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Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services Consider: Some states discount tax capacity depending on the class of property (commercial or residential), which may skew the overall proportion of those properties compared to risk. As an additional consideration, county assessors usually establish the tax capacity in accordance with the property tax cycle, which can lag somewhat behind the budget cycle of local agencies and the time when service contracts are reviewed or negotiated. Deployment Concept: Payment for service based on the cost of meeting specific deployment goals. Deployment goals may be tied to the physical location of stations, equipment, and personnel (strategic deployment) or by stating the desired outcome of deployment (standards of cover). For example, a strategic goal could specify the location of two stations, two engines, and ten on -duty firefighters. A standard of cover might state the desired outcome of the same deployed resources as — two engine companies and ten firefighters on the scene of all structure fire emergencies within eight minutes 80 percent of the time. While both strategic and outcome goals can be used effectively to assist in allocating cost, ESCI views outcome goals to be more dynamically linked to the quality of service and therefore preferable over strategic goals. This alternative is highly variable due to the independent desires of each community in regard to outcome goals. In order to present an example of how this type of funding alternative may be applied, ESCI developed a weighted scoring system that uses critical task analysis. This type of scoring system for each municipality allows the ranking of each area based on the assigned risk as well as the apparatus, manpower, and Needed Fire Flow. Using this methodology, the City of Ramsey would pay about 43.0 percent, the City of Oak Grove would pay 29.0 percent, and the remaining 28.0 percent would be distributed equally between St. Francis, Nowthen and Bethel. Pro: Deployment is intuitively linked to the level of service. The outcome of deployment based on a standard of cover can be monitored continuously to assure compliance. Such deployment can be adjusted if standards are not met. This assures the continuous quality of emergency response throughout the life of a service contract. Exnergenty 5esviees Consulting page 89