On the agenda: Weston meeting — DATA CENTER (Jul 13)

South Area Fire & Emergency Response District
OFFICIAL MEETING AGENDA OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
This meeting of the SAFER Board of Directors, composed of a Quorum of members, will convene at Village of Weston
Municipal Center, 4747 Camp Phillips Rd., Weston, WI. on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 15:00.
Any interested person may attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/221294423241886?p=iTDYtl0Gg7o6UDZ8hx
Meeting ID: 221 294 423 241 886 Passcode: bd94GS3A
A. Opening of Session
1. Meeting to be called to order by Chairman Maloney at 15:00.
2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
3. Administrative Assistant will take attendance and roll call.
B. Correspondence/Comments from the public on issues or matters which the SAFER Board of Directors has oversight
over.
C. Consent Items
(The Consent agenda contains routine items and will be enacted by one motion without separate discussion unless
a body member requests an item be removed for separate consideration and vote.)
4. Approval of prior meeting minutes – June 9, 2026.
5. Approval of expenditures and receipts – June 2026.
D. Business Items
6. Consideration of motion to adjourn into closed session pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of
deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other
specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session, to wit: union
bargaining.
7. Motion to reconvene to open session.
8. Discussion and possible action on closed session item.
9. Discussion and possible action on Future Staffing.
10. Discussion and possible action on Repair or Replacement of Fire Inspection Vehicle.
11. Discussion and possible action on Purchase of Stryker Medical Equipment.
12. End of Month Budget review.
13. Attorney Referral.
E. Staff Reports
14. Report from Fire Chief.
15. Report from Deputy Fire Chief.
F. Remarks from the Board of Directors to set the next meeting date, as well as discuss items for the next meeting
agenda.
G. Adjourn
This notice is posted at the Rib Mountain and Weston Municipal Centers, and on SAFER District’s website at www.saferfd.com, and was emailed
to local media outlets at least 24 hours prior to above scheduled meeting. A quorum of members from other SAFER District, Village of Rib
Mountain, and Village of Weston governmental bodies (boards, commissions, and committees) may attend the above noticed meeting to gather
information. No actions will be taken by any other board, commission, or committee of SAFER / Village / Village, aside from the SAFER Board of
Directors. Should a quorum of other government bodies be present, this would constitute a meeting pursuant to State ex rel. Badke v. Greendale
Village Bd., 173 Wis.2d 553,494 N.W.2d 408 (1993). Wisconsin State Statutes require all agendas for public meetings be posted in final form, 24
hours prior to the meeting. Any posted agenda is subject to change up until 24 hours prior to the date and time of the meeting. Any person who
has a qualifying disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that meeting or material to be in accessible location or format
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must contact South Area Fire & Emergency Response District at 715-355-6763 ext. 107, at least 12 hours prior to the meeting so any necessary
arrangements can be made to accommodate each request. All items listed above are for discussion and possible action by the body.

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OFFICIAL MEETING MINUTES
SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICT
Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 @ 17:00
Recording Link: https://youtu.be/stOUj9BgMRQ
A. Call to Order
The meeting of the South Area Fire & Emergency Response District Board of Directors was called to order at
17:00 by SAFER Chairman Mark Maloney.
Members Present
Board of Directors – Beck, Langenhahn (was excused at 18:11), Maloney, and Opall were all present, Kolden was
absent and excused. Also present: Village of Rib Mountain – Administrator Rhoden (virtual); Village of Weston –
Administrator Gebert and Finance Director Trautman; SAFER – Fire Chief Finke (virtual), Deputy Fire Chief Lang,
EMS Division Chief Gordon-Haessly, Captain Klapoetke (virtual), Captain Lohman (virtual), Firefighter Hanson,
Firefighter Steege, and Administrative Assistant Latimer. One guest was present.
B. Correspondence/Comments from the public on issues related to the SAFER District
None
C. Consent Items
Board of Directors approval of prior meeting minutes from May 12, 2026.
Motioned by Beck to approve prior meeting minutes from May 12, 2026. Second by Opall. Motion carried 4:0.
Board of Directors approval of expenditures and receipts from May 2026.
Motioned by Beck to approve expenditures and receipts from May 2026. Second by Opall.
- Beck said Dirks Group, it looks like they were onsite.
- Deputy Chief Lang said they were onsite for phones with a new vendor. I can bring up the itemized bill and
send it to you.
- Beck said on page 11, Miscellaneous Enter Description, what is that for?
- Administrative Assistant Latimer said that was for the League of WI Municipalities 2025 Dividend payment,
and because it goes into a miscellaneous, it comes up like that every time.
Motion carried 4:0.
D. Business Items
Discussion and possible action on Contract with Rennes Health & Rehab Center.
- Chief Finke said this is a contract that we’ve been working on with our legal department, Rennes is looking for
someone to occasionally come to their facility and start an IV on a patient that doesn’t necessarily need to be
transported. They have the appropriate staff to manage the IV, but they do not have appropriate staff to
initiate the IV. The contract allows us to go there, start the IV, they will monitor it, then we have a mechanism
to bill them for that service.
- Maloney said it’s not a contract that’s ongoing, this is a new contract.
- Deputy Chief Lang said yes.
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Maloney said who’s been doing the IV start before?
Chief Finke said they have called us two to four times to do them, then they started to question us about
them, and we went and talked to their management team and came together on this contract.
EMS Division Chief Gordon-Haessly said they would request us via 911 to come start an IV, that’s an
unnecessary transport if we are able to start an IV. In the past what we have done is if we were able to get
the IV, we then contacted medical control, got permission to put the IV in, then they could continue to carry
out their orders. That resulted in a treat no transport bill for the patient, for something the facility should be
able to do. If we would’ve had that call and a cardiac arrest call, we can’t divert that. We wanted to work out
a way that we could charge them for this as versus the patient, and at the same time have a triage system in
order so that we could do that between reasonable hours and help them out with that.
Maloney said so they have staff sometimes, not all the time?
EMS Division Chief Gordon-Haessly said no, if they have a nurse who has tried for an IV and is unable to get it.
Beck said my question is, it just doesn’t seem like a lot of money to be honest.
EMS Division Chief Gordon-Haessly said when we add up the total of how much it cost for the equipment,
that’s what we based it on. How much an IV start kit cost, how much to send just one person in a SUV to go
there. It should take us about 10 minutes to do.
Deputy Chief Lang said for anything that we charge, we have to show why we charge that fee. We could
charge them $1,000.00, but if they litigated that, we would have to show why we’re asking for that.
Beck said I want you to value your service, by the time you get your equipment, go out, you guys are already
busy enough as is, is it worth your time and how much money you’re going to get out of it.
Deputy Chief Lang said it’s a service we are providing to the public that’s in our response area, and our cost is
being covered.
Chief Finke said this is to keep unnecessary ambulance calls down, the facility has to pay this, not the patient.
Maloney said any other contracts like this.
Deputy Chief Lang said no.
Beck said you guys are busy enough, that offset your time at all. What happens if another call comes in.
EMS Division Chief Gordon-Haessly said it has no priority since it’s not a 911 request. It’s something where if
I’m on shift, we wouldn’t have to pull from duty staff.
Action: Motioned by Opall to approve Contract with Rennes Health & Rehab Center. Second by
Langenhahn. Motion carried 3:1.

