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AGENDA ITEM <br />Date: December 8, 2025 <br />Title: Dissolution of Orono Fire Department <br />Presenter: Shea Chwialkowski, Interm Fire Chief <br />Section: Consent Agenda <br />Item: 5 <br />Purpose: <br />The purpose of this item is to approve laying off all current Orono Fire Department staff in <br />anticipation of the Orono Fire Department dissolving per the Joint Power Agreement that was <br />created between the City of Orono and the City of Long Lake. <br />2. Background: <br />The cities of Orono and Long Lake have approved a Joint Powers Agreement establishing the <br />Shoreline Fire Department, with operational consolidation scheduled to take effect on January 1, <br />2026. As part of this administrative transition, all employees of the Orono Fire Department must <br />be formally separated from City employment to allow for their onboarding into the new joint <br />department structure. <br />This action is an administrative requirement of the consolidation process. It does not reflect <br />workforce reductions, performance concerns, or changes in service demand. Rather, it allows for a <br />clean organizational transition under the governance of the Shoreline Fire Board. <br />The impacted Orono City Employees are: <br />Firefighter's Name Serving Since <br />Shea Chwialkowski 10/10/2023 <br />Tom Flermoen <br />1/9/2024 <br />John Jackson <br />1/9/2024 <br />Chris Adams <br />1/9/2024 <br />Matthew Hoover <br />4/14/2024 <br />Paul Wilson <br />12/10/2024 <br />Aidan Liebl <br />5/28/2025 <br />Cameron Aslakson <br />6/27/2025 <br />Adler Burton <br />8/12/2025 <br />DeShawn Collins <br />8/22/2025 <br />Jack Kopischke <br />9/23/2025 <br />3. Cost: <br />All personnel costs associated with layoff administration will be managed within the existing 2025 <br />City budget. Post -transition staffing costs will be governed by the Shoreline Fire Department as <br />outlined in the Joint Powers Agreement. <br />4. Process: <br />The City of Orono issued formal layoff notices to all current Orono Fire Department personnel, <br />with layoffs effective December 31, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. This timing ensures compliance with <br />4A <br />