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Ramsey, ►Vowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota <br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services <br />work involved in analyzing, weighing and deckling on specific processes. Membership for these <br />Implementation Working Groups should be roughly identified as part of that process as well. <br />The number and titles of the working groups will vary, depending on the type and complexity of the <br />strategies begin pursued. However, the following list provides some typical working groups used in most <br />consolidation processes and a description of some of their primary assigned functions and <br />responsibilities. <br />Governance Working Group <br />This group will be assigned to examine and evaluate various governance options for the cooperative <br />service effort. A recommendation and process steps will be provided back to the Joint Implementation <br />Committee and the Policymaker Group. Once approved, this working group is typically assigned the task <br />of shepherding the governance establishment through to completion. The membership of this group <br />typically involves one or more elected officials and senior city/district and agency managemert. <br />Finance Working Group <br />This group will be assigned to review the financial projections contained in the feasibility study and <br />complete any refinements or updating necessary. The group will look at all possible funding mechanisms <br />and will work in partnership with the Governance Working Group to determine impact on local revenue <br />sources and options. Where revenue is to be determined by formula rather than a property tax rate, <br />such as in a contractual cooperative venture, this group will evaluate various formula components and <br />model the outcomes, resulting in recommendations for a final funding methodology and cost <br />distribution formula. The membership of this group typically involves senior financial managers and staff <br />analysts, and may also include representatives from the agencies' administrative staffs. <br />Legal Working Group <br />Working in partnership with the Governance Working Group, this group will identify study all of the legal <br />aspects of the selected strategy and will identify steps to ensure the process meets all legal obligations <br />of process and law. Where necessary, this group will oversee the preparation and presentation ❑f policy <br />actions such as ordinances, joint resolutions, dissolutions, and enabling legislation. The group will also <br />be responsible for working with other elected bodies, such as State Legislatures, when necessary to <br />accomplish establishment of local selected governance. The membership of this group typically involves <br />legal counsel from the various entities involved and may also include senior city/district management <br />staff. <br />page 128 <br />iE rpm), S.MICCS Comma -mg <br />