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MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEET1NG
VI!lage of Arden HI~ls
Saturday, March 12, 1977 - 9:00 a.m.
Village Hall
Call to Order
Pursuant" to -i1ue Cll II and not I ce therelJ.f, the meet I ng was ca i I ed to
order by Mayor Creps"u at 9: is a.m.
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Roll Cat I
Present - Mayor Henry J. Crepeau, Jr., Councilmen Ward Hanson,
James Wingert.
Absent - CounCilmen Charles Crichton, Robert Woodburn.
Also Present - North Oaks Mayor Warren Johnson, Councilman Richard
lange; Shoreview Mayor James O~son, Councllmembers David
McGraw, Mary Newbold, R. A. Wedell and Robert Weyandt;
Shor.vlew Attorney Jerome Filla; Shorevlew Civil Defense
Director C. J. Michaud.
Report of Attorney Jerome Filla
The second dra ft of Jo.lnt Powers Agreement and Proposed Ord I nance
incorporate suggestions of the meeting on March 9th; Joint Powers
Agreement Includes revisions of North Oaks Attorney. The Joint Powers
Agreement establishes relationship of three cities, creates and
defines duties of Joint Fire Protection Board, provides formula
for cost allocation and purchase or lease of equipment, provides for
termination of agreement wIth one year's notice. Filla noted that
fire chief Is non-voting member of board; cities' representatives do
not have to be Councilmen; board would adopt ordinance establishing
volunteer fire department.
Filla advised that legally cities can delegate authority to adopt
ordinances etc. to the board or could make it en advisory board.
Attorney Gene ra Its opI n Ion states that boa rds can have a II except
taxing power.
Revisions - Draft No.2, Joint Powers Agreement
it was the consensus of the city representatives that:
I. Fire Chief should be voting member of the board.
2. EaCh city Should appoint member and alternate to serve
on the board for term designated by each Council.
3. Fire Chief should designate his alternate.
4. Meetings of the FIre Protection Board shall be held only
when ail members and/or alternates .re present.
5. Members of Board shell not be compensated for services.
6. Rewrite III B. i la) to include mutual aid agreements with
Independent or other municipal agencies. .
7. Rewrite last sentence of B I (a) and (b) to provide for approval
by each of the City Councils of the municipalities.
6. Add to III B 4 provision to make recommendations regarding
number of personnel necessary to provide adequate protection.
9. Reword V to Include operational costs and Fire Protection
Board costs.
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Proposed Ordinance -Draft 2
FIlla said thet normally Fire Protection Board would have respo~slbi~lty
to develop this ordinance, but time factor doesn't permit this. He
drafted ordinance which may be in conflict with LJVFD B~aws, Fire
Department wi I I have to review. The ordinance should provide gulde-
~Ines for the By-Laws. He also noted that there may be a legal prOblem
If the name stays LJVFD and that he did not address the problem of equip-
ment which the Fire Department presently owns <could be handled later
with separate agreement).
In a brief discussion of the Proposed Ordinance following corrections
we re noted:
I. First sentence of Section I should be "There Is hereby
establ 'shed".
2. Minimum number of fire fighters Should be Increased probably.
3. Rules, regulations and By-laws Should be subject to approval
of Fire Board.
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Minutes of Speciai Council MeetIng
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March f2, 1977
4. Section 4 H should be clarified.
5. Add Section 4 i to make Chief responsible for preparing speci-
fications for equipment and submIt to Board.
6. SectIon 8 should be changed to "fire fighters shall be eligible
to retire.
Filla agreed to check so that Ordinance and Joint Powers Agreement
have compatible provisions and references, saId Draft 13 of the docu-
~ents would be ready Monday, will send third draft to Fire Department
with cover 1etter stating cities' Intent Is to Incorporate LJVFD By-
laws In Ordinance (realIze there may be conf!lcts as written), to re-
quest LJVFD Input, to continue as three cities negotiating via Fire
Protection Board.
Councilman Crichton was appointed as Arden Hills member of the Fire
Board, Wingert as A!ternate.
Adjournment.
Hanson moved, seconded by Wingert, that meeting adjourn at 11:00 a.m.
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Charlotte McNlesh
Clerk Administrator
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