Discussion and possible action on Future Staffing.
- Chief Finke said I was asked to put this on the agenda, I have a memo in the packet with some background for
the new Board members to get a feel for this.
- Administrator Gebert said Trustee Beck had brought this up at the end of our last meeting, the last time we
had went through a process, we first went to SAFER and the SAFER Board made a motion, we went to Rib
Mountain, Rib Mountain was in an agreement, we went to Weston and we did proceed with a referendum
that wasn’t successful.
- Opall said next year current staffing levels $150,000.00, converting part-time to full-time $210,000.00, now
would you then have to replace the part-time also?
- Chief Finke said no, in the option, it was brought up to myself and Deputy Chief Lang because we do have a
lot of part-time shifts that are left unfilled, it would help at least a little bit and not have such a big blow to
the budget to move that part-time position to full-time, it certainly does not expand our staffing, but it might
make staffing a little more continuous. The plan would be to not add the part-time position back, at that time
part-time would be used only to backfill when full-time people are off. It will not make a big operational
difference for us at all.
- Rhoden said Kolden couldn’t make the meeting tonight, if there’s any action tonight would it be better to
reserve that when the full board is there.
- Maloney said Kolden made a mention to Administrative Assistant Latimer that he had some concerns on this
agenda item. I’m not feeling that we have to have a full board, I think a quorum is how this works. I don’t
know what the four of us want to do tonight, or is this discussion only tonight?
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Opall said at the Village of Rib Mountain, my policy always has been any real substantial issue, I always
wanted the full board because they couldn’t say I wasn’t there.
Maloney said if our last chance is August. I want to value his discussion.
Deputy Chief Lang said our staffing right now we have eight full-time per shift, and the one part-time (to
equal) nine, although the nineth one isn’t filled all that much, we always allow two full-time to be off, which
drops us below our minimum of seven. Converting that part-time to full-time, it doesn’t help with our core
issue, it’s the same staffing level that we’re at, it’s filling it more consistently. It’s not going to help us with
our ISO rating that we’re getting phone calls everyday about, it’s not going to help staff a third ambulance to
help with concurrent calls and call times.
Opall said when is the drop deadline in August?
Gebert said it’s later August, I think it’s the day after our board meeting.
Maloney said we could still have a SAFER meeting in August and a board.
Opall said the $150,000.00 for next year is that with a new union contract.
Chief Finke said the $150,000.00 is keeping the same staff that we have, it includes a guesstimate as we have
to go through negotiations on raises, a guesstimate on health insurance.
Beck said wouldn’t that be a step to converting some of the part-time staff?
Deputy Chief Lang said it wouldn’t, because it wouldn’t add staffing. Our needs are to add staffing, not
convert staffing. We have enough staff right now for minimum staffing, to make sure that we have seven
here, but the seven for a community our size is not providing the service that other communities have. That’s
the comfort of the board and communities on what service level they want, if we’re comfortable with
sending an average of five people to a fire, when NFPA says we should have fifteen, and when we can’t staff a
third ambulance, but we have three ambulance calls pretty regularly, that we’re calling for mutual aid and
hoping that mutual aid is available. That’s another thing we don’t talk about, everybody says call Wausau and
Riverside, well Wausau and Riverside are as busy as us, and there are days that they say no we can’t come,
then you’re waiting for an ambulance from Merrill or Stevens Point. That’s the core of the issue that we have,
we have the mechanisms in place, we have to add FTEs.
Beck said in all of the discussions, if we don’t get six, we don’t want anything, nothing else is going to work.
There’s got to be a compromise in there.
Deputy Chief Lang said I don’t think nothing else is going to work.
Beck said so three won’t work or two won’t work?
Maloney said the three is one person, so that’s all your adding, I struggled with this too a couple years ago.
Three full-time is only one person, and when we’re talking six it’s only two, it’s odd, but it’s because of the
whole rotation of all of the shifts.
Deputy Chief Lang said you go to work in a forty-hour work week, and you have ten employees in an office,
and you add one, that’s one extra person in the office for a forty-hour week. We have three shifts, and they
work two days on and four days off, so if you add one, two days in a week will have an extra person, but the
other four (days) won’t. Then you add two, four days in a week will be covered, but the other two days won’t.
Then you have to add that third and then all your days are covered. To increase by one FTE, we have to add
three full-time people, if we add just three, we could maybe get our ISO rating down, but we’re still going to
be at minimums a lot, by adding the six with the amount of people we have to let off at once. To guarantee
we are staffing those three ambulances and to guarantee that we can staff a water tender, and get our water
haul back and get our ISO rating down, we would need the six.
Chief Finke said the part-time people get to pick their schedules, picture yourself as a part-time employee,
are you going to work Saturdays in the summer, are you going to work any holidays, are you going to want to
work nights, so they don’t pick up those hours, so we tend to struggle during summer on the weekends. My
concern the time we’ve talked about the three versus the six, is if we do a referendum for three and let’s say
it passes, then the next year we do another referendum because we still need those other three, the
community is going to say you just asked me for money last year, and that was my concern. The three could
potentially help us with our water haul credit, but it doesn’t help us staff that third ambulance, and in my
mind, the third ambulance is a bigger need, although it’s getting more and more frequent now that we’re
getting more phone calls from residents their insurance more than doubled. It’s having a real effect on
people in both communities.
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Maloney said about this shift work on the weekends, do we have a shift differential?
Chief Finke said we’ve tried all of those things over the past ten years and none of it works.
Beck said can you reexplain to me paramedic and their pay compared to what we have.
Chief Finke said do you mean paramedic only, not firefighter.
Beck said correct.
Chief Finke said the difference there is firefighter/paramedics are paid overtime based on a 28-day FLSA
cycle, if they go over 212 hours in that 28-day period, they get overtime, their average work week is 56 hours.
Paramedic only position that doesn’t have fire suppression activity attached to them, they get paid overtime
after 40 hours a week.
Beck said I guess my concern Maloney and maybe you can do it, is fire fee wasn’t popular and we went to
referendum with six and neither of those are going to go over well with the public. How do we then say nope
we want to go back with another six.
Chief Finke said I agree with you (Beck), and that’s a tough one.
Maloney said I would push that if the very vocal naysayers would go for it. If the vocal naysayers were
pushing down on that referendum, if we could get several of those naysayers to go up with it, now realizing
ok we do need this, then we might have a chance. I said if we go to referendum and the residents say no, I
will not push this through. I would’ve done the fire fee, but if we go to referendum, now the fire fee for me is
out because they spoke. How is it we have a multi municipal police force that gets what they want, we
definitely fund that. The struggle isn’t happening on the police side, it’s happening on the fire side. I want an
ambulance at my house, I think about it all the time when we get into these discussions.
Beck said do you think three would help somewhat.
Deputy Chief Lang said yes.
Maloney said anything will help, and six isn’t the answer either. If we do comparisons to like communities,
we’ve been down for 20-25 years.
Deputy Chief Lang said the six from a like community standpoint, actually nine, we added three this year.
Nine was really minimal to get us where we felt comfortable were we’re covering that ambulance and we can
staff the tender. The six would get us to eleven, twelve with the part-time. The most like community next
door to us here is Marshfield, they’re at twelve but they’re asking to get to fourteen.
Beck said the part of the story that you need to tell is more on the hours. I went to one of those sessions and
I heard a lot about you need more and why, I don’t think people understand the shifts.
Deputy Chief Lang said the nights we did the presentation; we did talk about our staffing and was in the
presentation. The one thing that hurt us in the referendum was the social media presence, we put out as
much social media as we could on Facebook. The Wausau referendum, Stevens Point referendum, and the
Marshfield referendum, they all on social media had people who were positive and said we need this, we had
zero positive feedback on our referendum.
Maloney said you can’t touch federal, you can’t touch state, so the only place you can take this frustration
out is local.
Rhoden said is the referendum vote for November election?
Maloney said yes.
Rhoden said when is that effective, January 1st?
Gebert said yes.
Rhoden said my concern is when we agreed and had that conversation at the Village of Rib Mountain, I was
told by the Board that I had to do my part and educate the public on the impact of the increase. My concern
is, that’s not fair for us in the Village of Rib Mountain to do an educational outreach, ours is more of a
budgetary impact, by hearing this now that’s putting our budget at risk on the Village of Rib Mountain
because you’re asking us to help fund for something that’s supposed to be January 1st. We’re done with our
budget by usually mid to end of October, so we’re hanging on a string on that one. That’s not fair to the
Village of Rib Mountain to figure out if we’re going to put this into the budget.
Chief Finke said the fire district for most of the years that I’ve prepared the budget, we’ve had to prepare two
or three budgets because for years we were in the middle of merger talks during budget season. I know it’s
not ideal, is it possible the Village does two different budgets, and it would be the one line item
approximately $90,000.00 for three people. Is it possible to do two and we educate the public on how the
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impact in the Weston referendum is going to affect their taxes and what the pros and cons are? I understand
your situation.
Maloney said we would have to do the same thing.
Gebert said you would publish your higher number, you don’t have to adopt, but you have to publish 28 days
in advance.
Rhoden said I still feel that’s not enough time for me to educate the public, but I’ll do whatever I’m directed
to do.
Action: None, moved to next meeting.

