Coventry Volunteer Fire Association
Regular Monthly Meeting Minutes
July 10,2011



Meeting called to order by L.Bragdon 19:05 hours
Pledge of Allegience said by Membership
Motion: J.M.Carilli 2nd L.Smith to change order of business
Motion: Carried
J.M.Carilli, K.Boutin, L.Bragdon guests from Mansfield Fire Department, thank you to our mutual aid partner
Chief Daigon: we have had and still have a very good relationship with CVFA.CVFA is a very dedicated group of professionals, anytime MFD has needed assistance CVFA was there and willing to help us out.MFD presented CVFA with a plaque for 75 years of service to their community and neighboring communities.
J.M.Carilli, L.Bragdon presented Firefighter of the Year 2010 to Geoffry Firth for getting somone out of a burning building in 2010.
Motion: J.M.Carilli 2nd L.Smith to resume to regular order of business
Motion:Carried
Secretaries Report: Posted
Motion: J.M.Carilli 2nd S.Pacholski to accept Secretaries Report with change: motion last month by C.Ardel was for all Association meeting minutes be e-mailed to members, word Association was left out; is now changed.
Motion: Carried
Treasurer's Report:
  May: Beginning Balance: $41,503.75
            Ending Balance: $22,453.96
June: Beginning Balance: $22,453.96
           Ending Balance: $14,618.53
Asssistant Treasurer's Report:
  Shattered Dreams: Beginning Balance: $332.54
                                Ending Balance:$ 332.58
 Junior Fund had no activity Balance: $263.89
Firemans Fund: Beginning Balance: $2,453.84
                         Ending Balance: $2,116.29
Fundraiser Account: Beginning Balance: $17,709.97
                                Ending Balance: $2,742.04
Chief's Report:
6 more people went to Swiftwater training, for a total of 11 people, if anyone is interested in Swiftwater training see the chief
Parade and Carnival is Saturday, would like all members to attend 
Friday will be gathering with F.Libby at original station for celebration of 75 years.
Drill Wednesday will be cleaning station and apparatus for Saturday.
Thank you to Deputy Chief Boutin for taking care of everything while the Chief was out of town at Swiftwater Training
New CPR must be done by January 2010, it is a 4 hour class, multiple classes will be offered from ow until January 2010 for members to do new training
Board of Fire Officers Minutes: Posted
Committee Reports:
Juniors:
 EMS Lt. D.Hoffman is in charge of Juniors; T.Christensen, A.Burger, J.Kraawetzky are advisors
B.Parenti resigned;
 R.Boutin will now be Captain
V.Firth will now be Leuitenant
A.Caron will now be Secretary
75th Anniversary:
Friday: gathering at old station at 7:00 P.M. with F.Libby
Saturday: members meet at station 8 at 8:00 A.M. Parade at 10:00 followed by Carnival
Parade Marshall's Association to judge parade
60 vehicles are expected to be in parade
Litchfield Hills Bagpipe will kbe in paradeGrand Marshall of parade will be M.Devine 
Members sign up for Muster and dunk booth
Any questions see J.M.Carilli, D.Cote or A.Caron
Communications:
Thank You letter from Ryan Sullivan for being recipient of George Savoie Memorial Scholarship
Applications for Membeship: None
Motion: K.Boutin 2nd J.M.Carilli for A.Waterhouse, J.Davis to come off probation as they have fulfilled their probationary requirements
Motion: Carried
Motion: K.Boutin 2nd J.M.Carilli to extend probation of J.Bolduc by 2 months
Motion: Carried
Board of Directors Minutes: Posted
Old Business:
T.Johnson: 56 members still need to fill out W4's for Incentive Program by Town of Coventry: 14 of those are active members
If you wish to "opt out" of Incentive plan please give Treasurer a letter with your request
Motion: D.Taber 2nd J.M.Carilli to form Committe to maintain, up date and fix any issues with website
Discussion: Board of Directors and Officers now have an e-mail at Coventry fire.org, anyone interested in being on committee please see D.Taber
Motion: Carried
New Business:
L.Bragdon: Frank Spencer's Family has CVFA's old trophy case anyone interested in having it, please contact R.Aubin or M.Church
Discussion followed
60/40: $48.00 won by S.Pacholski
Roll Call: C.Grover
Motion: K.Boutin 2nd D.Taber to adjourn meeting
Motion: Carried
Meeting adjourned 19:45 hours




Respectfully
Lila Smith
Secretary
CVFA