Board of trustees

Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS is a Fire Protection District established according to Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 75 and is governed by a Board of Trustees

dates & Time of meetings

The AMFEMS Board of Trustees meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 3pm, at AMFEMS Station 1, ​​108 Urton Lane, Louisville, KY 40223

Notices

Meeting Minutes

Board of trustees

Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS (AMFEMS) is a Fire Protection District, established in accordance with the Kentucky Revised Statues (KRS) Chapter 75. A Fire Protection District is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

• Geographic boundary established by statute
• 7-member board of trustees
• 3 members appointed by Metro Mayor
• 2 members are property owners elected by property owners of geographic area
• 2 members are firefighters elected by firefighters of the department
• Board controls the fire department, property and equipment owned by the district
• Appoints the fire chief and all subordinates
• Establishes number of members/employees and fixes salaries
• Provides financial oversight for all expenses of the fire protection district

The district provides fire protection, and an emergency ambulance service and may levy a tax, not to exceed twenty cents ($0.20) per one hundred dollars ($100) of valuation as assessed for county taxes to operate the fire department and Emergency Medical Services. Currently AMFEMS' tax rate is seventeen point five cents ($0.175) per one hundred ($100) of property value for property within the geographic boundaries of the fire protection district. This is collected in Jefferson County by the Sheriff on annual tax bills. The current members of the Board of Trustees are listed below. Links at the bottom of this page provide access to dates for the Board of Trustees meetings as well as minutes from previous board of trustees' meetings.

Trustee Jim Yates
502-245-7555
jyates@amfems.org
Term Expires 06/30/2027
​Chairperson
Appointed by Metro Mayor

Trustee Grant Hart
502-245-7555
ghart@amfems.org
Term Expires 06/30/2029
Elected by property owners

Trustee Andrea Oser
502-245-7555
aoser@amfems.org
Term Expires 06/30/2028
​Appointed by Metro Mayor

Trustee Jason Smith
502-245-7555
jsmith@amfems.org
Term Expires 06/30/2028
Appointed by Metro Mayor

Trustee Linda Oliver
502-245-7555
loliver@amfems.org
Term Expires 06/30/2027
Secretary
Finance Committee Member
Elected by property owners

Trustee Jason Karrer
502-245-7555
jkarrer@amfems.org
Term Expires 06/30/2028
Executive Committee member
Elected by firefighters

Trustee Andy Downes
502-245-7555
​adownes@amfems.org
Term expires 06/30/2026
Executive Committee member
Elected by firefighters

Board NOTICES

NONE AT THIS TIME

Board Minutes