AMENDED

AGENDA

 Special Joint Village Board Meeting with Towns of Dunn, Oregon and Rutland and the Oregon Area Fire/EMS District Commission

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

6:30 P.M.

(A quorum for the Village of Oregon, and Towns of Oregon, Dunn, and Rutland and Oregon Area Fire/EMS District Commission are expected to be present. Each municipality is expected to take action on the issues discussed during this meeting.)

Fire Station

131 Spring Street

Oregon, WI 53575

1st Floor

1)      Call to Order

2)      Roll Call

3)      Overview of Meeting by Oregon Area Fire/EMS Commission Chair Donovan

• Commitment on Funding
• Understanding How the District Works
• Preparation for Next Budget Process
• Continue Going Forward

4)      Tour of the Equipment in the Apparatus Bays

5)      Chief Bloom’s Presentation of Statistics on District’s Current Collection of Ambulance Billings

6)      Chief Bloom’s Presentation of Using an EMS Billing and Collection Company as Opposed to Continuing to Use Town of Madison’s Billing Service

7)      Chief Bloom’s Review of Budget Cuts Made in 2011 and 2012 and District Accomplishments for the Same Period

8)      Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Additional Levy for 2013 Budget

9)      Discussion of District’s Strategic Plan and Major Strategy Statements

·        Building Up a Reserve Fund

·        The Strategic Plan

·        Staffing Plans

·        Creation of a Friends of the District Committee

10)  Discussion of Fire Staffing Referencing City of Fitchburg Approach

11)  Recruitment and Retention

12)  Discuss Scheduling a Future Meeting – September 2012 Time Frame

13)  Adjournment

Note:  Any person who has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires the meeting or materials at the meeting to be in an accessible location or format must contact the Village Clerk at (608) 835-3118, 117 Spring Street, Oregon, Wisconsin, at least twenty-four hours prior to the commencement of the meeting so that any necessary arrangements can be made to accommodate each request.