Discussion and possible action on Increase of Fire Contract Fees.
- Chief Finke said I have a memo for that as well, we’ve done this in the past, we have not increased fees last
year, the year before that we did increase 9%, for several years prior to that we did not increase them. We’re
seeing an increase in costs, so it’s only fair that we pass that along to our contracted areas.
- Maloney said what year were those numbers adopted.
- Chief Finke said 2024.
Action: Motioned by Langenhahn to approve 3% Increase on Fire Contract Fees. Second by Opall.
- Beck said how did that 3% come up, why not 2, 4, 3.5?
- Chief Finke said it seemed to be a fair number, and I based it on what we’ve done for wage increases this year
which was 3%. I’m happy to change that number, but I didn’t have any other good rational to tie it to
anything.
- Beck said why do we do 3% straight across when Marathon is far out, would we not do it uniform.
- Deputy Chief Lang said all of our fire contracts are in a formula which is based on assessed value.
- Beck said if we didn’t do it last year, can we go from 3% to 4%.
- Rhoden said if the referendum passes, the additional staff, does that provide any kind of benefit to our
contractual neighbors.
- Chief Finke said it definitely benefits them.
- Maloney said the two that motioned it through, would you consider moving it to 4%.
- Opall said not in favor.
- Langenhahn said not in favor.
Motion carried 3:1.
Discussion and possible action on Budget Amendment.
- Deputy Chief Lang said it’s the $40,000.00 revenue from the Cadott Festivals that was not included in the
revenue in our budget because we weren’t sure on the contract when the budget was put together. We did
sign the contract; it would bring the $40,000.00 back in the revenue side.
- *Langenhahn left
- Trautman said the offset would be wages. We would be increasing the expenditures and revenues by
$40,000.00.
- Beck said we’re increasing revenues by $40,000.00, but we’re also adding expenditures for $40,000.00
- Trautman said the festivals were not budgeted for, so this budget amendment increases both revenue and
expenditures for the $40,000.00. We keep a balanced budget.
Action: Motion by Opall to approve the Budget Amendment. Second by Beck. Motion carried 3:0.
End of Month Budget review.
- Chief Finke said the budget is in your packet. We do continue to trend a little bit over budget on labor
expenses, however we continue to trend in the right direction and hopefully that will come down a little bit.
Fuel is going to be tight; fuel costs have obviously been higher than we anticipated. Collections (ambulance
revenue) have been good.
- Maloney said are we still working with both companies.
- Chief Finke said we’re still working with both, we probably will for another 18 months to 2 years.
- Beck said what is Operating Supplies Line Operator.
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Chief Finke said it’s kind of a catch all, basically it pays for fire equipment throughout the year if we need to
buy a saw, hose, or things around the station like a washing machine, rescue equipment ropes, harnesses,
water rescue. Basically all of the things that are in the compartments of the trucks get purchased out of that
line.
Maloney said do all purchases get seen by you two (Chief Finke and Deputy Chief Lang).
Chief Finke said I stamp all of the bills and code them and then Administrative Assistant Latimer pays the bills.
Maloney said every single purchase is done that way.
Chief Finke said yes.

Attorney Referral.
- None
E. Staff Reports
Report from Fire Chief
- Fire Chief Finke said I don’t have anything to add.
Report from Deputy Fire Chief
- Deputy Fire Chief Lang said the report is in your packet and I’ll give you the highlights.
- Personnel report: Tyes Vokovan is starting next week Monday that will bring us up to full staffing. He’ll be on
shift in mid-July. Part-time interviews will be tomorrow.
- EMS & Fire Incidents: EMS and fire responses are there.
- Training: Training hours are listed with topics.
- Apparatus: Nothing to report.
- Fire Prevention/Public Education: Activities are listed.
- Grants/Projects: Walmart Grant through Sam’s Club. AFG grant we’re working on to purchase 50 sets of
turnout gear.
Report from EMS Division Chief
- EMS Division Chief Gordon-Haessly said Force Fields is the electronic dance music festival that occurs out at
Cadott, part of the Chippewa Valley Music Festivals. We’ve been working Country Fest, now Hoofbeat, and
Rock Fest for 9 years. It was the largest event in attendance since Rock Fest in 2023, and it was the busiest
festival we’ve had.
F. Remarks from the Board of Directors to set the next meeting date, as well as discuss items for the next
meeting agenda.
- Next meeting scheduled for Monday, July 13, 2026, at Village of Weston Municipal Center.
- Beck has nothing.
- Opall has nothing.
- Maloney has nothing.
G. Adjourn
Motion by Beck to adjourn. Second by Opall. Motion carried 3:0.
Adjourned at 18:36
Respectfully submitted by Cher Latimer, SAFER District Administrative Assistant.

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SOUTH AREA FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Check Register - for Board of Directors

Page:

Check Issue Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/30/2026
Report Criteria:
Report type: Invoice detail
GL

Check

Check

Vendor

Period

Issue Date

Number

Number

Payee

Invoice

Invoice

Number

Sequence

Description

Invoice

Invoice

Check

GL Account

Amount

Amount

7008
06/26

06/03/2026

7008

551 On-Q Collision Center

12758

1 Med 110 Hail Damage Repair

15-52200-241-000

973.75

Total 7008:

973.75
973.75

7009
06/26

06/18/2026

7009

5 Ace Hardware Center

258563

1 Fasteners

15-52200-344-000

1.35

1.35

06/26

06/18/2026

7009

5 Ace Hardware Center

258964

1 Cleaning Supplies

15-52200-344-000

33.57

33.57

Total 7009:

34.92

7010
06/26

06/18/2026

7010

570 Advanced Physical Therapy

0526SAFER

1 May 2026 Onsite Services

15-52200-154-000

960.00

Total 7010:

960.00
960.00

7011
06/26

06/18/2026

7011

567 American Welding & Gas Inc

11692260

1 Acct No 103646 Oxygen

15-52200-392-000

121.20

06/26

06/18/2026

7011

567 American Welding & Gas Inc

11700923

1 Cylinder Acct No 103646

15-52200-392-000

71.20

71.20

06/26

06/18/2026

7011

567 American Welding & Gas Inc

11700924

1 Cylinder Acct No 103733

15-52200-392-000

50.74

50.74

06/26

06/18/2026

7011

567 American Welding & Gas Inc

11736008

1 Acct No 103733 Oxygen

15-52200-392-000

121.70

121.70

06/26

06/18/2026

7011

567 American Welding & Gas Inc

11741836

1 Acct No 103646 Oxygen

15-52200-392-000

77.69

77.69

Total 7011:

121.20

442.53

7012
06/26

06/18/2026

7012

571 Anovia Health

16631

1 Anovia Health May 2026

15-52200-154-000

1,041.50

Total 7012:

1,041.50
1,041.50

7013
06/26

06/18/2026

7013

Total 7013:

27 Ascension WI Employer Solutions

429931

1 EAP 2nd Quarter 2026

1

Jul 09, 2026 02:23PM

15-52200-290-000

440.00

440.00
440.00

M = Manual Check, V = Void Check

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SOUTH AREA FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Check Register - for Board of Directors

Page:

Check Issue Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/30/2026
GL

Check

Check

Vendor

Period

Issue Date

Number

Number

Payee

Invoice

Invoice

Number

Sequence

Description

Invoice

Invoice

Check

GL Account

Amount

Amount

7014
06/26

06/18/2026

7014

31 Aspirus Medical Group, Inc

158911

1 Physical Exam

15-52200-164-000

601.75

Total 7014:

601.75
601.75

7015
06/26

06/18/2026

7015

626 AT&T Mobility-CC

SPJ052026

1 FNP1 FirstNet IoT Devices

15-52200-225-000

223.84

Total 7015:

