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Councilme~ber Zimmerman expressed concern with the fact that people will think they should not have to pay gor fife inspections as they will view that as a service of the City that should be funded from taxes. ~ Case #2: : Fire Department Budget Fire Chief t3~rlffirt handed out a list of items needing to be purchased. He explained these items have been bCdget~l for but he was unclear if the purchases were allowed due to the budget cuts. City Admin.ts~rator Schroeder stated the actual budget cuts will be known at the April 28, 1992 Budget Corr~itt~e meeting and added that the items approved for purchase should be purchased prior to Jun~ f, 1992 to avoid the 6-1/2% sales tax. Fire Chief Griff'm inquired if the training budget is still frozen to which City Administrator Schroeder r~olied that there is money in the budget for the Fire Department and the Police Department t~r training for certifications. Chief Griffin proaeeded to summarize his requests and the reasons they are needed. Motion by ~Oun¢ilmember Peterson and seconded by Boardmember Pearson to recommend that Fire Chief Ci.~ffi~ submit purchase orders on items that can be processed, pursuant to the Finance Officer's rex40w, ~nd those that can't be processed right away - bring to the Budget Committee for review. The teqCest for the three radios should be placed on the Budget Committee agenda for April 28, 1992. ~ Motion carried. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Peterson and Zimmerman. Boardmembers Pearson, Ka~ler, Sharp and Simpson and City Administrator Schroeder. Voting No: None. Case #5: Update on Fire Board Structure Boardmeml~r Sharp inquired as to how many members are allowed on the Fire Board. City Administrator Schroeder reported that according to the City Charter, any City Commission can have up, ~o nine members plus ex-officio members. The City Council is in the process of reviewing t~at Chapter and the amendments will be introduced at the April 28, 1992 Council meeting. HO stat~l he would place this case on the May 20, 1992 Fire Board meeting for further discussion. Case #4: ~ Ramsey Resident Appreciated Boardrnemi~, r Kapler stated that four years ago the Fire Department was developed and before that time a grou~ of ~eople did background work and research to get the Department going. There were 17 people to start with and of those 17, eight still remain. On behalf of the Fire Department, he expresse~l: pr~e in their equipment and hard work at trying to become a gl rated Fire Department.? He stated there is a citizen that has been extremely involved from the very beginning of the Fire I~apar~ment and read a letter of appreciation and recognition. He then presented this letter to Mr. ~1 pearson on behalf of the Ramsey Fire Department. BOARD INPUT None Fire Board/April 22, 1992 Page 3 of 4