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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

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