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MINUTES <br />City Council <br />August 12, 1987 <br />Firemen's Mr. LaValle reported that the Firemen's Relief Association has <br />Relief requested an immediate benefit increase. The firemen were requesting <br />Association an increase to $1,100 per service year and the recommendation of the <br />& Benefit Association is $1,000 per service year. Current benefits are at $800 <br />Rate per year while the benefit rate of surrounding cities is between <br />$1,200 and $1,500 per year. <br />Agenda <br />Addition LaValle also reported that the Association is requesting a$3,000 <br />increase in the City's contribution to the Relief Association. <br />Blesener pointed out that the City's contribution to the Association has <br />not increasedinthe last two years. Blesener reported that the City's <br />contribution is currently $13,500 per year and it is recommended it <br />be increased to $16,500 per year. State aid contribution for 1987 is <br />$19,000 and will probably be $20,00 for 1988. <br />Blesener pointed out that the recommendation of the Association is a <br />compromise from what the Fire Department had requested. <br />Scalze asked what the Fire Department plans to do with revenues from <br />bingo. <br />Blesener pointed out that there have been no profits as yet, but it <br />is the feeling of the Fire Chief that the money should be used initially <br />for repairs to the fire hall as well as some new equipment which is <br />needed. <br />Blesener also reported that the City Auditor reported that the City <br />could increase the firemen's benefit to $950 per service year and <br />possibly $1,100 per service year. However, to ensure there is no <br />liability on the part of the City, a figure of $1,000 per service <br />year was recommended. <br />Mr. LaValle introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: <br />RESOLUTION N0. 87-8-371 - INCREASING IMMEDIATELY <br />THE FIREMEN S BENEFIT RATE TO $1,000 PER YEAR OF <br />SERVICE AS WELL AS INCREASING THE CITY'S <br />CONTRIBUTION BY $3,000 PER YEAR TO THE FIREMEN's <br />RELIEf ASSOCIATION AS WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE <br />FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION AT THEIR AUGUST <br />11, 1987 MEETING <br />The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Mr. Blesener. <br />Ayes (4) LaValle, Blesener, Scalze, Collova. <br />Nays (01. <br />Mr. Fahey abstained from discussion as well as voting on the resolution. <br />Resolution declared adopted. <br />This resolution appears in Resolution Book No. 18, Page 397. <br />Page -18- <br />