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Council agreec to discuss it further one the resolution has been researched. b. Fir{' Fighters' Relief Association Request for City Contribution Fire Chief GriFfin ~xplained that the request of $17,500 from the City toward the Ramsev Fire Fighters' Relie AsSociation is not an annual request of that amount. From 1988 to nov,', there has been no cont{-it utio:n from either the City or insurance premium rebates. Starting in 1992, they will tmatelv $23,000 a ,,,ear in insurance rebates for the pension fund. They would like receive appr~x~ ' . some indicatir;n frbm the Council that there is support for the fire fighters in the wa5, of City contribution iO'thei,f' pension plans. Fire Chief Gril fin noted the amount of contribution in surrounding cities varies considerably and he reviewed th tw~5 basic types of pension plans established by relief associations. Several Coun¢ilm~mbers were concerned about the rapid .growth of the Department, about still having to cont,;act With Elk River at the cost of $300 per call, of contributing to a private pension plan and of sCtling ~precedent. Fire Chief Grijffin itid not think this would be setting a precedent; it is actually only $5,800 per · ,,ear. He alsO, {aid ihat the contract with Elk River is only for insurance, that they would be able to protect the Cit}, without it and they would be willing to cancel it if it is an issue. He invited the Council to atie}d their meetings and drills to see how they train and how they operate. Councilmemb~r B~yer was hesitant about giving money for the years 1988, 1989, and 1990. The $17,500 is ale°ut 7~ cents per capita, which she felt is in line with what other communities give. She suggesteit mtt~g on the 1991 levy for contribution in 1992 and start from there. After further d:iscu{sion, the Council agreed to look into the possibility of special levy funding for contribution to'the Relief Association to be levied in 1991 and payable in 1992. Miss Ashley was ~h of special levy before the January ')'~, 1991 Council meeting and asked to resear~ ttie feasibility a ~~ to calculate the am6unts that would be received by levying 25, 50 or 75 cents per capita. Fire Chief GrifFin Was a~eeable to that suggestion. He also noted the fund raising done by the fire fighters, the iat: xili~y that is being started, and the support from the comn'mnity in over $25,000 worth of conR'ibuti~r~s, $18,000 of it from the Ramsey Lions Club. Council recess:ed for lunch at 12:18 and reconvened at 1:00 p.m. Councilmember Hardin was absent for the r~:mainder of the meeting. 7. Legal Serv,ces for 1991 Finance Offi;c{r A~;hlev reviewed the charges of the City's attorney for meetings, legal work, prosecutions, ~ic. Those charges have not changed for the last several years. Police Chief! A. usp~os noted because of the City's ~row'th and the addition of four new polic, e officers, moreitict~ets are written. ~eneratin~ increased costs for Tom Fitzpatrick , the Cit~,, s prosecutin o~ att~rnei,,. Councilmembe~r Ci~:h also noted the. additional expenses of having to travel to Columbia Heights to go to court rat~er than to Anoka, which he felts is a waste of time and should be changed. :i City Council / January 12. 1991 Page 9 of 13