06-09-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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Fire Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 5, 2025 - Page 2 Review Operating Expenses — Year to Date Weske gave a brief overview of the Long Lake Fire Department operation expenses up to the end of February 2025. He stated that it appeared that the LLFD was relatively on par for where they needed to be for budgeting purposes. Section 2A. Long Lake Councilmember Dyvik asked about the 2% pass through payment and if it was based on the number of calls. Weske explained that it would be based on a specific formula with inputs including population, market value, and State need. He stated that he felt the LLFD had done pretty well in relation to worker's compensation and had come in better than they had expected. Long Lake Councilmember Dyvik asked why the worker's compensation percentage wasn't closer to 25% and was closer to 66%. Weske clarified that it was a one-time payment along with the general liability insurance. Fire Chief Heiland noted that they had spent a lot of money on building repairs and maintenance and also on the heavy truck budget in 2024. He noted that they had equipped the new truck purchased last year with all new hand tools, and noted that in 2025 they sold the old engine 11. He outlined some of the expenses such as, new tires for the tanker, refurbishing the suspension and brake system on Utility 11, repair of the air exchanger and all 5 rooftop units. He explained that he was hopeful that in 2025 they would not be bombarded with building and heavy truck expenses. Review Duty Crew Report for December 2024 and January 2025 Fire Chief Heiland noted that the LLFD was currently sitting at 38 members, with 3 on a leave of absence. He noted that one of their Station 2 firefighters had moved out of the area, so he had resigned. He explained that, as of today, the LLFD had run 79 calls compared to 69 in the same time period in 2024. He stated that they also have 3 members of the LLFD that were attending the EMT class and 3 firefighters that were currently in Firefighter 1 and 2 classes. Long Lake City Councilmember Newcomer asked about big ticket items such as SCBAs and turnouts. Fire Chief Heiland explained that they had budgeted for them so they were able to buy 6 sets every year and noted that they have a 10-year shelf life. He stated that felt that this system would help the LLFD be able to keep up. Long Lake City Councilmember Newcomer referenced the OSHA proposal and noted that he felt that there was both good and bad included in it but wasn't sure when the final version would come out. Fire Chief Heiland agreed that there were both positive and negative things included and noted that generally when this kind of thing comes out there were also grants and other funding available through the State. He noted that he appeared to be missing the page in his packet related to Duty Crew data. Weske reviewed the Duty Crew data on behalf of Fire Chief Heiland and explained that, in December, there were 69 weekday shifts filled, which equated to 39.2%; 9 Saturdays filled, which equated to 22.5%, for a total of 78 slots for the month that were filled. He noted that there