanon 0. Mutual aid for Clintonville 3. Mutual aid for Gold Cross 1. Total runs for 2023 is at 93. Runs for 2022 at this time was 112.
Financial reports were given. In April J Beyer moved the Money Market funds from First State Bank to Premier Community Bank. Interest rate at First State Bank was .02% and Premier Community Bank is 2%. There was discussion if we should move all accounts to Premier Community Bank. It is a good thing to support both banks in the community. LifeQuest is not sending out money as soon as usual. J Beyer emailed them about this issue. Moved to approve the financial reports. Ebert/Schoen. Carried. 8/0.
Closed Session: Moved at 6:35pm to adjourn into closed session per 19.85(1)(e) for the deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons that require a closed session regarding Clintonville Area Ambulance Contract. Roenz/Ebert. Carried. 8/0Moved to reconvene into open session at 7:20pm. Handschke/Roenz. Carried. 8/0No Statement Action from Closed Session.
New Business: Will set up special meeting if needed on May 2, 2023. M Eck asked if an internal audit should be done because of the switch of secretary position. Not needed at this time, will continue the every 6 month audit.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 6:00pm.
Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:25pm. Handschke/Schoen. Carried. 8/0
These minutes are subject to Board approval. Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Manawa City HallPresident Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: J Beyer, R Beyer, G Schoen, J Handschke, M Ebert, M Eck, M Frazier. Absent: J Roenz. Others present: Ambulance Director R Schultz, Fire Chief J Smith and Secretary A Jacobsen. No Public present.Moved to approve the March 21, 2023 agenda. Schoen/Ebert. Carried. 9/0.Moved to approve the February 13, 2023 meeting minutes. Ebert/Eck Carried 9/0Public comment: Jeff Handschke wanted to commend the 2 women from the Manawa Ambulance Department that he had to work with on an ambulance call the week before. He said it went flawlessly and they were well trained and knew what they were doing.
Fire Chief Report: Report was given by Chief Smith. Looks as though all the 2% Dues Certifications have been completed for 2023. He attended a Fire and EMS Coalition Lobby Day at the Capitol this last Wednesday with the main focus on Funding. The Calendar Raffle tickets drawing is set to take place on 4/1/2023 @ 6pm via FaceBook Live. Planning for the Pancake Breakfast is continuing which is scheduled for April 30 at the Fire Station drive thru style. He will be attending a 2 day Incident Management training at the Courthouse this Wednesday and Thursday. The Department will be taking part in a Super Saturday 4-H event at the school on 3/25/2023. Tammy Pethke Family donated money to the fire department from their Country Dinner Show. Money will go towards wildland suits. Currently 23 active members. Have not received any new applications. We have had 7 incident responses since last meeting and are currently on call 41 for the 2023 year. Response times for all incidents is 11:40, for our incidents is 9:16. 4 in City of Manawa – 3 Lift Assist, 1 Water Leak Issue with Electrical. 1 in Union – Lift Assist. 1 in Royalton – Lift Assist. 1 in Du Pont – Structure Fire.
Ambulance report: Report given by Director Schultz. Schultz stated the 3 new applicants were interviewed and hired tentatively. 2 of those will need to go to class. One will be done in May if they pass the class. Schultz went to a management class at the Dept. of Health and Human Services. He has a list of grant opportunities. He will start working on those this week. Scheduling is going well. Currently 25 people on the roster but only 10-12 of those take shifts. It is refresher class time. State requires refreshers every 3 years. We have 5 first responders in the area. Some firefighters expressed interest in becoming a first responder. Schultz could not find Airgas original contract, so he reached out them but has not heard back from them. Total ambulance runs for February 2023 were 27. Manawa 17. Little Wolf 3. Royalton 0. Union 3. Lebanon 0. Standby for Clintonville 4. Total runs for 2023 is at 75. Runs for 2022 at this time was 70.
