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Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota <br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services <br />elections. Unlike JPA's taxing districts do not have the general option of how to produce revenue. <br />Funding for the fire district is generally realized for ad valorem taxes levied on commercial and <br />residential properties located within the district. The same issues with tax-exempt properties would <br />remain in this situation where risk may be higher but little revenue is realized. <br />Consolidation under the Sinele City and Contractine Services <br />Consolidation of existing fire resources under a single city is the final option evaluated here regarding <br />the future delivery of emergency services throughout the region. In essence, this type of consolidation <br />would eliminate one or more of the existing municipal departments and another would provide fire <br />protection to that city through contract. While this would reduce the layers of governance by ane, a <br />contract would be required with each participant. For example, If St. Francis were to eliminate its <br />municipal department and contract with Ramsey for fire protection, a single contract between the two <br />cities would be necessary and Ramsey would assume all fire protection and emergency response duties <br />within the City of St. Francis. The same would be true if St. Francis and Oak Grove were to combine, or <br />St. Francis and Bethel, etc. <br />This type of arrangement would effectively place all governance, control, and funding in the hands of <br />the city providing fire protection. The surrounding municipalities would contract with that city but <br />would have the option of contracting with any other department in the future if the need arose. <br />F tor rpr icy Seevwes Cumulnr,A <br />page 97 <br />