Board of Directors

Regular AFPD Board Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at Station One.  See the Calendar on this website for specific days.  Dates are subject to change for extenuating circumstances and will be noted on the calendar at least three days in advance.  Members of the public are welcome at all open Board Meetings.  Time is provided for public comment at the end of the meeting, but can be taken at any time during the meeting with approval by the Board.

Concerns, Complaints, Compliments

Volunteers should feel free to express any concerns or complaints they may have to the Board by writing or emailing directly to the Board President.  Such communication will be held in confidence.  

Also, it is important that  volunteers follow the Standard Operating Procedures for Grievances before contacting the Board.

If you would like a copy of any open documentation, costs are $33.58 per hour after the first hour of research and retrieval of our public records, plus $.25 per page for printed material.   §24-72-205(6)(a)(b), C.R.S 

Requests for open documentation can be sent to BoardSec@allensparkfire.com.

Meeting minutes are preliminary. They will be reviewed and either changed or approved by the Board at the next meeting.

MINUTES OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING

September 17th, 2025

Ø  Call to Order

Acting President Bill Ellis called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm, with board members Rachel Barkworth, Paul Rekow, Mark Ingram, and Jim Hocker. Also present; Board Secretary, Natalie Gould, Fire Chief, Mike Cousineau, Gene Mackey, Pennie Close, Ryan Foster, Chris Rich, Erle Collom, Leo Touzjian, and Teresa Hoffman.

Ø  Minutes from Previous Meeting

Paul Rekow made a motion to approve minutes for August 20th, 2025, seconded by Jim Hocker, motion passed.

Ø  Submission of Bills

Paul Rekow made a motion to pay the bills, seconded by Rachel Barkworth, motion passed.

Ø  Treasurers Report

·        Paul made a motion to take the current 6 month CD, and split it with half going into a new 3 month CD and half to continue in another 6 month CD.

·        The Treasurer’s Report was given by Rachel Barkworth.

Ø  Chief’s Report

Incidents—26: 9 Medical, 3 Motor Vehicle Accident, 6 Smoke Report, 5 Fire, 3 Stand By/Assist

·        Fire Fighters

o   Jesse Beightol and John Sullivan were promoted.

o   Jen Cook is going to Firefighter Academy

·        Grants

o   Safer Grant- Waiting for the award announcement date

o   1B Grant- Just started

·        CWPP Update

o   No update

·        Miscellaneous

o   Deployment: Wildland Deployment billing has been submitted.

o   Alpine Acres: The crew will be working on it 09/18/25.

o   WRC State Wildfire Code: Options have been identified.

o   Long-Term Committee Meeting: Members have been updated.

·        Stations/Land

o   Station One (Main; 14861 Hwy 7; Osmun)- Flooring and cabinets are in progress. The crew has identified priorities for updates at Station 1. The replacement Capital generator has been ordered.

o   Station Two (2770 Riverside Drive; Heathermeade)- Nothing new.

o   Station Three (4 County Rd. 113 E; Meeker Park)- Nothing new.

o   Station Four (7400 Hwy 7; The Heights)- Nothing new.

o   Station Five (32 Bunce School Rd; McCulloch)- Nothing new.

o   Land at 23 Business Route 7- Nothing new.

·        Apparatus

o   5234 (Brush Truck)- Installing additional equipment and in use. This truck is now at Station 1.

o   5225- Generator on order.

o   5222- There was discussion about adding a plow to this vehicle. Paul Rekow made a motion to authorize up to $15,000 to buy a plow to add to this vehicle. Mark Ingram seconded. Motion carried.

o   5232- No update.

Ø  Old Business

·        New Board Member- Welcome Mark Ingram.

Ø  New Business

·        Budget Planning Update and Timeline

·        Long-Range Planning Committee- Discussion

·        Election of Officers

o   President- Bill Ellis will continue as acting

o   Vice President- a motion was made to nominate Paul Rekow. Motion passed.

·        Pension Board Meeting Scheduled for October 15th

Ø  Public Comments

·        N/A

Ø  Fire Fighter Comments

·        Pension matching funds should be requested before 10/31/2025.

Ø  Board Member Comments

·        There was discussion about the board members living in the Alpine Acres neighborhood and the grant that was approved. It was determined that there was no conflict of interest.

Ø  Executive Session (as needed)

·        N/A

Ø  Adjournment

The board meeting was adjourned at 9:15 PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Natalie Gould                                                                                  September 17th, 2025

Board Secretary