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JOINT MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE DEPARTMENT HELD AT THE ELK RIVER FIRE STATION THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1989 ~ Council Present: Mayor Tralle, Councilmembers Kropuenske and Holmgren Councilmember Schuldt arrived at 7:15 p.m. and Councilmember Dobel at 7:35 p.m. Staff Present: Lori Johnson, Finance Director; Russ Anderson, Fire Chief Others Present: Members of the Elk River Volunteer Fire Department Mayor Tralle opened the meeting and gave a brief outline of the topics to be discussed during the meeting as outlined in the June 16, 1989, memo from the City Administrator. The first item discussed was the payment to fire fighters for training. Russ Anderson had distributed information regarding payment of training and rates in other cities. The Council discussed the rate per hour and decided that staying consistent with the rate of pay for fire Calls would be appropriate. In addition, fire fighters should be paid only for actual training hours or credit hours received for weekend seminars. COUNCILMBMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO CONSIDER INCLUDING TRAINING AND DRILL PAYMENT TO THE FIRE FIGHTERS IN THE 1990 BUDGET NOT TO EXCEED $18,000. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. ~ The City Council then discussed the 50% local match to state monies for the Fire Relief Fund. Finance Director, Lori Johnson, provided history information regarding the State Aid funds received and the City contribution to the Fire Relief Association. The Council discussed their reluctance to tie the City contribution to a percentage of the State money. It was Council consensus Council requested Staff and versus annual payouts for Relief Association. to table this issue and study the request. The City Auditor, Gary Groen, to investigate monthly fire fighters retirement benefits from the Fire The Fire Department financial issues as discussed during the 1988 Audit presentation will be taken care of administratively between the Finance Director and the Fire Chief. In addition there were discussions concerning the ambulance service; an agreement will be drafted between the Elk River Ambulance and the City of Elk River regarding the ambulance's relationship to the City. It was also agreed that the ambulance fund will be audited annually by the City's Auditor .,. *- The Paid Fire Fighter Full Time Position Selection Committee was then discussed with input from the volunteer fire fighters. The fire fighters were concerned over their input to the selection of any full time position in the fire department and discussed their relationship as volunteers. ~ COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO HAVE A FOUR MEMBER PAID FIRE FIGHTER FULL TIME POSITION SELECTION COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR FROM THE COUNCIL AND TWO FIRE FIGHTERS TO BE SELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE COMMITTEE WILL DRAFT THE JOB DESCRIPTION, INTERVIEW AND SELECT ONE CANDIDATE TO BE RECOMMENDED. BY MAJORITY DECISION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKED SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.