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DRAFT Comprehensive Fire Service Study MEDINA, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Matrix Consulting Group Page 60 <br />Planning Elements and Assumption <br />Element Assumption <br />Management/Administration <br /> <br />The Chief of the Fire Department would report directly to the <br />Medina City Administrator under the overall policy direction of the <br />Medina City Council <br />Current Contracts <br /> <br />Due to the termination clause in the current contracts, they will <br />likely need to continue through their scheduled term. Variously, <br />terminations are between 2021 and 2023. <br />Staffing and Compensation <br /> <br />The Fire Department would remain as a volunteer organization. <br />Any compensation would be in the form of a stipend as permitted <br />by FLSA regulations. <br />Operating Expenses <br /> <br />Using previous budgeted amounts from the contracts and normally <br />expected increases. <br />Physical Facilities <br /> <br />A more centralized fire station will be needed as the contracts with <br />other departments either expire or are terminated. <br />Apparatus and Major <br />Equipment <br /> <br />Through the contract with Hamel Fire Department, the City has an <br />ownership share on all or part of the necessary apparatus and <br />equipment <br />Impact on Support Services in <br />other City Departments <br /> <br />There will be an increased workload impact on City support <br />departments, including human resources, legal and risk <br />management, finance, fleet, etc. requiring support personnel to <br />handle these duties or added personnel to the City departments to <br />support the fire department. <br /> <br /> <br />2 Organization Overview <br /> <br />A first step to the formation of a municipal fire department is to establish the department <br />as a part of the city similar to Chapter 2 Section 205 that establishes the police <br />department. Similar duties and requirements should be established for the fire department <br />as outlined in the police department section. However, the current fire protection system <br />uses four fire departments to provide services with each department having a contract <br />with the City of Medina. Each of these contracts contain similar language in t erms of <br />financial support and service expectations. Differences include the expiration dates and <br />clauses for termination, as illustrated in the previous chapter. The contract with Long Lake <br />does provide for a termination or renegotiation to enable the participation in a fire district <br />or similar organizational arrangement. <br /> <br />Terminating the contracts could be an obstacle in the establishment of the municipal fire <br />department. The Hamel Fire Department contract may not be an obstacle as they