The 307th AFDRA meeting was called to order at 1900. Attendance was good for this busy time of year and after Morris Gutierrez led us in an opening prayer, we had a Moment of Silence for Toby Pino and family.
Roll call of Officers and Advisory Board members. Donny Sanchez, Eddie Abeita, and Mike Fox all had excused absences but are required to write “I will not be absent anymore” 100 times.
President’s Report;
By Kerry Horton
Herman Bishop and I are meeting with AFR Fire Chief on Friday, March 13 to discuss naming station one in honor of the late Fire Chief Art Westerfeld.
Senate Bill 128, a very progressive revamping of the current Presumptive Causation Bill, was signed by Governor Grisham thanks to the hard work of the States active-duty firefighters. The new Bill is posted on our website and can be looked up at nmlegis.gov.
There is more interest in holding Medicare and Social Security seminars this spring, so I will work on getting them arranged and let you know the dates as they become available.
If you are interested in a new retiree ID card, please text me a shoulder up selfie at 505-934-2969. I’m trusting that you all will behave.
Vice President’s Report;
By Donny Sanchez
No report
Secretary’s Report;
By Eddie Abeita
In Eddie’s absence, a motion was made and passed to suspend the reading of the February minutes. It appears that no one puts the enthusiasm into the reading of the minutes like Eddie does.
Treasurer’s Report;
By Mike Fox
I read the financial report, and a motion was made and passed to accept the February financial report. As always, the financial books are open for everybody to review.
Historian’s Report;
Herman gave a report on the accomplishments that Art Westerfeld was able to do over his career and how he was able to modernize the Albuquerque Fire Department, by increasing staffing, fire stations, training and equipment. For a complete report on Art Westerfeld’s importance to AFD please see the article in the March newsletter.
Committee Reports;
Funeral Committee, Sam is working with the Pino family, and we will publish service details as they become available.
Christmas Committee,
Museum Committee,
Election Committee, Louis Trujillo was appointed as the election committee chairman and will be accepting President and Secretary nominations up to the June meeting date. If you are interested in running for either position, or want to nominate someone for either position, call Louis Trujillo at 505-604-7732, or contact Eddie Abieta who is assisting Louis.
Matters Good for the Association.
We will be organizing a work crew to assist Bill Raupfer in some spring cleaning at his residence in Edgewood. I will post details as the plans develop.
March Kitchen Table meeting dates, new ones have been added.
March 12, 6:30 pm at 4004 Carlisle Blvd, NE
March 16, 10 am at 2721 San Mateo Blvd NE
March 19, 6:30 pm at the union hall
March 26, 6;30 pm at 4004 Carlisle Blvd NE
March 30, 10 am at 2721 San Mateo Blvd NE
Keep up with events and dates by checking out our website or Facebook page.
Visit our website at afdretirees.com
The meeting was adjourned at 2030.