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Votes at a glance: Board approves consent agenda, Fire Prevention Month proclamation, policy suspension and pumper repair
Summary
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board approved four formal actions including a proclamation designating October 2025 Fire Prevention Month and a temporary suspension of policy P404.3B.
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners approved four formal actions during its Oct. 7, 2025 meeting: the consent agenda; a proclamation declaring October 2025 Fire Prevention Month with guidance on lithium‑ion battery disposal; a temporary suspension of board policy P404.3B (equipment reimbursement allocation) retroactive to fiscal year 2024–25; and a purchase order not to exceed $250,000 to Siddons Martin Emergency Group for repair of a 2019 Pierce Quantum Type 1 pumper (unit 0117).
Why it matters: Each action affects district operations and finances. The policy suspension is intended to free previously reserved equipment‑reimbursement funds for general‑fund cash flow next fiscal year; the purchase order moves forward a repair paid with insurance proceeds. The proclamation is a public‑safety outreach measure to reduce household fire risk from lithium‑ion batteries.
Votes and motions (recorded in meeting minutes):
1) Consent agenda — motion to approve the consent items; moved by Commissioner Claire Andreola; seconded by Vice Chair Jean Herman. Vote: Alexis Hill (chair) — aye; Jean Herman — aye; Mike Clark — aye; Marlous Garcia — aye; Claire Andreola — aye. Outcome: approved unanimously.
2) Proclamation: October 2025 Fire Prevention Month and guidance on proper disposal/recycling of lithium‑ion batteries — motion to adopt proclamation; moved by Commissioner Marlous Garcia; seconded by Vice Chair Jean Herman. Vote: Alexis Hill — aye; Jean Herman — aye; Mike Clark — aye; Marlous Garcia — aye; Claire Andreola — aye. Outcome: approved unanimously.
3) Suspension of board policy P404.3B, equipment reimbursement allocation, retroactive to fiscal year 2024–25 — motion to approve suspension; moved by Commissioner Claire Andreola; seconded by Commissioner Mike Clark. Vote: Alexis Hill — aye; Jean Herman — aye; Mike Clark — aye; Marlous Garcia — aye; Claire Andreola — aye. Outcome: approved unanimously. Board discussion noted the suspension is intended as a temporary cash‑flow measure and staff will track the funds and revisit the policy in about a year.
4) Purchase order to Siddons Martin Emergency Group, not to exceed $250,000, for repair of 2019 Pierce Quantum Type 1 pumper (unit 0117), in accordance with NRS 332.115C — motion to approve purchase order as outlined in the staff report; moved by Commissioner Marlous Garcia; seconded by Commissioner Claire Andreola. Vote: Alexis Hill — aye; Jean Herman — aye; Mike Clark — aye; Marlous Garcia — aye; Claire Andreola — aye. Outcome: approved unanimously.
Meeting minutes record there was no public comment on the individual action items at the time of voting.
Ending: The board’s recorded votes show unanimous approval of the items above. The board directed staff to track the effects of the P404.3B suspension and to return with a status update in roughly one year or when conditions allow reimplementation.
