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MINUTIi OF THI REQULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING - DECEMBER 9, 1991(#20) 1992 CONTRACTS WITH LONG LAKECallahan noted the former contract allowed for a termination notice which had to be given by October 1. He noted the new contract allows the contract to run from January through December, and does not allow ample time for the other party to regroup in the event of termination. Jabbour felt notice of termination should be given prior to the adoption of the next year budget. Moorse explained this contract is only an interim contract, with the assumption that there will be many changes made to the contract for 1993. Butler suggested that "whereas, the contract for 1993 shall be agreed upon no later than October 1, 1992", be added. She asked Sullivan about a conversation that he had with the Long Lake Council regarding the price for police coverage, and the fact that they are already short funds for 1992. Sullivan explained that Long Lake had arbitrarily designated $220,000 in the preliminary budget for police service, which allowed between 1 1/2 to 2 additional persons. He tried to have them conceptualize 2 persons rather than the 1 1/2. He noted one Council member suggested they transfer money from the legal fund to the police fund, which resulted in a 2-2 vote. He explained they decided to stay with the original figure with the understanding that they would receive 40 hours a week for the first few months, and starting around March 1st, they would be allocated 80 hours additional a week. Butler reiterated that she wanted the price of the contract known up front, anc! wanted it known that Long Lake has set its budget lower than the contract price. Sullivan noted that there was a lack of communication in the previous year. Ho noted the coverage was changed during the year to reflect the price Long Lake was paying. Jabbour stated that because of newspaper coverage, the citizens believed there was a dispute between the two cities because of a $5,000 bill, which he noted is not a major issue to him. He noted his major concern is how the City can run efficiently based on contract cities decisions. He noted that Long Lake was to budget for 2 1/2 additional persons for 1992, consequently the Council approved hiring of additional personnel. He noted now Long Lake is below even 2 additional persons.