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CITY OF CENTERVILLE, MINNESOTA <br />NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br />DECEMBER 31, 2012 <br /> <br />Note 5: JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS <br />A.Centennial Fire District <br />The Centennial Fire District (the District) was formed under the authority of Minnesota statutes 471.59 in 1985 by <br />agreement of the member cities of Centerville, Lino Lakes and Circle Pines. The district was created to provide fire <br />protection services to the residents of the member cities. The District is managed through a three tier system consisting <br />of a Fire Chief, a Steering Committee, and the City Councils of the member cities. The Fire Chief is an appointed <br />position. Each member city appoints two commissioners. One of these commissioners must be an elected official of the <br />City. Each member city contributes funds to cover the budgeted costs of operations as determined by the commissioners. <br />The amount of contributions required by each member is based on each citys population, number of fire calls, and <br />assessed valuations. Contributions made by member cities for 2011, the most recent data available, were as follows: <br /> <br />City of Centerville$ 100,039 13.50 % <br />City of Circle Pines 125,233 16.90 <br />City of Lino Lakes 515,751 69.60 <br />Total$ 741,023100.00% <br />Volunteer firefighters of the District are members of the Centennial Firefighters Relief Association (the Association). <br />The Association is a single-employer pension plan (the Plan) that operates under the provisions of Minnesota <br />statutes 69 and 424, as amended. It is governed by a board of six officers and trustees elected by the members of the <br />Association for three-year terms. The ex-officio, non-voting members of the Board of trustees are two representatives <br />from the Centennial Fire Steering Committee and the Fire Chief of the District. <br /> <br />The Association issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and required supplementary <br />information. The report may be obtained by writing to the Centennial Fire District 7741 Lake Drive, Lino Lakes, MN <br />55014. <br />-67- <br /> <br />