ESD Board June 18, 2025 - Regular ESD Meeting - Rescheduled
RUSK COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 1 NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
In compliance with the provisions of Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the Board of Emergency Services Commissioners of Rusk County Emergency Services District No. 1, to be held at 1515 Whippoorwill Ave., City of Henderson, Texas, at 7 p.m., June 18, 2025.
***NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC***
The following agenda items will be discussed, considered and action taken as appropriate:
***Public Comments***
Any member of the public that wishes to make a public comment must request to be called on prior to the meeting. Requests shall be made to the Secretary/Treasurer of the Board, Gloria Dooley, and comments are limited to 5 minutes per agenda item.
- Call meeting to order and establish a quorum
- Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
- Roll Call of Departments
- Consider and approve minutes of previous meetings
- Consider and approve monthly Financial Reports
- Consider and approve monthly Payment of Bills
- Consider and approve any revenue transfers among District accounts
- Consider and possibly approve 2024 Annual Audit presented by Morgan LaGrone, CPA
- Consider and possibly approve any pending items regarding the training facility
- Consider and possibly approve anything pertaining to communications/technology in the District (Wiring management system at Laneville tower site)
- Consider and possibly approve services with Hdl on Sales/Use tax management as per presentation from them on services provided
- Consider and possibly approve adding newly developed PDF document remediation for continued ADA compliance provided by Streamline at an additional cost of $600 annually
- Consider and possibly approve allowing Rusk County Rescue Unit to create a cloud drive hosted by the ESD’s already in place cloud drive for department file and email service at a cost of $150 annually billed to the ESD and reimbursed to the ESD by the RCRU
- Consider and possibly approve the purchase of asset tags and implementing a policy to track department assets purchased by the ESD through the RMS
- Consider and possibly approve repairs to the ESD engine (throttle controls, tank refill value, discharge valves)
- Consider and possibly approve maintenance contract on hourly rate from Siddons-Martin to lock in cost
- Consider and review 2025 tax planning calendar packet
- Consider and possibly approve replacement tires for the Eastside VFD (part of their 2025 annual budget)
- Consider and possibly approve cost share with the Mt. Enterprise VFD for remodeling cost on their new building
- Consider, discuss and possibly approve Resolution Adopting Monthly Reporting Requirements for Member Volunteer Fire Departments
- Firefighters Association for the ESD purchase of Class A and Class B attire for District firefighters at an approximate cost of $24,621.50 with the Association providing a 10% cost share
- Public Comments/Announcements
- Adjournment
On this 13th day of June 2025, this notice was posted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Gloria Dooley, Secretary/Treasurer
The Rusk County Emergency Services District #1 is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The meeting facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodation or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please call Gloria Dooley, Secretary/Treasurer of Rusk County Emergency Services District #1 at (903) 646-5917 for information. Hearing impaired or speech disabled person equipped with telecommunications devices for deaf may utilize the statewide Relay Texas Program by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-735-2988.
The Board may retire to Executive Session any time between the meeting’s opening and adjournment for any purpose authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, including but not limited to: consultation with legal counsel (Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code); discussion of real estate acquisition (Section 551.072); discussion regarding a prospective gift to the District (Section 551.073); personnel matters (Section 551.074); and/or deliberation regarding security devices or security audits (Section 551.076 and 551.089).
Action, if any, will be taken in open session.