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<br />CENTENNIAL FIRE DISTRICT <br />JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT <br /> <br />THIS AGREEMENT entered into as of January 1, 1990 by and between the City ofCenterville, <br />the city of Circle Pines and the City ofLino Lakes. <br /> <br />WITNESSETH: <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the parties hereto are authorized by law to provide fire protection service to their <br />residents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the parties are currently all of the members of the Centennial Fire District, which is <br />governed by a joint powers agreement effective as of January 1, 1985, as amended; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the parties hereto have determined that such power may be best exercised jointly by <br />continuing the Centennial Fire District to carry out such purposes; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into a joint powers agreement for the purpose of <br />continuing said District including its operation, ownership of equipment and funding; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute Section 471.59 authorizes governmental units by agreement of <br />their governing bodies jointly and/or cooperatively to exercise any power common to the <br />contracting parties and to provide for a joint board representing the parties to the agreement. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, all previous agreements, amendments or parts there of in force at the time of <br />execution of the Centennial Fire District Joint Powers Agreement II are hereby repealed; <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, the parties to this agreement do mutually agree as follows: <br /> <br />SECTION I <br />GENERAL PURPOSE <br /> <br />1.1 It is the general purpose of the parties to this agreement to continue an organization to <br />jointly and cooperatively provide fire protection services including, but not limited to, fire <br />prevention, fire fighting and rescue service. <br /> <br />SECTION n <br />CENTENNIAL FIRE DISTRICT ORGANIZATION <br /> <br />2.1 Establishment. There is hereby established the "Centennial Fire District" (hereinafter <br />referred to as the "District") to be managed through a three (3) tier system. The <br />management tiers will be broken out as follows: <br /> <br />A. First Line Manag:ement: will consist of a part time Fire Chief until June 30, <br />1990. Beginning July 1, 1990 the Fire Chief position will become a full time <br />position. The Fire Chiefwill be fully responsible for the day to day maintenance <br />and operation of the District and it's facilities. This is an appointed position whose <br />