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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-12-06 Council Minutes• 9 FIRE COMMITTEE MEETING WITH VILLAGE OF LINDEN DECEMBER 6th 1982 A meeting was held with the Village of Linden Council on Monday, December 6th 1982 at 8 00 P M Those present were R G Campbell, R E Boake, Mrs Jean Wilkinson on behalf of M D of Kneehill Ken Klassen, Roy McMullen and Allen Andrews and Will Jack on behalf of the Village of Linden Allan Duer, Fire Chief for the Village of Linden Mr Campbell reviewed with the Village Council the reasons for reviewing the existing fire agreement and Mrs Wilkinson reviewed for the village council the existing fire agreement as well as the new agreement arranged with the Town of Trochu by the M D She then outlined the costs incurred /to date and estimated costs to the end of 1982 and the breakdown of same between the M D and the Village TOTAL M D Village Ambulance A G T (to 23 Nov /82) $662 99 221 00 221 00 221 00 Radio Costs (23 Nov /82) $1142 36 571 18 571 18 Truck Expenses ( " " " ") $4704 24 $4704 24 W C Board $ 11 11 5 55 5 56 Insurance Coverage for Volunteers (Accident Insurance) 25 92 12 96 12 96 Wages for Volunteers 1200 00 600 00 600 00 Truck Equipment & Clothing (to 23 Nov /82) 1760 10 880 05 880 05 Truck Storage 1200 00 1200 00 Hoses etc for truck 1466 60 1466 60 (to 23 Nov /82) --- - - - - -- -- - - - - -- --- - - - - -- $12173 32 8461 58 3490 75 221 00 Mr Andrews noted that the Village population is only 426 and after discussion it was agreed the rural population in the Linden -Acme Fire Area would be over 1000 Village councillors indicated they were presently paying about one -third of the costs and felt this was adequate They also indicated they could not afford to pay anymore It was noted that for the past 10 years the Village has basically received nearly free fire protection because the M D truck has been based in Linden and it might be necessary to levy a special mill rate in order to raise additional funds for fire protection for the village There was discussion about the truck costs incurred this year and Mr Duer Linden Fire Chief advised the village council of the problems with the pump on the truck and other problems The truck is a 1969 model and will have to be inspected by the Fire Commissioner's office in 1984 to ensure it is still reliable enough to use as a fire truck Mr Campbell noted costs for a new truck and some equipment would be about $90,000 00 The M D and the Village may be looking at the purchase of a new truck in the near future The financing for fire trucks and for fire costs by the M D was reviewed for the Village councillors It was noted that the M D feel the Village should be paying a greater share of costs for fire protection , and the Village councillors noted they did not feel they could or should be paying more However they agreed to discuss the matter again and advise the M D of their decision in due course The M D representatives and Mr Duer then left the meeting - 9 00 P M Mrs Jean Wilkinson, Recording Secretary