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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />June 12, 2006 <br /> <br />WORK SESSION ITEM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council . nil I <br />, 11V <br />Michelle Wolfe, City Administratorl\\\J'/V\! <br /> <br />Fire Department Capital Financing <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Lake Johanna Fire Department (LJFD) Board of Directors met on May 31, 2006. One of the <br />main discussion points was capital equipment finaJ1cing. <br /> <br />Last year a new formula was adopted for the LJFD operating budget expenses. In the 2006 <br />budget operating expenses were based on the new formula. The formula is based on four factors, <br />with weights assigned as follows: <br /> <br />Population 25% <br />Households 25% <br />Market Value 10% <br />Fire Calls (using a five-year average) 40% <br /> <br />Under this formula, the City of Arden Hills pays 26.3% of the total budget, North Oaks pays <br />13,7%, and Shoreview pays 60,0%. The amounts are based on a formula which can adjust to <br />various changes in the future as they relate to the four factors, Therefore, each community's <br />share does not have to be renegotiated when growth or changes in the number of fire calls occur. <br />The Board has indicated that it intends to review the formula each year in the development of its <br />aJ1nual operating budget. <br /> <br />HISTOR Y <br /> <br />Researching how various capital items have been paid for within the Fire Department is a <br />difficult process. Items that have been purchased in the last 10-15 years are fairly easy to <br />determine cost splits, however, various capital items that are older were often times purchased <br />directly by the Fire Department which makes determining the cost split by community very <br />difficult. <br /> <br />Between 1979 and 1992, five pieces of equipment were purchased directly by the Fire <br />Department from their capital fund. It is difficult to determine which community paid for what <br />