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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />SEPTEMBER 8, 1993 <br />the City every minute of every day. Mutual aid is also <br />available, but the City cannot rely solely on mutual <br />aid for its fire protection. The Little Canada Fire <br />Department is confident that it takes a membership of <br />36 fire fighters to provide the City with adequate fire <br />protection. <br />FIRE The Chief asked the status of the City's fire <br />INSPECTION inspection program. <br />PROGRAM <br />The City Administrator reported that he has included <br />additional funding in the 1994 Budget for the fire <br />inspection program. He estimated that a typical fire <br />inspection could take up to 3 hours, which includes <br />inspection time, follow-up, and report preparation. <br />The salary for the fire inspector position was set at <br />$10.50 per hour, which seemed to be the minimum amount <br />necessary to interest someone in the position. The <br />City advertised the position, but received only one <br />application. <br />The Building Official reported that the position was <br />advertised in February, one application was received, <br />and that individual is interested in the position at <br />the $10.50 per hour salary. The application was <br />received from Dave Frison, who is a member of the <br />Little Canada Fire Department. Frison has obtained the <br />necessary training to qualify him for the inspector <br />position. <br />LaValle questioned the salary. <br />The Administrator reported that there was some <br />discussion at a Council workshop meeting of a salary of <br />$7.00 to $7.50 per hour, however, there was no interest <br />in the position at that salary. Given that this is a <br />no-benefits position, and given what other cities are <br />paying, the $10.50 per hour salary was established. <br />The Administrator also noted that the inspector will <br />have to have a schedule that is flexible enough so that <br />inspections can be made when the business is open, <br />which will typically mean day-time hours. The final <br />hiring for the position will need to be ratified by the <br />City Council. <br />Morelan asked if applicants were discouraged by the <br />$7.50 per hour salary. <br />The Administrator replied that he had heard that three <br />fire fighters were training to do fire inspections. <br />Only one applied, and the Administrator was not sure if <br />salary was the reason. The salary range was not <br />included in the position advertisement. <br />Page 3 <br />