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Equipment consists of two 1,250 gallon per minute pumpers, one 1,500 gallon per minute pumper with a 65 foot ladder truck, two 1,800 gallon tankers, three grass rig units, three emergency/rescue vehicles, one utility vehicle as well as other miscellaneous fire fighting and rescue equipment. Police Department. The City has a police department operated through a joint-powers agreement with the com- munities of Circle Pines and Lexington. All dispatching is conducted through the Anoka County Sheriff's Department. Park and Recreational Facilities. The City currently operates several municipal parks encompassing approxi- mately 35 acres. Facilities include baseball/softball fields, picnic shelters, soccer/football fields, hockey/skating rinks, a basketball court, a skate park, and general playground equipment. The combination of these parks and recreational facilities comprise a complete park and recreation system throughout the City. City Government Centerville, organized in 1857, is a Minnesota Statutory City with an 'Optional Plan A' form of government. It has a mayor elected at large for a two-year term and four council members also elected at large for four-year terms. The professional staff is appointed and consists of an administrator, clerk-treasurer, attorney, and engineer. Comprehensive Plan The City has a comprehensive plan, which serves as a guidance tool for phases of development within the community as well as guidelines for providing essential services. Employee Pension Programs The City employs nine full-time people. The pension plan covers all nine employees as of December 31, 200!. The City participates in contributory pension plans through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) under Minnesota Statutes, Chapters, 353 and 356, which covers all full-time and certain part-time employees. PERA administers the Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) and the Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF), which are cost sharing, multiple-employer retirement plans. This plan is state adminis- tered and is coordinated with the Federal Social Security Retirement Plan (FICA) and employees are vested af- ter three years of credited service. State statute requires the City to fund current service pension cost as it accrues. Prior service cost is being amortized over a period of 40 years and is being funded by payment deter- mined as a percentage of gross wages paid by all employers participating in the State Association. City contributions to PERF for the past seven years have been as follows: Year Amount Year Amount 200] $15,963 1997 $8,879 2000 15,736 1996 6,851 1999 14,953 1995 5,984 J998 13,026 (Remainder of page leji imentionally blank) I I I -16-