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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, August 22, 2022 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 4 of 9 <br /> <br />back to that model to avoid stalemate positions. He noted the Fire Board could make recommendations, <br />interview, do reviews of the Chief, but in the end any employees of Orono can only be hired or fired by <br />the City and City Council of Orono as that is their Charter and responsibility. Regarding ownership of the <br />equipment, he thinks it would be much cleaner to say Orono will purchase it as they are already sharing <br />the ownership of the station and keeping those separate. He noted the donated equipment should be under <br />the Fire Relief Association’s control. Mayor Walsh assumes they would want at least a 20-year contract <br />and has no problem with the League model but wants to be sure if someone terminates the contract they <br />must have appraisals from Orono and Long Lake and average that which would be the cost that Orono <br />would purchase the building. <br /> <br />Crosby noted the Relief Fund should be held and managed by the Relief Association rather than the Fire <br />Board and the cities would carry the liability. <br /> <br />Printup thanked Seals and Johnson as well as Long Lake for participating in the discussions. He would <br />love to see a 20-year contract under the name “Long Lake Fire.” The Fire Board requires more clarity for <br />Printup and he likes the idea of representatives from each City. He agrees on budget, reviews for a Chief, <br />and that current Fire Fighters become employees and spoke about donated equipment, transferring to a <br />Relief Association, and liability. Printup noted the League model is pretty crystal clear and that it should <br />not be based solely on value of property as that is people leaning on the “cash cow that is Orono” which is <br />not right. <br /> <br />The City Council discussed start date, transference of the Relief Association, and ownership and <br />protection regarding both cities. <br /> <br />Johnson believes he and Seals can bring the summary of tonight’s discussion to the City of Long Lake <br />with the suggested changes. <br /> <br />FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT <br /> <br />10. Second Quarter Financial Report <br /> <br />Finance Director Olson gave a presentation noting this is an unadjusted report. He spoke about revenues <br />including taxes, licenses and permits, charges for services, and the golf course. Regarding expenditures he <br />spoke about Mayor/City Council membership and finance department staffing. Mr. Olson also spoke <br />about operating revenue and expenses including storm water, sewer, water, and recycling and shared <br />about new investments and interest rates. <br /> <br />PUBLIC WORKS REPORT <br />11. City Signs Discussion <br /> <br />Edwards noted Councilmember Crosby requested this item be put on the agenda. <br /> <br />Crosby has noticed City signs in disrepair and that some of them are rotted. He would like to get a <br />schedule for post replacement, painting, and cleaning up of signs, and perhaps some copper caps to <br />prevent rot. He suggested working on some of the worst signs first and working through the list to clean <br />them all up. <br /> <br />Edwards clarified Crosby is speaking about informative signs rather than street signs.