FLORIDA FIRE CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETING MINUTES JULY 12, 2018 VII. FFCA Executive Director Report (continued) SAFETY & HEALTH CONFERENCE UPDATE: ❖ Working with Frank Babinec (PPC is being put together) ❖ Moved to new venue at Disney. Hoping venue improves attendance. Sponsors/Vendors already showing interest in participating. Looking for an accountant in Tallahassee ❖ -Not satisfied with the response time with our current accountant • Need to have 3-year audit completed • Audit will need to be completed by a 3rd party to ensure accuracy. Ragan stepping down, moving out of state, last conference -Have a few individuals in mind… Joe LaCognata, Jeremy Hurd … -Create a committee to pick next Chaplain? - Get Ragan a going away gift. VIII. Old Business - Foundation Taking into consideration to do a percentage based of funds ❖ Fixed amount of money (Association to pay for travel, etc) ❖ Fixed amount for Vigiles Societas ❖ Silent Auction makes roughly 10,000 a year? Vigiles Societas / Silent Auction to stay with Foundation.  Foundation started for tax purposes as 501c3 and accepts donations Foundation has been around for a long time but really needs to be rebranded ❖ Change name to make more visible  Mike Long suggest to not mention name change at the moment and get through current request Current Foundation Changes: ❖ Going off Foundation BoT  Danny Bennett  Rick Talbert  Otto Drozd ❖ Coming on Foundation BoT  Tom Weber