Kanabec County First Responder Team, Inc.
 
 
Meeting Minutes from 5/09/06
 
 
Meeting was called to order at 1815 by Tony Hallin.
 
Attendance: Cheryl Blegen, Kelly Caswell, Tony Hallin 
Old business: Minnesota Secretary of State Certificate of Corporation was received.
New business: Election of Officers was held, results are: Chief Executive Officer - Cheryl Blegen; Chief Operating Officer - Kelly Caswell; Chief Financial Officer - Tony Hallin. Goal Time Line was discussed - June 26, 2006 initial informational meeting to be held at 1900 at the Mora Fire Hall; July 1, 2006 501c3 filing complete to federal government; September 1, 2006 initial first responder class. Projects were discussed - Protocols need to be written; Radio and equipment need to be decided on; Letters to the township boards need to be drawn up.
Rewrite of By-Laws needs to include acceptance of volunteers who are above a first responder training (i.e. EMT's, Nurses, etc.) and the training that will be needed for those individuals. NIMS was briefly discussed, more information is needed. Projects were assigned as follows: Cheryl Blegen to check with KBEK radio regarding free air time ad; Check with Jere Bartz accountant regarding upcoming July 1st fee change with 501c3 rates; Check with attorney John Ahlgren regarding liability if AED's are incoroporated. Kelly Caswell to check resources on First Responder training and get material in to help coordinate the building of Protocols; Check with Kanabec Publications about free ad space; Check with Moralink.com about free ad space; Check with insurance resource regarding liability if AED's are incorporated.
Tony Hallin will set up a website www.kcfrt.org; Write up ad for paper regarding upcoming informational meeting (6/26/2006); Rewrite By-Laws to incorporate individuals with training higher than first responder; Investigate more information on NIMS (9/1/2006). Junk mail was read and agreed to be destroyed.
Next meeting 5/23/06 at 1800 at Tony Hallin’s house. Agenda items to include: Bring your wish list for equipment (jump bags, O2 tanks, etc.); Round table a rough outline of protocols. 
Meeting was adjourned at 2015 by Kelly Caswell. 
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