North Greenbush Fire District No. 1
Minutes of the July 14, 2025 BOFC Monthly Meeting at DFD Deputy Chairman Brian McCrae called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. The Pledge of Allegiance was followed by a moment of silence for all departed District Firefighters including past DFD member Robert J. Martel.

Commissioners Present: Nick Scifo (NS) via Zoom, Rich French (RF) via Zoom, Brian McCrae (BM), and Robert W. Miller, Jr (RM) attended. Dan Garab (DG) was absent.
Other District Staff: Secretary/Treasurer Sean Kerwin (SK), Director of Purchasing Robert Durivage (RD) and Deputy Director of Purchasing and Assistant Secretary Michael Lashmet (ML) were present. District Counsel Terry Hannigan (TH) was absent.

Public Session: None

MOTION 25M40 was made by BM and seconded by RM approving four WFD building use requests, as presented. Motion carried.
Approval of Prior Month’s Minutes:
MOTION 25M41 was made by NS and seconded by RF approving the June minutes, as presented. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report for the period ending 6/30/2025:
RESOLUTION 25R44 was made by RM and seconded by NS to accept the Treasurer’s Report as of June 30, 2025 as presented.
Deputy Chairman Brian McCrae requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.

Approval of Current Month’s Invoices:
RESOLUTION 25R45 was made by BM and seconded by RF, authorizing the payments of invoices as presented for a total of $111,000.15 pending final audit and receipt of any necessary paperwork.
Deputy Chairman Brian McCrae requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.

RESOLUTION 25R46 was made by RM, seconded by RF, to authorize the Deputy Chairman to sign the Agreement with CIC Lynn Kane for District EMS training.
Deputy Chairman Brian McCrae requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.

RESOLUTION 25R47 was made by NS, and seconded by RF, to authorize the Director of Purchasing RD to execute the estimate by 5 Star Property Services and Sealcoating LLC in the amount of $6900.00 for sealcoating and striping the WFD parking lot.
Deputy Chairman Brian McCrae requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
MOTION 25M42 was made by BM, and seconded by RM, approving the driver training application for Zachary Brimmer. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION 25R48 was made by RM, and seconded by NS, approving the purchase of the following items:
WFD/DFD Purchase Requests (Recruitment)
Storage bags Pop-up Tents (WFD and DFD) $347.00
Insta 360 Camera w/ accessories (DFD) $433.96
Facebook / Instagram Marketing 6-months (DFD) $600.00
WFD/DFD Purchase Requests (Duty Crew Program)
DFD Q1 & Q2 Items $737.00
WFD Q2 Items $862.81
Grand Total: $2980.77
Deputy Chairman Brian McCrae requested a roll call vote: The Resolution passed unanimously.
MOTION 25M43 was made by RM and seconded by BM approving two membership applications, as presented. Motion carried.

PUBLIC SESSION –
None

MOTION 25M44 was made by NS seconded by RF to adjourn the meeting at 8:11 PM. Motion Carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sean Kerwin
Secretary/Treasurer