CREATIVE BELT TIGHTENING….
Dear Readers…This is the 2nd statement requested by this writer for the LBTS-VFD income and expense over 3 months (the 1st …10/1/08-12/31/08…prev. post..VFD cat.)….As the Vice Mayor/ Dep. Chief pompously sat on the dais June 23, 2009 and spoke of how all Town departments were “tightening our belts”….He must have been joking….He surely did not include his department…The VFD under his direction has collected assets …perks…and big-boy toys with ongoing regularity….Starting with the McIntee Public Safety Complex…(Including a Conference room….filled with Jerry McIntee memorabilia on the walls…for your information Comm. Clottey)…and ATVs…firetrucks…jet ski(s)..a boat…new lights and sirens…special jackets……a new Dep Chief command vehicle…all from the funds paid from the contract and our annual $130 fire assessment …along with the never ending …Booster Fund and an assist from the Chief forgoing part of his salary…HMMMM…
The Report….
Ordinary Income/ Expense
Income
400 Contributions for Support….o.00
401-Booster Drive….0.00
455- Basketball “shits/ball”….0.00
Total 400 Contributions for Support….0.00
BC- no contributions to the Booster Fund…This is all that is reported about the Booster Fund…no expenses will be shown…and no Booster Fund expenses for advertising …although in the Oct.6,2008 VFD Minutes from their monthly meeting…”McIntee made a motion to post a full page ad in the “By-The-Times” to recruit new members and public relations; ad fee $550/ to run several months out of the Booster Fund. All agreed, passed”…and as all readers are aware the VFD is still regularly putting a full page ad (if not more) in the Mc-Furth Times…so where is the expense for advertising?…
500 Service Contract -Revenues
501-LBTS Contract Rev….0.00
520- Other LBTS Payments….0.00
501- LBTS Contract Rev- Other….0.00
Total 501- LBTS Contract Rev….211,205.51
535 Public Records Request….5.00
BC- This writer has receipts for at least $31.00 in this time period and I am sure others made request…each request is written in a receipt book…with a copy to the recipient…
BC requests…
request
Thursday, January 8, 2009 1:24 PM
From:
“Cheryl.Louvaris@lbtsfire.com” <Cheryl.Louvaris@lbtsfire.com>
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Barbara,
The monthly business meeting was moved to the 2nd Monday of the month. You may have a copy of the minutes after this Monday coming, January 12th. Cost will be $25, includes labor to prepare minutes.
Cheryl Louvaris
LBTS VFD Budget request
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 9:34 AM
From:
“Cheryl Louvaris” <Cheryl.Louvaris@lbtsfire.com>
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Mrs. Cole,
Your budget request is ready, you may pick it up anytime today after noon. Cost 2$.
Ex. Sec. Louvaris
RE: LBTS VFD Budget request
Thursday, February 19, 2009 12:57 PM
From:
“Cheryl Louvaris” <Cheryl.Louvaris@lbtsfire.com>
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Mrs. Cole,
The name of our attorney is John W. Stevens, III of Stevens & Goldwyn. He can be reached at (954)458-9393. Please note, you will be personally responsible for any and all expenses that may generate from contacting this attorney, not the fire department.
In addition to your second request, a copy of the Hyperbaric fire call will be ready for pick-up tomorrow, Friday 20th, after 12noon. The fee will be $2.00
RE: LBTS VFD – Requested report ready for pick-up
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 11:52 AM
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“Cheryl Louvaris” <Cheryl.Louvaris@lbtsfire.com>
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Mrs. Cole,
Your request will be ready for pick-up tomorrow, March 11th. The fee is $2.00
Ex. Secretary Louvaris
540- Bank Interest….1,026.86
600- Fire Inspection…
601- Income…..4,600.00
602- Fire Watch…375.00
Total 600- Fire Inspection…..4.975.50
Total Income 217,212.87
Expenses
700- Personnel Related Non Pay
701- AWARDS…..400.00
702- Gifts….250.00
703- Health Club Expense….490.00
BC- kinda like a VFD-GYM?…Hmmmm…
704- Background Checks
704.1 Background check….254.65
704.2 Drug Test….710.00
Total 704- Background Checks ….137.05….101.70
705- Other…..600.00
Total 700- Personnel Related Non Pay……2,841.70
710- Fire Sup. Pers.
