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Other Municipal Services Fire and Rescue Department. Fire protection is provided through the Centennial Fire District by a 55-member volunteer fire and rescue department. The District comprises the cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, and Lino Lakes. The Cities pay an annual membership fee to the District based on their percentage of the annual depreciation on the apparatus and equipment values. The District houses equipment in Centerville's old fire station building and pays for a share of the utilities. Equipment consists of two 1,250 gallon per minute pumpers, one 1,500 gallon per minute pumper with a 65 foot ladder truck, two 1,800 gallon tankers, three grass rig units, three emergency/rescue vehicles, one utility vehicle as well as other miscellaneous fire fighting and rescue equipment. Police Department. The City has a police department operated through a joint-powers agreement with the com- munities of Circle Pines and Lexington. All dispatching is conducted through the Anoka County Sheriffs Department. Park and Recreational Facilities. The City currently operates several municipal parks encompassing approxi- mately 35 acres. Facilities include baseball/softball fields, picnic shelters, soccer/football fields, hockey/skating rinks, a basketball court, a skate park, and general playground equipment. The combination of these parks and recreational facilities comprise a complete park and recreation system throughout the City. City Government Centerville, organized in 1857, is a Minnesota Statutory City with an 'Optional Plan A' form of government. It has a mayor elected at large for a two-year term and four council members also elected at large for four-year terms. The professional staff is appointed and consists of an administrator, finance director, clerk, attorney, and engineer. Comprehensive Plan The City has a comprehensive plan, which serves as a guidance tool for phases of development within the community as well as guidelines for providing essential services. Employee Pension Programs The City employs nine full-time people. The pension plan covers all nine employees as of December 31,2002. The City participates in contributory pension plans through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) under Minnesota Statutes, Chapters, 353 and 356, which covers all full-time and certain part-time employees. PERA administers the Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) and the Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF), which are cost sharing, multiple-employer retirement plans. Benefits are established by State Statute and vest after three years of credited service. State Statute requires the City to fund current service pension cost as it accrues. Defined retirement benefits are based on a member's highest average salary for any five successive years of allowable service, age, and years of credit at termination of service. City contributions to PERF for the past eight years have been as follows: Year Amount Year Amount 2002 $20,932 1998 $13,026 2001 15,963 1997 8,879 2000 15,736 1996 6,851 1999 14,953 1995 5,984 -15 -