

Serving the City of De Soto and Northwest Johnson County.

SERVICES
Address Sign Form
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District News
NORTHWEST CONSOLIDATED FIRE DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 6:30 p.m.
De Soto City Hall, 32905 W. 84 th St., De Soto, KS
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
SERVICE RECOGNITION
1. Recognition of Mitra Templin for dedicated service to the District.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
MEETING MINUTES
2. Consider approval of minutes: July 8, 2025, special work session and regular meeting.
ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL REPORT
3. Consider approval of the financial report.
PRESENTATION and POSSIBLE ACTION
4. Presentation from Brett Gamso, Insurance Consultant, Acrisure, on the proposed renewal of the District’s
commercial insurance package (property, general liability, management liability, inland marine, business auto,
excess, cyber, and workers compensation).
5. Possible Action: Consider approval of the insurance proposal in an amount not to exceed $135,000 for the term
September 14, 2025, to September 14, 2026, and authorize the Fire Chief to execute all necessary agreements
and documents to secure coverage.
OLD BUSINESS
6. Policy Manual—Status Update
7. Sunflower Fire Station—Status Update
a. Lease agreement—Update
8. Insurance Claims—Status Update
9. 2026 Operational Budget—Status Update and Key Dates
REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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City of De Soto Government Report
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Johnson County Government Report
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NWCFD Operations Report
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NWCFD Chief’s Report
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NWCFD Board of Trustees’ Report
EXECUTIVE SESSION (if necessary)
The Board may recess into Executive Session to discuss personnel matters, attorney-client privileged matters, or other
topics as allowed under the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
NEXT MEETING(S)
Notice of Hearing to Exceed Revenue Neutral Rate & Budget Hearing –
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – 6:30 p.m. – De Soto City Hall
Regular Meeting –
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 – 6:30 p.m. – De Soto City Hall
ADJOURNMENT

Sunflower Fire Station - 8/9/2025

Hello, everyone! Exciting news! If you would like to know more about the Sunflower Fire Station project currently under construction in De Soto, you can now visit a website from builder McCown Gordon.
At this new website, you will be able to
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Learn about the building, including features inside and outside the facility
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Discover the collaborative efforts behind the project funding
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See a recent drone flight of the site
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Get monthly updates on the progress of the fire station build