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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 />Administrative and Support Services <br />The contractual arrangement between Ramsey and the cities of Nowthen and St. Francis serves as a <br />good example of how administrative and support services can be combined. The concept may be <br />further applied to include Bethel and Oak Grove, if deemed appropriate. <br />Combine Administrative and Support Services I Timeline: Short term <br />Objective: Combine the administrative elements of all agencies to promote improved efficiencies by <br />eliminating duplication across the study region. <br />Summary Background: An administrative consolidation occurs when two or more agencies maintain their <br />separate legal status and separate operational elements but combine some or all of their administrative <br />functions. <br />Policy Action: Evaluate current administrative and support duties and responsibilities. Identify <br />redundancies and potential reductions. Determine appropriate levels of staff. <br />Pro Con <br />• Improved interdepartmental consistency in <br />human resources, hiring, payroll and other <br />administrative functions <br />• Reduction in redundancy resulting in better <br />efficiency <br />• Potential for moving redundant positions to <br />operational roles <br />• Potential Toss of individual departmental <br />identity <br />• Difficulty in merging payroll and other human <br />resources systems <br />Fiscal Considerations: <br />• Could result in lower personnel costs by removing redundant positions <br />• May require new personnel management IT systems <br />i.ny Srrva-re Cemi taint <br />page 333 <br />