Regular Meeting Minutes
Date: Monday, September 21, 2026 at 5:15 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER:
Ernie Weiler called the regular meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairperson, Ernie Weiler, Sub-District 1
Vice Chairperson, Bill Everett, Sub-District 4
Secretary, Nick Werner, Sub-District 3
Treasurer, Carl “CJ” Okenfuss, Sub-District 5
Member, Dennis Jokerst, Sub-District 2
Member, Nathan Wolk, Sub-District 6
EMPLOYEES PRESENT:
Dawn Sevier, EMT-P, Interim Administrator
Beth Ryan, EMT-P, Interim Assistant Administrator
Mary Grieshaber, Office Manager
Jessica Ochs, EMT-P, Captain
Dale Whitener, EMT-B, Captain
RECOGNIZE VISITORS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: Bryan Berg
Jake Farnsworth, Mike Keith Insurance
Jake was present with our annual renewal of auto, property and general liability insurance.
EMPLOYEES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD: None
BOARD MEETING MINUTES:
A motion was made and the August 17th Tax Rate Board Meeting minutes were approved:
ACCEPTANCE OF THE TAX RATE MEETING MINUTES:
Made the motion: CJ Okenfuss
Seconded the motion: Bill Everett
In favor: All
Opposed: None
A motion was made and the August 17th Regular Board Meeting minutes were approved:
ACCEPTANCE OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES:
Made the motion: Bill Everett
Seconded the motion: Nathan Wolk
In favor: All
Opposed: None
A motion was made and the August 17th Closed Board Meeting minutes were approved:
ACCEPTANCE OF THE CLOSED BOARD MEETING MINUTES:
Made the motion: Dennis Jokerst
Seconded the motion: Nick Werner
In favor: All
Opposed: None
A motion was made and the September 8th Special Board Meeting minutes were approved:
ACCEPTANCE OF THE SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES:
Made the motion: Nathan Wolk
Seconded the motion: CJ Okenfuss
In favor: All
Opposed: None
A motion was made and the September 8th Closed Board Meeting minutes were approved:
ACCEPTANCE OF THE CLOSED BOARD MEETING MINUTES:
Made the motion: CJ Okenfuss
Seconded the motion: Nick Werner
In favor: All
Opposed: None
TREASURER’S REPORT
GEMT Grant
For fiscal year ending June 2026, we wired $25,937.66 in September and due to receive
$132,080 around November 23.
The Midwest RV receipt is for an extension cord for our event trailer. The Stryker payment is
for the annual maintenance on the power loads and power stretchers. $1750 is the monthly fee
for IT services with Feather shark. The Citizens Electric bills paid in August are House 1-
$607.36, House 2-$549.14, Old House 3-$148.01, New House 3-$346.95.
ACCEPTANCE OF BILL PAYMENTS AS PRESENTED:
Made the motion: Nick Werner
Seconded the motion: Dennis Jokerst
In favor: All
Opposed: None
ACCEPTANCE OF THE TREASURER’S REPORT AS PRESENTED:
Made the motion: Nick Werner
Seconded the motion: Nathan Wolk
In favor: All
Opposed: None
ACCEPTANCE OF $5,165.11 TO BE WRITTEN OFF AS PRESENTED:
Made the motion: CJ Okenfuss
Seconded the motion: Bill Everett
In favor: All
Opposed: None
DIRECTOR ‘S REPORT:
August Calls
Year Total Emergency Transfers Standbys
2026 241 179 56 6
2025 236 165 66 5
2024 250 176 68 6
Totals by House
House 1 House 2 House 3 Total
Emergency 91 50 39 170
Transfers 27 16 17 63
August Year-to-Date Calls
Year Total Emergency Transfers Standbys Skipped
2026 1797 1313 464 18 2
2025 1888 1355 500 33
2024 1804 1304 466 34
It is being requested to add a response time report periodically.
Trucks & Equipment
8927 has a jerk in the shifting, but it seems improved. 8977 has the turbo going out. It is being
sent for remount in December. It will be used as a backup truck until then.
911
Zello is still not working. We talked to the radio guy and he is going to stop by. We are having
issues with House 3 being a metal building and the signal not coming through. We will be
getting an outside antenna.
Training
There are five students currently enrolled. We started out with six but one dropped.
Staff
There are interviews set for 9/24 for the open full-time spot. Four PRN employees have applied
for the spot. We will have the full-time employee for the November schedule. A new paramedic
must run as a medic with a medic partner for 100 calls before they can run on their own.
