Board Information
Current Board of Directors

Ned Hickson
Board President
Ned Hickson has been a member of the Florence community since 1981. He graduated from Siuslaw High School in 1984 and was a regional chef for Morrison, Inc., where he oversaw operations and restaurant development for restaurants in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky. In 1998, he returned to Florence and began his career as a journalist at Siuslaw News. He is a nationally syndicated columnist, author, award-winning journalist and was promoted to editor in 2016. He also served as a volunteer firefighter/engineer at Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue from 2010-15, and was Recruit of the Year in 2010.
Term ends June 30, 2021

Jim Palisi
Board Vice President
JIm was elected to the Siuslaw Valley Fire Rescue in May of 2019. Having spent thirty-five years in the professional fire service in California, he held the ranks of Firefighter, Engineer, Fire Inspector, Deputy State Fire Marshal, and retired as a city Fire Marshal. He has served on many boards for fire prevention code development, public education/information, and as an instructor of fire investigation in California. Relocating to Florence, Oregon has brought he and his family closer to family and friends in Oregon. He enjoys the outdoors, music, and cooking.
Term ends June 30, 2023


Ron Green
Board Member
Ron was hired in July 2007 as Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer for the Oregon Pacific Bank, and was appointed as President and CEO in August 2013. Ron serves on the Lane Community College Advisory Board, is active with the Florence Rotary Club, and is a strong supporter of the Boys and Girls Club of West Lane County. Ron is a graduate of Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington and has been in banking since 1989. Ron is the board chairman of the Peace Harbor Medical Center Community Board of Directors and a member of the Peace Harbor Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors.
Term ends June 30, 2021

Alan Burns
Board Member
Alan Burns has lived in Florence since 1987 coming from Roseburg where he and his wife Karen graduated high school. Alan has two grown children Kourtney, Kenton and daughter in law Olivia and 1 grandson Clayton Kent. Alan attended San Francisco College of Mortuary Sciences and is a licensed embalmer and funeral director. He and his wife Karen own and operate Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home, Siuslaw Valley Crematory and Pacific Sunset Cemetery. Alan has served on Florence City Council and was the Florence Mayor for many years; he is a past Rotary president and Chamber president and also served on many other community boards and organizations.
Term ends June 30, 2023
Meetings
SVFR and WLAD Joint Board Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of every month. They are held in the Conference Room at our station located at 2625 Highway 101 in Florence, OR. Agendas are posted prior to the meeting and minutes are posted following board approval.
2021 Meeting Schedule
- Jan 28 6pm
- Feb 25 6pm
- Mar 25 6pm
- Apr 22 6pm
- May 27 6pm
- Jun 24 6pm
- Jul 22 6pm
- Aug 26 6pm
- Sept 23 6pm
- Oct 28 6pm
- Nov 18 6pm
- Dec 16 6pm
Board Packets
All files are in PDF format, unless specified otherwise.
2020 Board Packets
2019 Board Packets
2018 Board Packets
Minutes
All files are in PDF format, unless specified otherwise. Please note that minutes are not released until approved by the Board of Directors at the next regular meeting.
2021 Meeting Minutes
January 28, 2021 Joint Meeting Minutes
2020 Meeting Minutes
November 19, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
September 24, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
August 20, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
August 6, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
July 23, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
June 25, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
May 28, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
April 23, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
March 26, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
2019 Meeting Minutes
2018 Meeting Minutes
2017 Meeting Minutes
2016 Meeting Minutes
2015 Meeting Minutes
2014 Meeting Minutes
2013 Meeting Minutes
Video Minutes
2021 Video Minutes
2020 Video Minutes
November 19, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
October 22, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
September 24, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
August 27, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
August 20, 2020 - Joint Special Meeting - PERS
August 13, 2020 - Joint Special Meeting
August 6, 2020 - Joint Board Workshop
July 23, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
July 8, 2020 - Joint Board Workshop
June 25, 2020 - WLFEA Board meeting
June 11, 2020 - SVFR Budget Hearing
June 8, 2020 - WLFEA Board meeting
May 28, 2020
SVFR Budget Committee Meeting May 7, 2020
April 23, 2020
March 26, 2020
February 27, 2020
January 23, 2020