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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />August 28, 2023 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Page 12 of 15 <br /> <br />Stations 1 and 2. She said it looks like Station 2 will cost more for wages and benefits than the cost paid <br />to Long Lake for both stations. <br /> <br />Edwards said the Orono Fire Department would have a much different structure. <br /> <br />Van Eyll said the number of positions are not that different from the Long Lake Fire Department but the <br />structure of positions has changed to reflect the new staffing plan with duty crews and a suburban <br />response standard rather than rural. He also said the number of calls has been rising significantly. He said <br />he looked at other departments in the area in area to develop the organization chart and took elements of <br />several. <br /> <br />Crosby moved, Johnson seconded, to adopt the Orono Fire Department organizational chart and <br />job descriptions. VOTE: Ayes 4, Nays 1 (Benson). <br /> <br />FINANCE DIRECTOR REPORT <br /> <br />Finance Director Olson said he had discussed the City’s enterprise fund budgets with the Council at the <br />work session and had nothing further to report. <br /> <br />CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br /> <br />Attorney Mattick said at the request of Council Member Benson, he would have an update on the status of <br />the litigation with Long Lake at the next City Council meeting. <br /> <br />CITY ADMINISTRATOR/ENGINEER REPORT <br /> <br />Edwards updated the City Council, noting in Engineering work, Fox Street is substantially complete. The <br />Townline Road project where Medina has the lead is ready for pavement. He has been asked to look at <br />what it would take to add pickleball to some of Orono’s parks and will get some proposals and costs for <br />that. On the City Administrator side, he has invited the Long Lake fire chief to the next City Council <br />meeting for a presentation on current Long Lake fire operations and on their new duty crew program. The <br />topics will not include the negotiations between the two cities, he said. The annual staff appreciation <br />picnic will be this week. <br /> <br />COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS <br /> <br />21. BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT <br /> <br />Veach said the budget committee had a great meeting and she learned a lot. The committee topics were <br />discussed at the work session today so she had nothing further to add. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Brian Turbeville, 997 Wildhurst Trail, asked what the interest is going to cost on $2 million dollars, <br />stating it would be between $700,000 and $1 million. Besides what the Council just voted for, he said, it <br />voted for $700,000 in interest. The Council just fixed a $534,000 problem with $3 million dollars and that <br />is only equipment. He said the Council has bragged about the City’s bond rating. He predicted the City’s