A motion was made to approve the Director’s Report
ACCEPTANCE OF DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Made the motion: Bill Everett
Seconded the motion: CJ Okenfuss
In favor: All
Opposed: None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
House 1 – Property Extension
The deed to transfer the ownership of the property to the Sheriff’s Department for their driveway
expansion will be ready by our October meeting. They have had delays in the project.
House 2 – Floor
The project is paid for and scheduled to be done by Busenbark starting 10/19/26. It will take
four days to complete.
House 3 – Repairs to the new build
There are some items to be addressed with Centermark Construction.
Authorization Letter
An authorization letter has been drafted stating the prior administrator’s resignation and giving
permissions to our current administration by the Board to make necessary changes to accounts.
Ernie Weiler and Bill Everett as chair and co-chair are signing the letter.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE AUTHORIZATION LETTER:
Made the motion: Bill Everett
Seconded the motion: CJ Okenfuss
In favor: All
Opposed: None
Grants
SAMSHA
There was a Meeting today with Felisha Richards, the grant writer, on how the grant will work.
This is a federal grant for overdose treatment and prevention. There is a meeting at end of
October with Angela Caldwell who is the federal grant representative. It will cover a lot of
education training and tools for the district.
MEMSA
We have been approved for a grant for EMT class and training supplies. We need to recruit
three more people to train by January.
We have applied for another grant through MEMSA for the Mobil Integrated Health Program.
The request is for four years. It will be for education and the start-up of the community
paramedic program. The goal is to reduce emergency room visits. We will set-up a couple of
employees to run the program. The MIH program will be similar to home health services. It will
include phone calls to the elderly, vaccinations and drawing labs. Currently Medicare does not
reimburse for these services, but it should be reimbursable by the time the grant money runs out.
NEW BUSINESS
Heating and AC System for House 1
Three bids were received to replace the two HVAC systems for House 1:
Base Bid Hi-Efficiency
Lundy Heating & Cooling $16,145
Schumer Brothers Heating, Cooling & Plumbing $23,209 $24,150
Crystal Heating & Cooling $18,970 $20,500
ACCEPTANCE OF THE LUNDY HEATING & COOLING BID OF $16,145:
Made the motion: Dennis Jokerst
Seconded the motion: Bill Everett
In favor: All
Opposed: None
2026-27 Budget
The wage scale was presented to the Board. Adjustments were made to salaries to get everyone
where they needed to be with years of service. The wages figured in the budget are the annual
20 cent raise plus 3%.
There are two trucks to be remounted next year. The first is scheduled to go in December and be
back by June. The plan is to push the second one by a month so we take delivery after
November 1 to be in the next budget year. We typically replace one truck per budget year. The
following year, a new truck is scheduled. After that will hopefully be three more remounts.
The decrease in communications was due to buying radios this year. We do not need to buy
again for probably 10 years. The dispatching fees of $88,000 are also in this line.
Contracted services include accountant, legal, billing, biohazard, employee assistance and
medical director fees.
The Zoll monitor lease payments are completed. The next monitor will be paid by the grants.
The $196,000 in ambulance and equipment is for two powerloads and stretchers for the two
ambulance remounts as well as one stair chair for $22,000.
The ambulance maintenance was higher than budgeted this year due to a new transmission,
differential rebuild and multiple flat tires. We also purchased a powerload and stretcher for 8947
for $80,500 as well as pumps for $10,000. Fuel prices are also up. The other revenue includes
the sale of old House 3 and the sale of the two transit ambulances.
It is being recommended to include only one remount in the budget and to include the GEMT
grant amount that we are to receive in November.
Sale of Equipment
Equipment we have to post for bid are three lawn mowers, three weed eaters and a Chevrolet
Trailblazer. We will post in the newspaper as well as to the employees with a reserve.
A motion was made to move into closed session – Personnel Issue – Section 610.021
Time: 6:48 p.m.
Made the motion: CJ Okenfuss
Seconded the motion: Nick Werner
In favor: All
Opposed: None
A motion was made to move back into regular session
Time: 7:19 p.m.
Made the motion: Nick Werner
Seconded the motion: CJ Okenfuss
In favor: All
Opposed: None
The regular meeting adjourned:
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting ended: 7:20 p.m.
Made the motion: CJ Okenfuss
Seconded the motion: Nathan Wolk
In favor: All
Opposed: None
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING:
A budget work session meeting is Monday, October 5th at 5:05 p.m. at House 1.
The next regular meeting is Monday, October 19th at 5:15 p.m. at House 1.
Minutes submitted by Mary Grieshaber 9/22/2026