SUTTONS BAY-BINGHAM FIRE & RESCUE AUTHORITY
                MINUTES OF MARCH 14, 2023 MEETING
					As Approved 
I.    Call to order 
Dorothy Petroskey, President, called the Suttons Bay Fire &
Rescue Authority Meeting to order on Tuesday, March 14, 2023,
at  6:02 p.m. at the Firehall, Suttons Bay, MI.

II.  Roll call - Quorum Present
Present:   Dorothy Petroskey, Sandra Grant,  Mary Wood, Mike Hill, 
Absent and excused:  John Holcombe
Staff:  Chief Jim Porter

III.  Pledge of Allegiance

IV.  Public Comment - None.

V.  Approval of Agenda 
      Sandra Grant/moved, Mike Hill/supported, to approve the
       Agenda as amended, adding under New Business:  1.  Schedule
       Budget Adoption - Discussion, motion passed.

VI.  Minutes
       Mike Hill/moved, Sandra Grant/supported, to accept the February 14,
       2023 Minutes as presented, motion passed. 

VII. - Fire Chief Report 
•	Response statistics for February 2023 -  47
•	All accounts payable will be presented at the meeting
•	A balance sheet wil be presented at the meeting.
•	Per the new Union Contract, the Fire Authority Board must
           pass the MERS Uniform 457 Supplemental Retirement Program
           Resolution.
•	I would like to increase the reserve pool wages.  It has been 3
           years since we've looked at this wage scale.  Current scale is
           EMT-FF - $18.00 and Paramedic FF $20.00.  I proposed $20.00
           for EMT-FF AND $25.00 for Paramedic FF.
•	We need to transfer money within 2022-23 Budget - Spread
            Sheet will be presented at the meeting.

VIII. Treasurer's Report -
          No report.

IX.  Approval of Accounts Payable
       Sandra Grant/moved, Mike Hill/supported, to approve Accounts
       Payable in the amount of $36,085.12, motion passed.

X.  Correspondence -  None

XI - New Business -
       1.  Schedule Budget Adoption & Discussion
       The Fire Board agreed to schedule Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at
       7:30 a.m. to adopt the 2023-2024 Budget.

       2.  MERS 457 Retirement Program Resolution
       (See attached Resolution 2023-3014.1 to adopt MERS 457
       Deferred Compensation Document).

     3.  Reserve Pool Wages
     Mike Hill/moved, Mary Woods/supported, to increase the reserve
     pool wages - EMT-FF to $20.00, and Paramedic to $25.00, motion
     passed.

     4.  Transfer Funds 2022-23 Budget
     Mike Hill/moved, Mary Woods/supported, to transfer monies for
     the 2022-2023 Budget as presented in the total amount of $25,000.00,
     motion passed.  (See attached Transfer of Monies Sheet)

XII.  Old Business
      1.  Fire Chief Contract 
      Discussion -  Fire Chief Contract Three (3) Year Contract
      expires April 1, 2023.  Fire Board requests wage information for all
      Fire Chiefs in Leelanau County.

      Sandra Grant/moved, Mary Woods, that the Fire Board extend 
      Chief Jim Porter's Contract until a new contract is reached, and
      give him a three percent (3%) pay increase effective April 1, 2023,
      until the new contract is approved.
      Roll call:  Yes:  Mike Hill, Dorothy Petroskey, Mary Woods,
      Sandra Grant.  No:  None.  Absent and excused:  John Holcombe
      motion passed.

XIII.  Authority Board of Director Member Comments -  None.

XIV.   Adjournment -  Sandra Grant/moved, Dorothy Petroskey/
           supported, to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m.

Minutes by Marge Johnson, Recording Secretary
Mike Hill, Secretary