
Springhill Fire District 11
Springhill Fire District 11
Webster Fire Protection District 11
BOARD MEMBERS
Melinda Mosley, Board President
Tricia Carathers Butch Lynd Slade Smith
Board Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 5:30pm. Meeting dates and times are subject to change pending board member availability.
Agendas & Minutes will be updated & replaced monthly
Agenda
January 14, 2025
Notice Posted: January 10, 2025
A public meeting to be held at the Springhill Fire District 11 station, 110 S. Main St, Springhill, La as follows:
​ Date: January 14, 2025
Time: 5:30pm
Place: Springhill Fire Station Classroom
Call to order
Roll Call
​​1. Approve minutes from last meeting, dated November 14, 2024
NEW BUSINESS
1. Approve Payables for December & January
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2. Welcome Community Discussion
3. Insurance Discussion
4. Approve 2024 Final Budget
5. Approve 2025 Budget
​6. Chief Comments
​7. Tammy Comments
​8. Fire Fighter Comments
9. Public Comments
​10. Set next meeting date
Melinda Mosley, Board President
SFD11
January 14, 2025
Minutes
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Call to order for public meeting by Melinda Mosley
Roll Call – Tricia Carathers, Tammy Carathers, Melinda Mosley, Slade Smith, Butch Lynd, Michael Morse
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Date: January 14, 2025 at 5:30pm
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Approve minutes from last meeting, dated November 14, 2024
Motion made by Tricia Carathers to approve the minutes from November 14, 2024. 2nd by Butch Lynd. All approved.
New Business:
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Approve Payables for December & January – Motion made by Butch Lynd to approve paying the bills for December & January. 2nd by Slade Smith. All approved.
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Welcome Community Discussion - James Burns brought up a workable billing plan for the community that he will be sending out to the Welcome residents.
3. Insurance Discussion – The department received 2 quotes for
insurance. The 2 were compared and it was decided to continue
with our current company. Motion was made by Butch Lynd to keep
our policy with Bernard Insurance. 2nd by Slade Smith. All
approved.
4. Approve 2024 Final Budget - The final budget for 2024 was
presented. It was discussed in detail and explanations for
expenditures. A motion was made by Butch Lynd to approve the 2024
Final Budget. 2nd by Tricia Carathers. All approved.
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5. Approve 2025 Budget - Chief Morse presented the 2025 Budget. It
was discussed in detail with expected expenses. Motion was made
by Butch Lynd to approve the 2025 budget. 2nd by Tricia Carathers.
All approved.
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6. A motion was made by Tricia Carathers to go into Executive Session
to discuss a personnel issue. 2nd by Butch Lynd. All approved.
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A motion was made by Butch Lynd to exit Executive Session. 2nd by
Slade Smith. All approved. No decisions were made while in
Executive Session.
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7. A motion was made by Tricia Carathers to add Station 2 Residence
discussion to the agenda. 2nd by Butch Lynd. All approved.
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8. Chief Comments - Chief Morse informed the board that we have run
approximately 1070 calls, with 700 of those being EMS related. He
also stated he is working on our PIAL rating packet.
9. Tammy Comments – Tammy advised the board that the Mardi Gras
parade was February 7 and asked if they wanted to order anything to
throw. Options were discussed and the board gave permission to
order throws.
10. Station 2 Residence Discussion - Questions were asked about
whether Fire Fighter K. Rankin was adhering to the contract in order
to reside in the Station 2 residence. Call responses were discussed,
as well as her current out of state job. A motion was made by Butch
Lynd for Chief Morse to begin the process of eviction. 2nd by Slade Smith. All approved.
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11. Fire fighter Comments – None
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12. Public comments – None
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13. Set next meeting date – Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Motion made by Slade Smith to adjourn, 2nd by Tricia Carathers
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Melinda Mosley, Board President
SFD11