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Orono Fire Needs Assessment <br />51 | Page <br /> <br />on the Fire Facilities Bond and additional capital allocation the city has made in 2023. The <br />table below summarizes the cost analysis. <br />Estimated Annual Department Cost Estimated Annual Cost for Orono <br />(Assumes Same Contract City Partners <br />as current LLFD) <br />Operating Budget $ 683,050 Estimated Orono <br />Portion of total <br />85% <br />Capital Investment <br />(Equipment and <br />Facilities) <br />$ 103,000 Orono's Annual Cost $ 895,000 <br />Estimated Cost <br />(Operating +Capital) <br />$ 787,000 This includes Orono's portion of the <br />contract amount plus additional capital <br />the city has budgeted for. <br />10 year Estimated <br />Cost <br />(Assume 2.2% <br />Operating Inflation) <br />$ 8,577,959 10-year Orono Cost <br /> (Assume 2.2% <br />Operating Inflation) <br />$ 9,897,650 <br /> <br />Average Annual <br />Orono Household: <br />Alone <br />$ 297 Average Annual <br />Orono Household: <br />With Partners <br />$ 280 <br /> <br />• Advantages (pros). Advantages to this course of action are that is the least expensive of the <br />four. With Orono assuming control greater synergy can be achieved with the other <br />emergency services, in particular the Orono Police department. This should improve <br />overall service to Orono residents and reduce inefficiencies in emergency response. In <br />addition, the department and its members will have access to the rest of the Orono staff <br />and the administrative support services it can provide. <br />• Disadvantages (Cons). A key disadvantage to this COA is that the investment in capital is <br />too low to sustain the fleet and meet NFPA standards. This COA does not establish nor <br />realize and improvement in emergency response. The response is likely to remain at a Rural <br />level in our increasingly suburban and urban community. Further in this COA with its cost <br />distribution formula Orono residents disproportionately resource the department. This <br />COA is dependent on both Orono and Long Lake coming to a mutually agreeable agreement <br />on the transfer of the department which has so far, since 2017 been unsuccessful. <br /> <br />6.2 COA 2: Taxable Fire District/Joint Powers Agreement <br />• Description. This COA looks at Orono joining a future Fire District or JPA Department. It <br />uses a conceptual district from a Future Fire Services Meeting Presentation. That