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Other Municipal Services: Fire and Rescue Department. Fire protection is provided by a 55- member volunteer fire and rescue de- partment through the Centennial Fire District. The District comprises the city's of Centerville, Circle Pines, and Lino Lakes. The Cities pay an annual membership fee to the District based on their percentage of the annual depreciation on the apparatus and equipment values. The District houses equipment in Centerville's old fire station building and pays for a share of the utilities. 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 communities of Circle Pines and Lexington. All dispatching is conducted through the Anoka County Sheriffs Department. Parks and Recreation. The City currently operates several municipal parks encompassing approxi- mately 35 acres. Facilities include basebalUsoftball fields, picnic shelters, soccer /football fields, hockey /skating rinks, a basketball court, and general playground equipment. The combination of these parks comprises a complete park and recreation system throughout the City. City Government The City of 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 includes a city admin- istrator, city clerk- treasurer, city - consulting attorney, and city engineer. Comprehensive Plan The City of Centerville has a comprehensive plan, which serves as a guidance tool for phases of devel- opment within the community as well as guidelines for providing essential services. Employee Pension Programs The City employs nine people, seven full -time and two part -time. The pension plan covers all nine em- ployees as of December 31, 1999. 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 retire- ment plans. This plan is state administered and is coordinated with the Federal Social Security Retirement Plan (FICA) and employees are vested after three years of credited service. State statute re- quires 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 determined as a percentage of gross wages paid by all employers participating in the State Association. The City's contributions to PERA for the past five years have been as follows: Year Amount Year Amount 1999 $14,953 1996 $6,851 1998 13,026 1995 5,984 1997 8,879 -18--