711- Fire Call Incentive…..34,860.00
712- Medical Call Incentive….7,250.00
BC- We hear medical calls cannot be funded from Fire Assess. …Hmmmm
713- Drill Incentive….7,220.00
714- Tech Hours
714- 1 Fire Inspections….1,533.25
714- 2 Driver/Eng….2,693.75
BC- what was there for driver/eng…in ISO report?…zip?…
714- 3 Equipment maintenance….1,067.75
714- 4 “Administation”…..2,788.75
714- 5 Other….315.00
714- 6 Hydrant Testing….262.00
Total 714- Tech Hours……8,660.50
715- Beach Patrol Incentive….1,675.00
BC- we hear beach patrol cannot be paid from the fire assessment…and both beach/med call will be paid by the VFD Booster Fund for the remaining 6 mo. of the contract for year 1….Hmmmmm
716- Admin pay…0.00
717- In House Training Incent….8,000.00
718- Instructor Incent…..1,945.00
BC- Instructor incentive?…who and for what?….Hmmmm…
720- Other Incentive
721- Pension Contrib
723- Federal Income Tax….(847.05)
724- Social Security….659.75
725- Medicare….154.25
726- Workmans Comp….3,369.32
(2-hats get workmans comp)…
727- Salary…11, 487.76
Total 710- Fire Pers……84,434.53
BC- in the previous 3 mo. statement 716- Admin Pay was …19,760.77/ no 727- Salary)
730- Beach Rescue Service
733- Uniforms….217.01
734- Equipment….4,859.43
735- Fuel….218.98
737- Other….669.54
738- Supplies
739- Sea Doo….8,820.00
Total 730- Beach Rescue Service…..14,785.74
BC- again we hear the use of the fire assessment for VFD beach patrol was illegal….1st statement…beach patrol incent-445.00/beach rescue serv- 2,157.44…so who repays the taxpayers for the illegal use of funds…including funds that will be included in 3rd statement ending on 6/30/09?)….
758-Promo Items Exp….1,679.95
762- Consulting Services
765- Member Fund Expenses….250.00
790- Sales Tax Paid….11.45
795- Attorney Fees VS BSO….1,152.00
BC- If the 2-Hats are members of an organization in litigation with BSO should they be voting on anything that relates to BSO?…Conflict of interest?……(the 1st statement shows a VFD VS BSO legal fee of 900.00)….Hmmmm….
799- Other Expense….156.97
800- Fire Service Exp
801- Phone…1,588.01
BC- whose phones are paid for…cell phones?…
802- Fuel….882.76
803- TV….993.86
BC- What’s on pay-per-view in the VFD?…
804- Postage….636.42
805- Utilites….194.63
806- Internet Service….22.95
BC- Who’s their internet provider??…3 mos. for $22!..Hmmmm
807- Station Operation Expense….(432.10)
809- Apparatus Misc……10.74
810 Equipment
810.1 Office….1,792.26
810.2 Fire Apparatus….14,382.89
810.3 Computer….3,331.20
810.4 Radio communications….12,426.95
810.5 Station….573.27
810-Equipment- Other
Total 810- Equipment….32,506.57
811- Supplies
811.1 Office…4,499.71
811.3 Stattion….2,344.04
811.3 Apparatus….1,601.42
Total 811- Supplies…..8,445.17
812- Copy Machine…222.00
814- Repair, maintenance
814.1 Engine 12….1,267.39
814.2 Engine 212….284.12
814.3 Squirt 12….133.34
814.4 Command 12….26.80
814.5 Utility 12….62.32
814.5 Office….1,916.25
814.8 Station….1,693.55
814.9- Repair, maintenance-Other….240.77
Total 814- Repair, maintenance….5,624.54
815- Uniforms
815.1 Bunker Gear….3,492.51
815.2 Station uniform….2,189.57
Total 815- Uniforms…5,682.08
816 Subscriptions…0.00
817- Meals….1,641.65
818- Insurance….9,385.14
819- Training….225.00
819.1 Supplies….20.53
819.2 Contractor…..1,125.00
Total 819- Training….1,370.53
820- Misc…..14,760.36
821- Shipping Cost….4,500.00
BC- shipping a firetruck?….
Total 800- Fire Service Exp…..88,035.31
840- Fire prevention bureau
841- Equipment….40.75
841.2
841.3 Radio communications
Total 841- Equipment…..40.75
Total 842- Fuel….412.21
Total 840- Fire prevention bureau….452.96
850- Fire Inspection
851- Printing….277.94
851- Inspector Comp…..12,499.01
851- Misc…..2,552.75
851-
851- Printing
Total 850- Fire Inspection….15,329.70
Total Expense…..209,172.31
Future Purchase Fund ….8,155.56
BC…1st statement …Future Purchase Fund….(26,530.59)/ due to Booster Fund (50,000) per Jim Silverstone’s 9/8/09 motion “for the authority(in lieu of an emergency meeting) for funds up to $50,000 shall be made available for the purchase of new radios….Another motion was made to move $25,000 from the booster acct into the operation acct until October 1st upon which said funds shall be returned, all in favor”…Total fund adj. (76,530.59)…Hmmmm
Total….217,212.87
Net Balance….0.00
more to come…3rd income/expense will be requested…and posted soon…..