223.84
223.84

7016
06/26

06/18/2026

7016

36 Auto Trim and Sign of Weston

1449

1 Car 319 Installation payment #3 - Final

16-52200-804-000

1,327.86

Total 7016:

1,327.86
1,327.86

7017
06/26

06/18/2026

7017

435 Baer Repair LLC

1232

1 Med 106 Repairs

15-52200-241-000

403.59

403.59

06/26

06/18/2026

7017

435 Baer Repair LLC

1239

1 Med 104 Repair

15-52200-241-000

1,375.73

1,375.73

Total 7017:

1,779.32

7018
06/26

06/18/2026

7018

40 Batteries Plus LLC

P92045205

1 Light Bulbs

15-52200-247-000

32.95

32.95

06/26

06/18/2026

7018

40 Batteries Plus LLC

P92181839

1 Tender 1 Light Bulbs

15-52200-241-000

19.05

19.05

Total 7018:

52.00

7019
06/26

06/18/2026

7019

48 Bound Tree Medical

86215563

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

232.77

232.77

06/26

06/18/2026

7019

48 Bound Tree Medical

86228322

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

115.01

115.01

Total 7019:

347.78

7020
06/26

06/18/2026

7020

627 Brett Krueger

05272026

1 Uniform Pants - Fleet Farm

15-52200-346-000

48.11

48.11

06/26

06/18/2026

7020

627 Brett Krueger

05282026

1 TB Test - Medic Class

15-52200-164-000

65.08

65.08

Total 7020:

2

Jul 09, 2026 02:23PM

113.19

M = Manual Check, V = Void Check

10

SOUTH AREA FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Check Register - for Board of Directors

Page:

Check Issue Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/30/2026
GL

Check

Check

Vendor

Period

Issue Date

Number

Number

Payee

Invoice

Invoice

Number

Sequence

Description

Invoice

Invoice

Check

GL Account

Amount

Amount

7021
06/26

06/18/2026

7021

608 Caselle LLC

INV-19958

1 Semi-annual Maintenance and Support

15-52200-386-000

2,832.00

Total 7021:

2,832.00
2,832.00

7022
06/26

06/18/2026

7022

76 Charter Communications

1712519010

1 Control Account WiFi and TV at Stations

15-52200-283-000

579.82

Total 7022:

579.82
579.82

7023
06/26

06/18/2026

7023

92 Complete Office of Wisconsin

143538

1 Office Supplies

15-52200-310-000

99.75

Total 7023:

99.75
99.75

7024
06/26

06/18/2026

7024

93 CR Shred Inc

17032

1 Shredding Station 1

15-52200-290-000

74.91

Total 7024:

74.91
74.91

7025
06/26

06/18/2026

7025

145 Family Heritage

1214166

1 Globe Life

15-21534-000-000

424.30

Total 7025:

424.30
424.30

7026
06/26

06/18/2026

7026

500 Glynn Novak

05062026

1 Training Prop Supplies

15-52200-325-000

200.17

200.17

06/26

06/18/2026

7026

500 Glynn Novak

05072026

1 Training Prop Supplies

15-52200-325-000

77.00

77.00

Total 7026:

277.17

7027
06/26

06/18/2026

7027

542 Griesbach Auto Service Inc

70257

1 Car 302 Repairs

15-52200-241-000

1,120.48

1,120.48

06/26

06/18/2026

7027

542 Griesbach Auto Service Inc

70281

1 Car 302 Repairs

15-52200-241-000

1,238.58

1,238.58

Total 7027:

2,359.06

7028
06/26

06/18/2026

7028

572 Heal VUE INC.

019-0601202

1 EMS Billing May 2026

3

Jul 09, 2026 02:23PM

15-52200-290-000

6,991.22

6,991.22

M = Manual Check, V = Void Check

11

SOUTH AREA FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Check Register - for Board of Directors

Page:

Check Issue Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/30/2026
GL

Check

Check

Vendor

Period

Issue Date

Number

Number

Payee

Invoice

Invoice

Number

Sequence

Description

Invoice

Invoice

Check

GL Account

Amount

Amount

Total 7028:

6,991.22

7029
06/26

06/18/2026

7029

188 Integrity Fire Protection Inc.

3430

1 Annual Inspection Station 1

15-52200-247-000

342.00

342.00

06/26

06/18/2026

7029

188 Integrity Fire Protection Inc.

3431

1 Annual Inspection Station 2

15-52200-247-000

342.00

342.00

Total 7029:

684.00

7030
06/26

06/18/2026

7030

234 Life-Assist

2126856

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

457.47

457.47

06/26

06/18/2026

7030

234 Life-Assist

2131793

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

186.06

186.06

06/26

06/18/2026

7030

234 Life-Assist

2131879

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

220.20

220.20

06/26

06/18/2026

7030

234 Life-Assist

2133867

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

1,995.66

1,995.66

06/26

06/18/2026

7030

234 Life-Assist

2140629

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

128.04

128.04

06/26

06/18/2026

7030

234 Life-Assist

2142089

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

811.56

811.56

Total 7030:

3,798.99

7031
06/26

06/18/2026

7031

252 MCHS HOSPITALS INC

IN-12671

1 Weston Pharmacy May 2026

15-52200-392-000

481.85

Total 7031:

481.85
481.85

7032
06/26

06/18/2026

7032

253 McKesson Medical

25653369

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

12.77

12.77

06/26

06/18/2026

7032

253 McKesson Medical

25680405

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

409.69

409.69

06/26

06/18/2026

7032

253 McKesson Medical

25730947

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

173.21

173.21

06/26

06/18/2026

7032

253 McKesson Medical

25770535

1 EMS Supplies

15-52200-392-000

523.59

523.59

Total 7032:

1,119.26

7033
06/26

06/18/2026

7033

527 Northeast WI Technical College

2026SPRING

1 Massa Fire Officer 1-Certified

15-52200-325-000

157.85

Total 7033:

157.85
157.85

7034
06/26

06/18/2026

7034

551 On-Q Collision Center

12770

1 Car 319 Hail Damage Repair

4

Jul 09, 2026 02:23PM

15-52200-241-000

7,768.75

7,768.75

M = Manual Check, V = Void Check

12

SOUTH AREA FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Check Register - for Board of Directors

Page:

Check Issue Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/30/2026
GL

Check

Check

Vendor

Period

Issue Date

Number

Number

Payee

Invoice

Invoice

Number

Sequence

Description

Invoice

Invoice

Check

GL Account

Amount

Amount

Total 7034:

7,768.75

7035
06/26

06/18/2026

7035

286 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

3845361585

1 Supplies

15-52200-241-000

11.98

11.98

06/26

06/18/2026

7035

286 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.

3845367099

1 Blue DEF

15-52200-241-000

51.56

51.56

Total 7035:

63.54

7036
06/26

06/18/2026

7036

583 Parker Braatz

05272026

1 Vision Insert Face Mask

15-52200-340-000

82.00

Total 7036:

82.00
82.00

7037
06/26

06/18/2026

7037

291 Paul Rheinschmidt

06012026

1 Truck 1 DEF

15-52200-241-000

21.05

Total 7037:

21.05
21.05

7038
06/26

06/18/2026

7038

318 Rib Mountain Water Utility

06092026-35

2 Account #100-3515-01 Sewer

15-52200-221-000

618.09

618.09

06/26

06/18/2026

7038

318 Rib Mountain Water Utility

06092026-35

1 Account #100-3516-01

15-52200-220-000

79.78

79.78

Total 7038:

697.87

7039
06/26

06/18/2026

7039

333 Securian Financial Group, Inc.

JULY2026

1 ETF Life Insurance

15-21534-000-000

343.92

Total 7039:

343.92
343.92

7040
06/26

06/18/2026

7040

334 Security Health Plan

JULY2026

1 Health Insurance July 2026

15-21533-000-000

32,809.48

Total 7040:

