03.08 City of Pequot Lakes Fire Contract for 2004/2005

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B. To make no claim against the City of Pequot Lakes for damage to the property of the Fire Department or for personal injuries to its fire fighters while en route to,or serving at,or returning from fires within the Pequot Lakes area. Article 3. The City of Pequot Lakes agrees: A. To pay the sum of$54,396.68 for contract year 2004,on or before May 1,2004 B. To pay the Fire Department$350.00 for the first hour and$250.00 for each additional hour or fraction thereof,spent by the fire department on any call. C.To pay$500.00(Five Hundred Dollars)for the use of the Hurst Extraction tool on rescue calls. D.To pay$50.00(Fifty Dollars),per gallon of foam,when the Chief or other officer in charge of the fire department deems it necessary to use. E. To make a City of Pequot Lakes fire protection levy or otherwise provide funds each year in amount sufficient to pay the Fire Department the compensation agreed upon above. F. A one-year notice will be given for any changes,deletions,or additions in the fire protection area being covered under the current contract. Article 4. The Fire Department agrees,with this compensation to furnish the use of its fire fighters and equipment, and to provide for the cost of any new equipment,compensation of fire fighters,cost of premium on insurance,if any, purchased by the Fire Department to indemnify itself for the loss of,or damage to any fire fighting equipment while furnishing fire protection within the Fire Department Service Area. Article 5. Fair Share Formula S=CxU+T 2 S=Each contracting party's share of total cost expressed in dollars. C=Total cost of fire department operations,in dollars. U=Use of fire department services in each contracting party expressed as a percent of the total use of fire department services by all contracting parties. T=Tax capacity of each contracting party expressed as a percent of the sum of the tax capacity of all contracting parties. U (Use)+T(Tax Capacity)is a method of arriving at the percent of costs that should be charged to each contracting party. To this is added.01 %of the current tax capacity for Firemen's Relief Association.