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<br /> I ) , . <br /> '" .'.' <br /> I CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> ~ MEMORANDUM <br /> DATE: July 23, 1997 <br /> I TO: Fire Services Task Force <br /> I FROM: Terrance Post, City Accountant @ <br /> I SUBJECT: Contract Discussion Issues <br /> As a result of the fourth meeting of the Arden Hills Fire Services Task Force on July 22,1997, <br /> I the group identified several changes they would support in the next round of contract <br /> negotiations with the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department (LJVFD), These negotiation <br /> issues include the following: ' <br /> I 1. Endorsement of a change back to city representation on the Fire Board in the form <br /> of a Joint Powers Agreement (JP A) structure. <br /> I 2, Support for the creation of an independent full-time Fire Chief position selected <br /> II by the contract cities, This would represent a change from the current method of <br /> the LJVFD membership selecting the Chief. <br /> 3, Removal of capital expenditures from the LNFD budget. All such capital outlays <br /> I would be approved, and funded, by individual contract cities. <br /> I 4, Change in the current contract payment terms from semi-annually to monthly. <br /> 5. Establish a balance sheet cash cap ofLJVFD for working capital needs pUlposes <br /> I only. Excess funds in excess of cap to be distributed back to contract cities on <br /> proportional basis of contract revenues paid, For discussion purposes, the <br /> December 31, 1995 cash and temporary investments balance of LJVFD was <br /> I $793,404. The approximate contract cities services payments on a percentage <br /> basis has been Arden Hills 28%; North Oaks 13%; and Shoreview 59%. <br /> I 6. Eliminate detailed contract verbiage about ISO and replace with a requirement <br /> that the organization's ISO rating must not be higher than 5, <br /> I 7, Reduce the length of the fire protection contract from ten (10) years to three (3) to <br /> five (5) years. <br /> I <br /> ~ <br /> I <br />