32,809.48
32,809.48

7041
06/26

06/18/2026

7041

475 Stericycle, Inc.

8014444053

1 Station 1 Sharps

5

Jul 09, 2026 02:23PM

15-52200-290-000

103.22

103.22

M = Manual Check, V = Void Check

13

SOUTH AREA FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Check Register - for Board of Directors

Page:

Check Issue Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/30/2026
GL

Check

Check

Vendor

Period

Issue Date

Number

Number

Payee

Invoice

Invoice

Number

Sequence

Description

Invoice

Invoice

Check

GL Account

Amount

Amount

Total 7041:

103.22

7042
06/26

06/18/2026

7042

557 The Dirks Group LLC

18060

1 Fortinet UTM Protection

15-52200-290-000

329.18

329.18

06/26

06/18/2026

7042

557 The Dirks Group LLC

18095

1 WiFi Access Point Station 1

15-52200-310-000

167.09

167.09

Total 7042:

496.27

7043
06/26

06/18/2026

7043

369 The Uniform Shoppe of Green Ba

16383

1 Screen Print tshirts

15-52200-346-000

30.00

30.00

06/26

06/18/2026

7043

369 The Uniform Shoppe of Green Ba

16384

1 Screen Print tshirts - Captain

15-52200-346-000

45.00

45.00

06/26

06/18/2026

7043

369 The Uniform Shoppe of Green Ba

16386

1 Uniform TShirts

15-52200-346-000

679.30

679.30

06/26

06/18/2026

7043

369 The Uniform Shoppe of Green Ba

16860

1 Uniform Alteration

15-52200-346-000

33.00

33.00

Total 7043:

787.30

7044
06/26

06/18/2026

7044

370 The Village of Weston

2026-05

5 Weston Utilities: Q1 2026 - Sewer

15-52200-221-000

5,665.83

Total 7044:

5,665.83
5,665.83

7045
06/26

06/18/2026

7045

450 VanderWaal Law, S.C.

3822

1 Legal Fees

15-52200-212-000

100.00

Total 7045:

100.00
100.00

7046
06/26

06/18/2026

7046

555 Verathon Inc

10000430

1 Hyperangle S4

15-52200-392-000

904.68

Total 7046:

904.68
904.68

7047
06/26

06/18/2026

7047

490 WEX Bank

112881894

2 Fuel Account 0496-00-918054-8 EMS

15-52200-351-000

7,088.97

Total 7047:

7,088.97
7,088.97

7048
06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05122026-76

1 Latimer - Officemax Scotch Tape

6

Jul 09, 2026 02:23PM

15-52200-310-000

20.79

20.79

M = Manual Check, V = Void Check

14

SOUTH AREA FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Check Register - for Board of Directors

Page:

Check Issue Dates: 6/1/2026 - 6/30/2026
GL

Check

Check

Vendor

Period

Issue Date

Number

Number

Payee

Invoice

Invoice

Number

Sequence

Description

7

Jul 09, 2026 02:23PM
Invoice

Invoice

Check

GL Account

Amount

Amount

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05132026-37

1 Latimer - Officemax Certificates

15-52200-310-000

34.38

34.38

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05142026-28

1 Finke - BP Fuel card missing Car 1

15-52200-351-000

82.04

82.04

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05142026-73

1 Finke - Menards CAT6 Cable

15-52200-247-000

38.67

38.67

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05152026-98

1 Gordon-Haessly - North American Rescu

15-52200-392-000

498.13

498.13

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05162026-62

1 Gordon-Haessly - Amazon EMS Cases

15-52200-392-000

55.30

55.30

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05182026-49

1 Lang - Walmart Chief's Breakfast

15-52200-335-000

56.26

56.26

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05192026-53

1 Lang - Walmart Computer accessory Fire

15-52200-315-000

51.66

51.66

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05222026-41

1 Lohman - H6 Tactical uniform

15-52200-346-000

99.85

99.85

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05262026-17

1 Latimer - Digium Services

15-52200-285-000

387.66

387.66

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05262026-97

1 Finke - WSFCA Conference

15-52200-325-000

330.00

330.00

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05272026-36

1 Latimer - USPS certified mail

15-52200-311-000

6.08

6.08

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05272026-80

1 Finke - Hotel.com Milwaukee

15-52200-336-000

754.56

754.56

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05282026-28

1 Lohman - Michaels cindoco wood dowel

15-52200-340-000

1.04

1.04

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05292026-37

1 Gordon-Haessly - Amazon Paramedic Bo

15-52204-325-000

137.11

137.11

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05302026-11

1 Klapoetke - Home Depot Janitorial

15-52200-344-000

85.82

85.82

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

05302026-85

1 Klapoetke - Kwik Trip Boat Fuel

15-52200-351-000

36.26

36.26

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

06012026-29

1 Finke - WEMSA Department Membershi

15-52200-324-000

420.00

420.00

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

06012026-89

1 Gordon-Haessly - American Heart Param

15-52204-325-000

1,192.10

1,192.10

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

06032026-54

1 Lohman - Shopwiscomm.com pager and

15-52200-278-000

125.13

125.13

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

06042026-18

1 Klapoetke - Batteries Plus Tender 1 Light

15-52200-241-000

57.15

57.15

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

06042026-26

1 Latimer - Officemax Membership

15-52200-324-000

49.00

49.00

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

06042026-44

1 Finke - Hotel.com REFUND

15-52200-336-000

754.56-

754.56-

06/26

06/30/2026

7048

63 Elan Financial Services

06062026-30

1 Latimer - Adobe Inc Acrobat Pro

15-52200-386-000

253.07

253.07

Total 7048:

4,017.50

Grand Totals:

89,169.00

M = Manual Check, V = Void Check

15

SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY

Page: 1

Receipt Register - Daily Receipts

Jul 09, 2026 2:29PM

Receipt Dates: 06/01/2026 - 06/30/2026
Receipt
Number

Customer
Number

Category

Customer
Name

Distribution

Description

A D G V

Distribution
Amount

Receipt
Total

Receipt Group 1
1.000000837 CHARGES TO

Fire Recovery USA L FIRE FEES - CA FIRE FEES - CA N N Y N

500.00

500.00

1.000000838 GRANT FUND

Village of Rib Mounta FEDEERL GRA

Walmart Spark

N N Y N

1,000.00

1,000.00

1.000000839 MISCEALLAN

League of WI Munici

Hail Damage Re N N Y N

6,242.50

6,242.50

<ENTER DESC

Total 1:

7,742.50

Grand Totals:

7,742.50

Distribution Summary
Category

Distribution

GL Account

Amount

Non-interfaced
CHARGES TO THE PUBLIC

FIRE FEES - CALLS/RUNS

15-46220-000-000

500.00

GRANT FUNDS

FEDEERL GRANT FUNDS

15-43212-000-000

1,000.00

MISCEALLANEOUS

<ENTER DESCRIPTION>

15-52200-241-000

6,242.50

Total: Non-interfaced

7,742.50

Grand Totals:

7,742.50

User Summary
User

Amount

Cher Latimer

7,742.50

Grand Totals:

7,742.50

A = Alert Message

R = Receipt Printed

D = Distribution Updated

G = GL Updated

V = Void Receipt

16

MEMO
To: SAFER Board of Directors
From: Chief Finke
Date: 06/02/2026
Re: Future Staffing

