Jim Payeur
Elections held during CAFA annual meeting
The Chelsea Area Fire Authority (CAFA) held its annual meeting on Jan. 20 and re-elected Rod Anderson who represents Chelsea as its chairman. Craig Maier was re-elected vice chairperson and he represents Lima Township, Linda Reilly was chosen as secretary … Read more
CAFA board holds 2015 budget work session
The Chelsea Area Fire Authority (CAFA) held a work session on the proposed about $1.34 million budget for 2015 on Tuesday, Oct. 21. This proposed budget represents a 4.4-percent increase over the about $1.285 million 2014 budget. The largest increase … Read more
CAFA discusses Lima substation, 2015 budget, union contract
The Chelsea Area Fire Authority (CAFA) board met on Tuesday, Sept. 16 — there was a quorum, but absent were Vice Chairman Craig Maier and board member Tom Osborne. The lease for the Lima substation has been signed, but work … Read more
CAFA: Fire Chief Jim Payeur on the mend, Lima substation moves forward
The Chelsea Area Fire Authority (CAFA) met on Tuesday, June 17, and it was the first meeting attended by Chief Jim Payeur since his farming accident almost a month ago. When it came time for Payeur to give his chief’s … Read more
Chelsea Fire Chief Jim Payeur back at the fire station
Chelsea Fire Chief Jim Payeur is back at work in the Chelsea Area Fire Authority fire house following a serious farming accident. On Friday, May 23 about 7:30 p.m., he was hooking up a piece of farming equipment when he was … Read more
Chelsea fire chief injured in farming accident
On Friday, May 23 about 7:30 p.m., Chelsea Area Fire Chief Jim Payeur was working on hooking up a piece of farming equipment when he was struck by the tractor resulting in a large laceration to his upper thigh, blood loss … Read more
CAFA gets ‘unqualified opinion’ on its 2012 audit
In addition to overseeing fire operations, Chelsea Area Fire Authority Chief Jim Payeur prepares an annual budget, which is a bit different than a governmental line item budget. The CAFA budget is considered “an activity-based budget,” which by definition is … Read more
Small fire quickly put out by firefighters at Chelsea High School Monday night
Chelsea firefighters were called to a small fire in the second floor mechanical room at Chelsea High School on Monday night, Jan. 14. Chelsea Area Fire Authority Chief Jim Payeur said “combustibles were left too close to a furnace and … Read more