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the Fire BO~d directed Chief Griffin and Assistant Chief Kapler to visit neighboring Fire Departments to di)termine what equipment would be compatible with those departments. The Fire B~d SUggested that the Department consider charging for Fire Reports as a source of revenue and~tO discuss the possibility of fines and fees going into the Department s budget. City Admin}rSirat~r Schroeder stated that all revenue sources of this type currently are revenues to the General Fand ~ffsetting all departmental expenditures. The consenSas of the Fire Board was that Fire Chief Griffin and City Administrator Schroeder should fill ~n~thE blanks and question marks on the proposed budget and submit the updated version to tl'le~Fir¢ Board to review. Case #2: Discussion of the Proposed Seven Year Capital Expansion Plan Fire Chief ~fiffiia stated his goal is 30 to 36 additional people by the year 2000. He estimated equipment ~ds [and replacements for each year starting with 1993. The Fire Board directed Fire Chief Griffi~ to COntact several cities to find out their population and their number of fire calls per year to dete~inaiif population density impacts fire call numbers. This would assist in projecting the approxirhate humber of fire calls for future years in accordance with the projected population for the Cit3¢ ' InOreased population and quicker response may result in a possible need for an addinonal sttlt6on ~ouse for the Fire Department. Resident s homeowners insurance rates generally decrease in ~gistaaCes where a Fire Station is located in close proximity. Different locations for an additional sthfion ~were briefly discussed. Councilme~l~er peterson commented it might be very important for the Fire Department to watch the building~d goning plans as a high rise building would cause a need for a ladder truck, etc. Boardmeml:ler Slfarp mentioned that the Fire Department is experiencing difficulty getting more daytime fir~' figtgers and questioned if maybe some of the requirements could be changed (i.e. allowing pe~s0ns ~ho smoke cigarettes, etc.). Fire Chief (3tiffin stated that because of the increase in insurance costs to hire smokers, etc., this option wou.ld' be iused only if it became absolutely necessary. He suggested that the least cost might be to Increase the wage for the fire fighters. A suggestion, was that maybe persons working for the City of Ramsey could be daytime fire fighters or if employers would allow, persons working in the City could be recruited for daytime fire fighters/ : Chief Griffiyt stated that he will continue to present this proposed expansion plan as changes are made. Case #3: Rgview Recommendations of the Interviewing Panel Fire Chief .Oflffin summarized the background information of two of the fire fighter applicants, Jon McLauflhiin and Steve Friese. Motion by Boardmember Pearson and seconded by Boardmember Simpson to approve the recommendStlonS of the interviewing panel and recommend that the position of Volunteer Fire Fighter be o~f6red to Jon McLaughlin and Steve Friese. Motion car~."¢d. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Peterson and Zimmerman, Boardmembers Pearson, Simpson, Kapler and Sharp. Voting No: None. Fire Board/June 24, 1992 Page 2 of 3