I was asked to bring this back to the board for review and discuss what our plans are for the
future. We have discussed in length that our level of staffing does not provide consistent and
rapid delivery of fire and EMS services to the Villages we protect. We are also well below
staffing levels of area departments with similar call volume. Over the past several years we
have tried multiple different methods to deliver low-cost emergency services. Our current
maximum staffing is 9 per day with a minimum of 7. It is extremely rare that we are fully staffed
with 9 crew members, it is much more common that we are at minimum staffing. One of those
9 positions is a part time member. The part time position can be a bit inconsistent, weekends
especially in the summer can be left uncovered and many times holidays are also not covered.
We also rely on our part time staff to backfill open full-time positions.
How do we move forward? I think one of the first things to discuss is what our cost increases
will be for 2026 just to remain in our current staffing situation. As you are aware the District
used $30,000 of fund balance to offset the budget. I would anticipate a budget increase of right
around 3% total. Health insurance as always is our large unknown at this point, that would be
an increase of around $120,000. Combine that with the $30,000 in fund balance used last year
and the overall cost of the district will go up by $150,000, approximately $50,000 for the Village
of Rib Mountain and $100,000 for the Village of Weston. The Village of Weston also used
$50,000 in fund balance last year to offset their budget. The use of fund balance money to
offset the 2026 budget will make the 2027 budget feel a bit more painful.
The staffing we really want to aim for is having a minimum of 10 on duty as much as possible.
Although this is still below similar sized departments. To accomplish this, we need 11 as our
maximum staffing which is what we had in mind by adding 6 staff. Staffing of 10 allows us to
staff 3 ambulances while at the same time maintaining at least a minimum level of fire staffing
at each station. This also allows us to add a tender to station 2 which will help residents that
are experiencing increasing insurance costs, something that I am now getting frequent
complaints on.
My concern is that the voters of the Village had their opportunity to speak with the spring
referendum and the majority stated they do not want to spend additional money on fire/EMS
funding. Unfortunately, despite multiple educational sessions I am not sure the voters
understand the amount of time that stations are either understaffed or unstaffed. We could

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add 3 staff, that does help but at a very minimal level. If we are fully staffed, we could staff 3
ambulances and have a minimal fire response. However, as stated earlier it is rare that we are
at our maximum staffing. There has been some internal discussion about converting the
current 3 part time employees to full time positions and use part time positions only to backfill
open spots. This would be a fairly minimal investment and would allow more consistent staffing
however it would not increase daily staffing so the impact on our service delivery would be
minimal. Below you will see some examples of what the increased costs would be with our
options Weston pays for about 67.5% and Rib Mountain pays for 32.5%. I am of course open to
any other options that local leaders or elected officials have.

2027 cost increase estimate with current staffing levels $150,000
2027 increase converting part time to full time $210,000
2027 increase adding 3 FTE $450,000
2027 increase adding 6 FTE $750,000

18

MEMO
To: SAFER Board of Directors
From: Chief Finke
Date: 07/08/2026
Re: Fire Inspection Vehicle Replacement

We purchased a vehicle for our fire inspector in 2022, this was during a time when vehicles
were difficult to obtain. We purchased a Ford Bronco Sport for the price of $32,793. This
vehicle is orange in color, as we were unable to obtain a color that we would normally use. At
that time we had a wrap put on the vehicle that also supports both fire prevention and EMS
public safety messaging as this vehicle is out in the community on a daily basis. The wrap is
beginning to fail. We have multiple options at this point, and I would like some direction from
the board on how you would prefer that we proceed.

1. We could again wrap the vehicle with an estimated cost of $5,000 and a life expectancy
of another 3-5 years.
2. We could leave the vehicle as is however, the looks of it will begin to be poor in the
coming months as the graphics continue to come off of the vehicle. We expect this to
accelerate quickly as water etc. are now getting behind them. The cost of this would be
zero.
3. We could strip the graphics off and drive an unmarked vehicle; I would estimate a cost of
$500-750 to remove the graphics.
4. We could replace the vehicle while our current trade has some significant trade value.
The quote on this was $12,366.50. The proposed replacement vehicle is a 2026 GMC
Terrain.
The funding source for a wrap replacement would come from the vehicle maintenance budget.
If we choose for a vehicle replacement my proposal is that would come from fund balance. The
life expectancy of a new vehicle would be 10 years.

19

MEMO
To: SAFER Board of Directors
From: Chief Finke
Date: 07/09/2026
Re: Purchase of Stryker Medical Equipment

Over the past several years the district has replaced ambulance cots along with a power load
system that was replaced as part of a recent ambulance remount. Over the past several months
I have been looking for ways to obtain some monetary value out of this old equipment. During
this same time, we have also identified a need to replace our aging LUCAS devices. A LUCAS is
an automated chest compression device that we use approximately 50 times annually. Our
current LUCAS devices were purchased with fundraiser money nearly 10 years ago. The average
life span for these units per the manufacturer is 8 years. We currently have mix of LUCAS and
AutoPulse units. Pricing is about the same between the brands however the crews prefer the
LUCAS.
I spoke with Stryker the company that builds the LUCAS as well as the company that built the
cots that we replaced. They are willing to give us some trade in money of the old cots and
power load towards the purchase of the LUCAS. The cost of the trade difference would be
funded by the funding assistance program (FAP) budget. Stryker provided me with the options
listed below.

Purchase of 1 LUCAS at a cost of $20,292.44
Trade in value of 1 cot $2,500
Trade in value of 1 power load $4,000
Total trade difference $14,046.10 (includes a freight fee)

Purchase of 2 LUCAS at a cost of 40,546.46
Trade in value of 2 cots $5,000
Trade in value of 1 power load $4,000
Total trade difference $32,053.30 (includes a freight fee)

20

SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY
REVENUES WITH COMPARISON TO BUDGET
FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
SAFER OPERATIONS
PERIOD ACTUAL

YTD ACTUAL

BUDGET

UNEARNED

PCNT

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES
15-43421-000-000

FIRE INS TAX-VILL OF RIB MOUNT

.00

.00

50,236.63

50,236.63

15-43422-000-000

FIRE INS TAX-VILLAGE OF WESTON

.00

.00

71,782.14

71,782.14

.0

15-43523-000-000

EMS FUNDING ASSIST PROGRAM

.00

97,959.22

105,000.00

7,040.78

93.3

15-43524-000-000

STATE GRANT

.00

3,521.36

.00

3,521.36)

.0

TOTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES

.00

101,480.58

227,018.77

125,538.19

44.7

FINES-FALSE ALARMS/INSPECTIONS

.00

310.00

.00

(

310.00)

.0

TOTAL FINES & FORFEITURES

.00

310.00

.00

(

310.00)

.0

(

(

.0

FINES & FORFEITURES
15-45130-000-000

CHARGES TO THE PUBLIC
15-46220-000-000

FIRE FEES -

15-46230-000-000

AMBULANCE FEES

CALLS/RUNS

15-46250-000-000

PUB SAFETY-AHA CLASS REGIS FEE
TOTAL CHARGES TO THE PUBLIC

500.00

2,980.00

.00

2,980.00)

.0

123,525.75

833,595.70

1,500,000.00

666,404.30

55.6

.00

295.00

2,000.00

1,705.00

14.8

124,025.75

836,870.70

1,502,000.00

665,129.30

55.7

INTERGOVERNMENTAL CHARGES
15-47314-001-000

RINGLE STANDBY

.00

14,100.66

14,100.66

.00

100.0

15-47315-001-000

EASTON STANDBY

.00

9,456.30

9,456.30

.00

100.0

15-47316-001-000

GUENTHER STANDBY

.00

2,178.72

2,178.72

.00

100.0

15-47316-002-000

GUENTHER ADMIN FEE

.00

300.00

450.00

150.00

66.7

15-47316-003-000

GUENTHER EMR RESPONSE

.00

1,500.00

1,500.00

.00

100.0

15-47317-001-000

MARATHON EMS STANDBY

.00

6,003.72

6,003.72

.00

100.0

15-47317-002-000

MARATHON EMS ADMIN FEE

.00

800.00

2,000.00

1,200.00

40.0

15-47317-003-000

MARATHON FIRE STANDBY FEE

.00

33,278.96

33,212.23

66.73)