Financial reports were given. J Handschke had a question about the Fire Department Money Market account at First State Bank. He thought it was supposed to be moved to Premier Community Bank because of a better interest rate. Jackie will look into that. Ebert asked if there was any new info about the new truck. Chief Smith said should be here end of May or June. Chief Smith stated that they updated the headlights for the cost of $260 which will be covered by donation fund. Moved to investigate moving the Fire Department Money Market at First State Bank account ending in #....3122 to Premier Community Bank based on what Jackie finds out about the interest rate. Handschke/Eck. Carried. 9/0. Moved to approve the financial reports. Eck/R Beyer. Carried. 9/0.
Closed Session: Moved at 6:20pm to adjourn into closed session per 19.85(1)(e) for the deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons that require a closed session regarding Ambulance Contract with Clintonville. Schoen/Handschke. Carried. 9/0
Moved to reconvene into open session at 7:20pm. Schoen/Ebert. Carried. 9/0Statement Action from Closed Session: Add to next month meeting agenda, Response from Clintonville Area Ambulance.New Business: Schoen asked why the assessments were not being emailed and the paper copy had the wrong address. A Jacobsen will be emailing the invoices next quarter and checking the mailing addresses.Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 6:00pm.Moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:25pm. R Beyer/Schoen. Carried.
These minutes are subject to Board approval.Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary
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Manawa Rural Fire/Ambulance Board Meeting Proceedings Monday, February 13, 2023, 6pmManawa City HallPresident Beyer called the regular monthly meeting to order at 6:00 pm. The Open Meeting Statement was read. Board members present: J Beyer, R Beyer, G Schoen, J Handschke, M Ebert, M Eck, J Roenz. Others present: Ambulance Director R Schultz, Fire Chief J Smith and Secretary A Jacobsen. No Public present.Approve the February 13, 2023 agenda. Eck/Schoen. Carried. 9/0.Approval January 17, 2023 meeting minutes. Shoen/Ebert Carried 9/0No Public commentFire Chief Report was given by Chief Smith. We have received 2% dues certification from 3 townships and still waiting on 2 more. Hosted the annual Intro to Wildland Fire Training led by the DNR last Saturday. Fire Chief Smith received 6 or 7 supportive email responses back from area fire chiefs. Chief Smith read the email and responses to the board. Calendar raffle tickets have been handed out to the members and businesses and the drawing will be done in April 2023. Drawing will be at 6pm on Facebook. Pancake Breakfast will be April 30, 2023 as a drive through at the Fire Station. Chief will be attending lobbing training in Madison on March 15 and a 2 day Incident Management Training at the Waupaca County Courthouse in March. The department has received 10 incident responses since last meeting with a total of 34 for 2023. Response time for all incidents is 11:34, for our incidents is 9:37. J Beyer commented that Chief Smith handled the chief to chief email very well.Ambulance report given by Director Schultz. Schultz stated we may be seeing less standby time for Clintonville. He has received 2 more applications. He is interested in setting up our own oxygen cascade system. He is looking for the original Airgas lease. Schultz will bring the cost to the next board meeting. He closed the donation account at First State Bank and moved to Premier Community Bank. Total ambulance runs for January 2023 were 27. In January 2022 there were 33 runs. Total runs for 2023 is at 42. 2022 at this time is was 46.Approve the hire of Angie Jacobsen as the Fire and Ambulance Secretary. Eck/Schoen. Carried. 9/0.Financial reports were given. Did not receive First State fire donation account statements, amounts were not listed on financial reports. Approved by Eck/J Beyer. Carried. 9/0.J Beyer stated that Chief Smith and Director Schultz are doing a wonderful job and that instills confidence in the departments. Roenz stated that it is good to see mutual respect with other agencies.New Business: Chief Smith spoke about the Mobile card issue. J Beyer will call and discuss it with Mobil. Smith stated the Workmans Comp audit was filled out and sent in by Zirbel. We have received an invoice. He called and received explanation of the invoice. It is due to the balance of townships and how employees are paid and increase of wages.Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 6:00pm at the Manawa City Hall.Motion was made by Schoen/R Beyer to adjourn the meeting at 6:40pm.These minutes are subject to Board approval.Respectfully submitted, Angie Jacobsen Secretary