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ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 11,1999 <br />(#17) LONG LAKE VOL UNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT YEAR 2000 BUDGET - <br />Continued <br />Moorse said that several of the local city administratois recently talked about that specific <br />question. They want to meet with all the fire chiefs and city administrators to talk about <br />avoiding duplication of expensive equipment and keeping volunteer fire departments viable. <br />Kelley suggested there should be one fire department for the north shore of Lake Minnetonka <br />with four different stations. <br />Sansevere asked if both Long Lake and Maple Plain Fire Departments respond when there is <br />a fire call. <br />Moorse said that the fire departments cooperate very well through mutual aid. He said that as <br />they looked at the various stations, each one has different equipment that would be nice to <br />have, but the price adds up quickly. It would be very expensive to pay for the same <br />equipment at the Long Lake fire station and all the other stations that support Orono. It might <br />be more cost effective to have one main station with some satellites. <br />Sansevere asked what percentage Orono pays to Maple Plain. <br />Moorse said it is very low, perhaps $20,000 to $30,000 of a $167,000 budget. <br />Kelley asked if the firefighter pension plan is under funded. <br />Moorse said he does not believe it is undt. funded. <br />Kelley asked why Orono is being asked to pay more money toward the pension fund. <br />Moorse said it is because they want to increase the benefit. <br />Kelley asked after the benefit level comes up, will it be under funded. <br />Moorse said the City would want to figure out w hat the contribution needs to be to make sure <br />that we can reach a benefit level without it being underfunded. <br />Kelley asked if Moorse receives an annual statement of the pension’s investment returns. <br />Moorse said he has not received a statement. He said the fire association is independent. <br />Kelley said it is very important to get an annual statement that shows their investments and <br />the returns. <br />Flint asked if the fire association makes those investm ent decisions individuallv. <br />Page 8