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CENTENNIAL FIRE DISTRICT JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT SECTION V FIRE EQUIPMENT, LAND AND BUILDINGS 5.1 A. Equipment. Each of the municipalities to this agreement has contributed to the District for its use and benefit the municipalities existing firefighting apparatus and equipment. The Committee shall control the use of such contributed equipment. The ownership of such equipment shall be retained by the municipality donating same. All expenses relating to the maintenance and repair of such equipment shall be an operating expense of the District. In addition, the parties hereto have submitted a list of all items of personal property that were initially contributed to the District, its value at the time of the commencement of use by the District, its anticipated salvage value at the time of expiration of this agreement or date of. obsolescence whichever is earlier, and the annual depreciation expense based upon a straight line method. 5. IE. Land and Buildings. Each of the municipalities to this Agreement has contributed to the District for the use and benefit the municipalities existing and future buildings and land. The Committee shall control use of the buildings and land. The ownership of such buildings and land shall be retained by the municipality donating same. All expenses relating to the maintenance and repair of land and buildings are an expense of the District. All costs for construction and capital improvements are. the responsibility of the member municipality which owns the buildings and land. Maintenance, repair, construction and capital improvements shall be defined as per Internal Revenue Service Publication 17, Repairs and Improvements. 5.2 Purchase of Equipment. The purchase of capital equipment which is equipment with a value in excess of $5,000 (capital equipment), shall only be done by mutual agreement of all member municipalities. The Fire Chief shall, as part of the budget process as outlined in Section VIII of this Agreement, list the proposed capital equipment to be purchased in the budget year. The proposed purchase of capital equipment will follow the same schedule and time deadlines, as indicated in the budget process. If, by June 1 st of the year preceding the year the capital equipment is projected to be purchased, the municipalities have not unanimously agreed on the purchase of any specific piece of capital equipment, that specific piece of equipment will not be purchased by the District. 5.3 Ownership. New and used equipment purchased by the District after the effective date of the original Joint Powers Agreement (1-1-85) shall be owned by the District. The District Chief shall conduct an equipment appraisal annually and present such information to each member municipality. 5.4 All equipment controlled by the District shall be used when needed within the boundaries of the District for the benefit of the member municipalities. They should not be used outside the District, except as follows: Page # 6