100.2

15-47317-004-000

MARATHON 2% DUES

.00

.00

6,595.68

6,595.68

.0

15-47318-003-000

RIB MOUNTAIN OPERATIONS

173,952.75

521,858.25

645,574.37

123,716.12

80.8

15-47319-000-001

V WESTON OPERATIONS

369,819.25

1,109,457.75

1,407,494.86

298,037.11

78.8

15-47320-001-000

T WESTON EMS STANDBY

.00

4,046.80

4,131.00

84.20

98.0

(

15-47320-002-000

T WESTON EMS ADMIN FEE

.00

500.00

1,300.00

800.00

38.5

15-47320-003-000

T WESTON FIRE STANDBY FEE

.00

21,110.75

21,110.75

.00

100.0

15-47320-004-000

T WESTON 2% DUES

.00

.00

7,099.48

7,099.48

.0

15-47322-001-000

T STETTIN EMS STANDBY

.00

15,832.44

15,832.44

.00

100.0

15-47322-002-000

T STETTIN EMS ADMIN FEE

.00

1,650.00

2,250.00

15-47322-003-000

T STETTIN FIRE STANDBY FEE

.00

40,977.07

40,439.92

15-47322-004-000

STETTIN 2% DUES

.00

.00

543,772.00

1,783,051.42

TOTAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL CHARGES

FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY

50 % OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ELAPSED

600.00

73.3

537.15)

101.3

9,000.00

9,000.00

.0

2,229,730.13

446,678.71

80.0

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SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY
REVENUES WITH COMPARISON TO BUDGET
FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
SAFER OPERATIONS
PERIOD ACTUAL

YTD ACTUAL

BUDGET

UNEARNED

PCNT

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
15-48110-000-000

INTEREST-INVESTMENTS

.00

10,005.80

5,000.00

(

5,005.80)

15-48302-000-000

SALE OF EQUIPMENT-FIRE

.00

2,827.20

.00

(

2,827.20)

200.1
.0

15-48303-000-000

SALE OF EQUIPMENT-EMS

.00

1,115.77

25,000.00

23,884.23

4.5
.0

15-48440-000-000

INSURANCE RECOVERY

6,242.50

6,242.50

.00

(

6,242.50)

15-48511-000-000

CONTRIBUTIONS-FIREMENS DONATIO

1,000.00

23,041.80

.00

(

23,041.80)

.0

15-48700-000-000

MISC OTHER REV-UNDBUDGETED

.00

3,800.00

.00

(

3,800.00)

.0

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

7,242.50

47,033.07

30,000.00

(

17,033.07)

156.8

FUND BAL-APPLIED BUDGET SURPLU

.00

.00

30,000.00

30,000.00

.0

TOTAL OTHER REVENUE

.00

.00

30,000.00

30,000.00

.0

675,040.25

2,768,745.77

4,018,748.90

1,250,003.13

68.9

OTHER REVENUE
15-49300-000-000

TOTAL FUND REVENUE

FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY

50 % OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ELAPSED

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SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY
EXPENDITURES WITH COMPARISON TO BUDGET
FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
SAFER OPERATIONS
PERIOD ACTUAL

YTD ACTUAL

BUDGET

UNEXPENDED

PCNT

SAFER EXPENSES
15-52200-105-000

SALARIES-FIRE COMMISSION

.00

.00

1,500.00

1,500.00

.0

15-52200-110-000

SALARIES-REGULAR

36,989.08

227,999.81

488,027.00

260,027.19

46.7

15-52200-120-000

HOURLY WAGES-REGULAR

112,101.34

675,963.05

1,596,940.00

920,976.95

42.3

15-52200-122-000

HOURLY WAGES-OVERTIME

4,274.37

20,226.16

65,000.00

44,773.84

31.1

15-52200-125-000

PART TIME WAGES-REGULAR

32,183.92

195,473.44

.00

(

195,473.44)

.0

15-52200-126-000

PART TIME WAGES-OVERTIME

528.93

1,603.17

.00

(

1,603.17)

.0

15-52200-134-000

HOLIDAY PAY

1,822.33

14,778.52

60,000.00

45,221.48

24.6

15-52200-136-000

IFT PAY

3,905.19

13,387.51

40,000.00

26,612.49

33.5

15-52200-151-000

SOCIAL SECURITY

14,095.02

84,467.47

173,000.00

88,532.53

48.8

15-52200-152-000

RETIREMENT-EMPLOYER SHARE

26,396.18

155,963.22

334,000.00

178,036.78

46.7

15-52200-153-000

DENTAL INSURANCE

2,617.30

16,085.88

30,000.00

13,914.12

53.6

15-52200-154-000

HEALTH INSURANCE

29,889.68

209,219.85

430,000.00

220,780.15

48.7

15-52200-155-000

LIFE INSURANCE

173.38

1,105.20

1,200.00

94.80

92.1

15-52200-156-000

WORKER'S COMP INSURANCE

.00

64,788.91

77,412.00

12,623.09

83.7

15-52200-158-000

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

.00

.00

2,000.00

2,000.00

.0

15-52200-164-000

EMPLOYEE HEALTH TESTS

666.83

1,933.83

10,500.00

8,566.17

18.4

15-52200-167-000

INCOME CONTINUATION INSURANCE

.00

.00

3,600.00

3,600.00

.0

15-52200-212-000

LEGAL SERVICES

100.00

775.00

9,000.00

8,225.00

8.6

15-52200-213-000

AUDITING/HR/PAYROLL

750.15

14,610.13

26,000.00

11,389.87

56.2

15-52200-214-000

DATA CENTER FEES-FIRE SOFTWARE

.00

18,053.00

24,750.00

6,697.00

72.9

15-52200-220-000

WATER

355.94

1,117.84

4,500.00

15-52200-221-000

SEWER/STORMWATER

1,418.18

2,642.51

1,900.00

15-52200-222-000

ELECTRICITY

1,119.70

9,055.07

22,000.00

12,944.93

41.2

15-52200-224-000

NATURAL GAS

561.81

9,535.07

16,000.00

6,464.93

59.6
47.2

15-52200-225-000

TELEPHONE

15-52200-241-000

REPAIRS/MAINT-MOTOR VEHICLES

15-52200-242-000

REPAIRS/MAINT-OTHER MACHINERY

15-52200-247-000
15-52200-278-000

(

3,382.16

24.8

742.51)

139.1

223.84

4,480.86

9,500.00

5,019.14

13,041.67

33,773.23

53,000.00

19,226.77

63.7

.00

21,107.33

22,000.00

892.67

95.9

REPAIRS/MAINT-BUILDINGS

755.62

7,130.96

10,000.00

RADIO MAINT/REPAIR SERVICES

125.13

5,190.37

4,000.00

(

2,869.04

71.3

1,190.37)

129.8
48.0

15-52200-283-000

INTERNET SERVICES

579.82

2,877.18

6,000.00

3,122.82

15-52200-285-000

STATION PHONES

387.66

1,587.66

3,600.00

2,012.34

44.1

15-52200-286-000

WEBSITE MAINTENANCE

.00

348.00

500.00

152.00

69.6

8,034.82

61,660.27

190,000.00

128,339.73

32.5

.00

.00

600.00

600.00

.0

322.01

1,573.84

2,200.00

626.16

71.5
27.5

15-52200-290-000

OTHER OUTSIDE CONTRACTED SERVI

15-52200-297-000

REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICES

15-52200-310-000

OFFICE SUPPLIES

15-52200-311-000

POSTAGE & BOX RENTAL

6.08

274.95

1,000.00

725.05

15-52200-312-000

OUTSIDE PRINTING/STATIONERY

.00

.00

1,000.00

1,000.00

.0

15-52200-315-000

FIRE INSPECTION OFFICE

51.66

267.04

4,000.00

3,732.96

6.7

15-52200-317-000

BANK CHARGES/IRS FEES

.00

350.00

.00

350.00)

.0

15-52200-324-000

MEMBERSHIP DUES

469.00

1,483.62

3,500.00

2,016.38

42.4

15-52200-325-000

REGISTRATION FEES/TUITION

765.02

6,411.58

14,500.00

8,088.42

44.2

15-52200-334-000

COMMERCIAL TRAVEL EXPENSES

.00

322.56

1,300.00

977.44

24.8

15-52200-335-000

MEETING EXPENSES

15-52200-336-000

LODGING

15-52200-340-000
15-52200-344-000

(

56.26

345.10

1,000.00

654.90

34.5

.00

2,378.73

7,500.00

5,121.27

31.7

OPERATING SUPPLIES-LINE OPERAT

83.04

23,475.30

35,000.00

11,524.70

67.1

OPERATING SUPPLIES-JANITORIAL

120.74

872.78

4,500.00

3,627.22

19.4
43.7

15-52200-346-000

OPERATING SUPPLIES-CLOTHING

935.26

9,171.15

21,000.00

11,828.85

15-52200-351-000

REPAIR/MAINT SUPPLIES-GASOLINE

7,207.27

26,921.16

65,000.00

38,078.84

41.4

15-52200-386-000

OTHER SUPPLIES-COMPUTER SOFTWA

3,085.07

5,937.07

2,500.00

3,437.07)

