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10. Fire department news: � a. The SCBA project is done and seems to be operating well b. The physical fitness and air mask fit tests have been completed c. Scott Warner will be resigning from the department and moving d. The 800 megahertz radio project for the County is at about the same state as it was at our last meeting. We know that there will be a new radio communications tower built just north of Pequot Lakes. This will really improve our communications. The County has planned to start replacing radios during the third quarter this year. The financial plan is still the 80/20, which simply means the County will pay 80 % and each location will pay 20 % of the cost. We will have to finance any training and installation costs. The new radio program does not allow us to be paged, which is a drawback. Completion of the radio project will take a long time due to so many emergency response groups within the County. 11. Review of annual fire report for 2009, questions and answers 12. Fire budget for 2011 review 13. Byron Township has expressed interest in contracting with us for fire protection starting in May. They are located in Cass County next to Poplar Township. The department has checked mileage to other departments which could contract with them. Byron should contract with a department that is closest to them that can provide the type of service they want. They need to be aware that we bill for fire calls which helps keep our contract costs � lower. Our Officers have discussed their request at length. The City has projected an estimated contract fee if they were to contract with us. Motion to accept or deny contract. 14. Fire department Officers have been reviewing fire contracts and billing procedures. Their plans include: A. Establishing a minimum fire contract rate, such as $2200.00 or more per year. B. Use all fire calls, not just structure calls, when using the Kopp formula to calculate fire contract rates. This past year only 6 out of 56 was used in the process. C. Monitor fire call billing rates to do our best to provide good service at the lowest cost we can offer. This will help keep contract fees reasonable. 14. Any other new business, questions, topics that need explanations? 15. Annual election of Officers for the Fire Board for 2011: Present Officers; Chairman: Bob Peterson Vice chairman: John Benson 16. Meeting dates for 2011: Apri127, July 27, October 26, and January 25, 2012 -� 17. Adj ourn meeting