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Columbus
• JPA with Forest Lake
• Cost share: 20%Columbus; 80% Forest Lake
• Columbus—$220,000/Year
• Paid on Call
• Respond to emergency medical only(heart attack, stroke, etc)
• Pay$35/hour and retention is good
SBM
• Direct Contract with SBM
• Cost—$380,000
• 10-year term (negotiable)
• Continuity of service to include a full list of services we are currently receiving:
o Fire Prevention,Training, Inspections, & Fire Core (70 volunteers who are
committed to serving in non-firefighter capacity. Their work includes things
like building maintenance, cooking for staff, meeting crews on-sight to assist
with replenishment of items like water, etc.
Centennial
• Standalone without Circle Pines—$800,000-$900,000 before hiring a fire chief
• With Circle Pines—$500,000 before hiring fire chief
Lino Lakes
See handout
7/9/25,4:43 PM Mail-Athanasia Lewis-Outlook
Outlook
Requested Information
From Karen Anderson <KAnderson@linolakes.us>
Date Wed 7/9/2025 4:24 PM
To Athanasia Lewis <ALewis@centervillemn.com>
Athanasia,Thank you for meeting with me yesterday. I enjoyed our conversation and look forward to
working with you. I have put together some talking points below for your meeting tonight that may be
helpful for your discussion. I can provide more information if needed in the future as we continue our
discussions. I appreciate your time.
1. Current Staffing for the Lino Lakes Fire Department
a. 2 full-time staff: Fire Chief and Fire Lieutenant/Inspector. Both position's work Monday
through Friday. Both are exempt and are required to respond back for emergencies. Both
positions are part of the on-call Fire Officer response as well.
b. Currently authorized for 15 part-time firefighter (duty crew) positions.The part-time duty
crew firefighters work Monday through Sunday from 6 AM to 6 PM. We staff 4 part-time
duty crew firefighters per shift.They operate with 2 firefighters at each fire station during
these hours.
c. Currently authorized for 40 Paid On-Call Firefighters. We currently have 26 Paid On-Call
Firefighters.
• Fire Station 1-12 Paid On-Call Call Firefighters (1 District Fire Chief, 2 Fire Lieutenants,
9 Firefighters)
• Fire Station 2 -14 Paid On-Call Call Firefighters (1 District Fire Chief, 2 Fire Lieutenants,
11 Firefighters)
2. Wages:
o Part-time duty crew firefighters wage steps:
Position (Year Step-1 Step-2 Step-3 Step-4 . Step-5 Step-6 Step-7
Firefighter(PT) 2025 $26.27 $26.99 $27.73 $28.49 $29.28 $30.08 $30.90
2026 $27.84 $28.60 $29.39 $30.20 $31.03 $31.88 $32.75
o Paid On-Call firefighters wage structure:
2=Upon 3=Upon 4=Upon 5=Upon
Completion of Completion of Completion of Completion of
5 Years of 10 Years of 15 Years of 20 Years of
POC FF Wage Grid 1=Start Service Service Service Service
2025(3%Cola) $ 22.44 $ 24.04 $ 25.65 $ 27.25 $ 28.85
2026(3%Cola) $ 23.11 $ 24.77 $ 26.42 $ 28.07 $ 29.72
3. Pension Plans: Full-Time staff are in PERA Police and Fire. Currently the Part-Time Firefighters are
in PERA Coordinated. Paid On-Call Firefighters are in a PERA managed Statewide Volunteer
Firefighter Pension.
4. City Gate report was completed which was an analysis of the Public Safety Department and staff is
working on implementing recommendations from the report.
a. No longer using the Public Safety model. Standalone fire department—completed
b. Phased in organizational structure changes based on available revenues—in process
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• Phase 1—increased duty crews from 5 days a week, 12 hours a day to 7 days a week,
12 hours a day, supplemented by paid on call as needed. Completed in June, 2025.
Currently working on increasing hours for duty crew to be able to work full time hours
with benefits. Anticipated roll-out timeline is 4th quarter 2025.
• Phase 2—design and implement command structure. Anticipated roll-out timeline is
2026
• Phase 3—TBD
5. On March 1, 2025, ISO issued Lino Lakes a 3/3Y rating.This rating was established from the data
that was collected in the Fall/Winter of 2024.
6. Completed employee survey for entire staff and employee satisfaction and morale is very positive.
7. Change management— Positive leadership philosophy and organizational structural changes in
Lino Lakes in 2025.
8. Lino Lakes is open to further exploring options for a partnership between the City of Centerville
fire services and the City of Lino Lakes fire services.
Thank you,
Karen
Karen Anderson
City Administrator
600 Town Center Pkwy
Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1182
Direct 651-982-2410 Fax 651-982-2499
kanderson@linolakes.us
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