237.5

15-52200-392-000

OTHER SUPPLIES-AMBULANCE/EMS

7,648.52

48,990.89

82,000.00

33,009.11

59.7

15-52200-393-000

PENALTIES & INTEREST

.00

28.29

.00

15-52200-512-000

INSURANCE-VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT

.00

31,000.00

31,000.00

FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY

50 % OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ELAPSED

(
(

07/09/2026

28.29)

.0

.00

100.0

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SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY
EXPENDITURES WITH COMPARISON TO BUDGET
FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
SAFER OPERATIONS
PERIOD ACTUAL

YTD ACTUAL

BUDGET

UNEXPENDED

15-52200-513-000

INSURANCE-PUBLIC LIABILITY

.00

14,331.00

14,100.00

231.00)

101.6

15-52200-519-000

INSURANCE - OTHER

.00

530.00

1,450.00

920.00

36.6

15-52200-520-000

CONTINGENCY

.00

3,687.00

10,000.00

6,313.00

36.9

313,847.82

2,055,292.56

4,019,079.00

1,963,786.44

51.1

REGISTRATION/TUITION

1,329.21

35,771.79

.00

(

35,771.79)

.0

TOTAL FAP EMT & EMR TRAINING

1,329.21

35,771.79

.00

(

35,771.79)

.0

OTHER SUPPLIES-ALL OTHER

.00

22,041.80

.00

(

22,041.80)

.0

TOTAL DONATED FUNDS

.00

22,041.80

.00

(

22,041.80)

.0

TOTAL FUND EXPENDITURES

315,177.03

2,113,106.15

4,019,079.00

1,905,972.85

52.6

NET REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES

359,863.22

655,639.62

TOTAL SAFER EXPENSES

(

PCNT

FAP EMT & EMR TRAINING
15-52204-325-000

DONATED FUNDS
15-52205-390-000

FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY

50 % OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ELAPSED

(

330.10) (

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655,969.72) 19861

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SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY
REVENUES WITH COMPARISON TO BUDGET
FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
SAFER CAPITAL OUTLAY
PERIOD ACTUAL

YTD ACTUAL

BUDGET

UNEXPENDED

PCNT

MISCELLANEOUSE REVENUE
16-48110-000-000

INTEREST - INVESTMENTS

.00

1,100.56

.00

(

1,100.56)

.0

TOTAL MISCELLANEOUSE REVENUE

.00

1,100.56

.00

(

1,100.56)

.0

TOTAL FUND REVENUE

.00

1,100.56

.00

(

1,100.56)

.0

FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY

50 % OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ELAPSED

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SOUTH AREA FIRE & EMERGENCY
EXPENDITURES WITH COMPARISON TO BUDGET
FOR THE 6 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
SAFER CAPITAL OUTLAY
PERIOD ACTUAL

YTD ACTUAL

BUDGET

UNEXPENDED

PCNT

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
16-52200-803-000

CAPITAL EQUIP-FIRE

.00

28,626.40

.00

(

28,626.40)

.0

16-52200-804-000

CAPITAL EQIUP-HEAVY MOTORIZED

1,327.86

316,053.61

.00

(

316,053.61)

.0

TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

1,327.86

344,680.01

.00

(

344,680.01)

.0

TOTAL FUND EXPENDITURES

1,327.86

344,680.01

.00

(

344,680.01)

.0

343,579.45)

.00

343,579.45

.0

07/09/2026

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NET REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES

FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY

(

1,327.86)

(

50 % OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ELAPSED

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District Operations Report – June 2026
Fire District June Activities:

June & YTD Fire District Activities
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0

Inspections

Training Events

PR Events

Total Activities

June 2026

EMS responses Fire Responses
232

112

160

28

11

543

5-Year Average

252

75

215

20.8

10.6

573.4

YTD

1460

708

1060

147

25

3400

June 2026

5-Year Average

YTD

Personnel report:
o Tyes Vokovan has started with the department and is working through orientation. He is
assigned to blue shift, station 2, and will be completed with orientation on July 15.
o We are at full staffing for full-time personnel for the first time since March.
o 6 employment offers were made to part-time, 1 individual started, the other 5 are going
through pre-employment assessments with onboarding to start in August.
o Chief Finke was recognized by the Wisconsin State Fire Chief’s Association (WSFCA) as the 2026
Career Fire Chief of the Year at the 2026 Conference President’s Dinner.
EMS Response:
o 232 EMS responses
 217 Emergency 911 responses
• 1 Call in Town of Weston
• 4 Calls for mutual aid given
• 12 Intercepts
 15 Interfacility transports
Fire Response:
o 112 Fire Responses
 55 EMS fire assist responses
 06/02/26 – Structure Fire, Main St, Mosinee, Mosinee FD Auto-Aid
 06/03/26 – Grass Fire, STH 29, Village of Weston
 06/03/26 – Structure Fire, Rosecrans St, Wausau, Wausau FD Auto-Aid
 06/03/26 – Structure Fire, 2nd St, Wausau, Wausau FD Auto-Aid
 06/05/26 – Outside Fire/Lightning Strike, CTY Rd J, Town of Weston
 06/10/26 – Tree on house, Schofield Ave, Village of Weston
 06/11/26 – Structure Fire, Main St, Mosinee, Mosinee FD Auto-Aid
 06/20/26 – Structure Fire, Carnation Ave, Village of Rib Mountain
 06/20/26 – Structure Fire Rekindle, Carnation Ave, Village of Rib Mountain
 06/21/26 – Vehicle Fire, Azalea Rd, Village of Rib Mountain
 06/26/26 – Water Rescue, River Meadow Dr, Village of Weston
 06/30/26 – Structure Fire, Camp Phillips Rd, Town of Weston
 06/30/26 – Vehicle Fire, Rib Mountain Drive, Village of Rib Mountain

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Training:
o 465 total combined hours of training
 357 combined hours of fire training
• Topics: Ground ladder Operations, Pumping and Rural Water supply, Water Rescue,
Company Fire Inspections, Hose Testing, Night Boat Operations, Engine Operations,
Extrication, EVOC (Emergency Vehicle Operations Course), Aerial Truck Operations,
WSFCA Conference (Chief & Deputy Chief), Basement Fires, FD Operations
 108 combined hours of EMS training
• Topics: Trauma Triage, Airway and Ventilator Management, EKG Interpretation and
Cardiac Pharmacology, Splinting and Extremity Immobilization
Apparatus:
o Med 110 was in Milwaukee at the WSFCA trade show
Fire Prevention/Public Education/Events:
o 06/03/26 – Fire Truck Ride to School
o 06/04/26 to 06/07/26 – Force Fields Music Festival in Cadott, WI
o 06/05/26 – South Mountain Elementary Carnival
o 06/07/26 – Engine Birthday PR @ Sam’s Pizza
o 06/13/26 – GIGI 5K Glow Run
o 06/24 to 06/28 – Hoofbeat Muscis Festival in Cadott, WI
Grants/Projects:
o $1000 Walmart Grant is being awarded for technical rescue equipment
o AFG Grant for turnout gear to meet NFPA 1500 requirements for $231,550 was submitted
o WI DNR FFP Grant was submitted for $18,619. Grant is a 50/50 match.
o 5-year Strategic plan for 2027 – 2032 is ongoing. Perception surveys will be going out soon to
the following stakeholder groups to drive our SWOC analysis:
 General public, elected officials, business owners, community partners (schools, law
enforcement, fire departments), hospitals & medical facilities (nursing homes, group
homes).

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Concurrent Call Report

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