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Otsego Fire Protection Contract with the City of EIk River (Elk River Fire Department) <br />January 1, 2011 <br />DEPARTMENT from any claims of loss or damage arising from the CITY OF ELK <br />RIVER's undertaking to furnish firefighting Services under this Agreement. <br />D. In the event that the FIRE DEPARTMENT is committed and unavailable at the <br />time of dispatch to a call in the CITY OF OTSEGO, the FIRE DEPARTMENT will <br />respond to the call as soon as reasonably possible in the sole discretion of the <br />Fire Chief and/or his/her designee. The Fire Chief and/or his/her designee has <br />the sole authority to prioritize fire calls, to allocate equipment and resources, and <br />to request mutual aid assistance at his/her discretion and professional judgment. <br />ARTICLE III: PAYMENT <br />The CITY OF OTSEGO agrees to pay the CITY OF ELK RIVER an annual fee of <br />$52.28 per parcel of property located within the Fire District, as determined by the <br />Wright County Auditors office. The price per parcel shall increase by 3% annually for <br />each year this Agreement remains in effect. <br />The total cost for 2011 is $169,805.44 (3,248 parcels). <br />The annual fee shall be paid in two equal payments. The first payment shall be made <br />within the month of January and the second payment shall be made within the month of <br />July. <br />ARTICLE IV: MUTUAL AID <br />The FIRE DEPARTMENT may enter into mutual aid agreements with other <br />organizations. The primary purpose of such agreements is to provide emergency <br />assistance to each other in the event of disasters, large scale emergencies or incidents <br />that exceed the capabilities of the FIRE DEPARTMENT. These agreements often are <br />written, but occasionally are arranged verbally after a significant disaster or emergency <br />occurs. <br />The CITY OF OTSEGO hereby agrees to reimburse the FIRE DEPARTMENT and/or <br />the CITY OF ELK RIVER for any costs associated with the FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />requesting mutual aid assistance while responding to or operating at an incident scene <br />within the Fire District. <br />ARTICLE V: FALSE ALARMS <br />All parties acknowledge that excessive false alarms constitute a public nuisance. The <br />CITY OF OTSEGO agrees to enforce the CITY OF ELK RIVER false alarm policy and <br />to collect and forward to the CITY OF ELK RIVER such penalties and fees as the FIRE <br />DEPARTMENT charges to properties within the Fire District for excessive false alarms <br />as provided in the false alarm policy. <br />Page 2 <br />