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CITY OF CENTERVILLE,MINNESOTA NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31,2014 Note 5: JOINT POWERS AGREEMENTS A. Centennial Fire District The Centennial Fire District(the District)was formed under the authority of Minnesota statutes 471.59 in 1985 by agreement of the member cities of Centerville,Lino Lakes and Circle Pines.The district was created to provide fire protection services to the residents of the member cities.The District is managed through a three tier system consisting of a Fire Chief,a Steering Committee,and the City Councils of the member cities.The Fire Chief is an appointed position.Each member city appoints two commissioners. One of these commissioners must be an elected official of the City. Each member city contributes funds to cover the budgeted costs of operations as determined by the commissioners. The amount of contributions required by each member is based on each city's population,number of fire calls,and assessed valuations. Contributions made by member cities for 2013,the most recent data available,were as follows: City of Centerville $ 132,244 15.11 % City of Circle Pines 154,946 17.70 City of Lino Lakes 588,208 67.19 Total $ 875,398 100.00 % Volunteer firefighters of the District are members of the Centennial Firefighter's Relief Association(the Association). The Association is a single-employer pension plan(the Plan)that operates under the provisions of Minnesota statutes 69 and 424,as amended.It is governed by a board of six officers and trustees elected by the members of the Association for three-year terms. The ex-officio,non-voting members of the Board of trustees are two representatives from the Centennial Fire Steering Committee and the Fire Chief of the District. The Association issues a publicly available financial report that includes financial statements and required supplementary information. The report may be obtained by writing to the Centennial Fire District 7741 Lake Drive,Lino Lakes,MN 55014. B. Centennial Lakes Police Department The Centennial Lakes Police Department(the Department)was formed under the authority if Minnesota statutes 436.06 in 2005 by agreement of the member cities of Centerville, Circle Pines and Lexington. The Department was created to provide police protection services to its member cities. The Department is managed through a three tier system consisting of a Governing Board,an Operations committee,and a Chief of Police.The Governing Board consists of six members,two elected officials appointed by each member city.The Operations Committee is made up of the City administrators from each member city and the Chief of Police.The Chief of Police is appointed by mutual agreement of the City Councils of all member cities.Annual contributions required by each member city are calculated based on complaint history,population,and staffing formulas. Contributions made by member cities for 2013,the most recent data available,were as follows: City of Centerville $ 665,597 31.13 % City of Circle Pines 848,672 39.69 City of Lexington 624,173 29.19 Total $ 2,138,442 100.00 % -62-