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City of Centerville <br />City Council Meeting <br />February 11, 2009 <br />estimated that this cost would be approximately $200,000. Budgets are tight, making it <br />difficult to come up with $200,000. During the meeting, some fundraising ideas were <br />discussed. The Fire Department lost the gambling benefit that had previously provided <br />some funds. In addition, former Chief Milo Bennett did a good job of being fiscally <br />responsible by running a tight ship, but now the equipment is getting old. <br />Councilmember Broussard Vickers stated that the Centennial Fire District is looking at <br />better health maintenance options for the firefighters, such as physicals and possibly <br />arranging for them to have a fitness room. <br />Mayor Capra inquired as to how much the Centennial Fire Department had in their fund <br />for replacement of trucks. <br />City Administrator Larson replied that they are only replacing the Chief s vehicle this year, <br />and the fund is in good shape for the rolling stock. <br />Mayor Capra inquired whether they could take some dollars from the Rolling Stock Fund <br />for one year to purchase some of the firefighter gear. <br />City Administrator Larson stated that they could, for example, possibly replace a truck <br />after 21 years, rather than the normal 20 years, to free up some funds for the firefighter <br />gear. <br />Discussion ensued. <br />Acting Mayor Paar stated that Chief Streich is currently looking for ways to cut spending. <br />Councilmember Broussard Vickers stated that the department is looking for ways to <br />generate revenue, such as charging people for false alarms, and charging for things that <br />could have been covered by their insurance. <br />Acting Mayor Paar stated that Chief Streich plans to start giving the City numbers, such as <br />the number of fires and the dollar amount of the loss resulting from those fires. <br />Acting Mayor Paar reported that the firefighters completed a survey that they could do on <br />line in private. He stated that the bottom line result of the survey was that their morale is <br />high, and only some issues regarding training were mentioned. Acting Mayor Paar added <br />that Chief Streich had stated that one of his goals was to have the survey responses be all, <br />or mostly all, in the favorable columns. <br />Mayor Capra stated that she took the opportunity to sit in on several of the fire fighter <br />trainings, and found it very interesting to see the dedication the volunteers have. She <br />stated that they go through very extensive drills. <br />Page 8 of 9 <br />