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7. The Fire Department shall duly record relevant facts and information regarding each fire or hazardous materials incident to which it responds, and shall make such facts and information available to the City when requested. 8. The City assumes no responsibility hereby for any acts of the Fire Department, not for any injuries or losses to members or to the equipment or trucks of the Fire Department; and the Fire Department hereby agrees to keep its personnel equipment, and trucks properly covered by insurance including worker's compensation at statutory requirements and general liability with coverage limits of at least $1,500,000 per occurrence, so as to protect the Fire Department, its members, the City and any third persons from any loss by reason of negligence of misconduct on the part of the Fire Department or its members. The City shall also be named as an additional insured on all Fire Department insurance policies as its interests may appear. The Fire Department is to furnish the City with certificates of insurance as evidence of coverage in force for the contract period. The certificate shall provide the city with 30 days notice of cancellation. It is also understood that should proceeds for reimbursement of any losses be received by either party, they shall be applied to the replacement purchase of the affected item(s). 9. The Fire Department shall retain title to all fire hocks in its possession. If the Fire Department ceases to provide fire services to the City, title and possession of the trucks purchased by the City ( #'s 14, 15, 17, 18, and 19) shall revert to the City for the purpose of serving the citizens of Little Canada. The Fire Department recognizes that in the event of a voluntary dissolution, none of the equipment or other assets of the Fire Department may inure to the benefit of any individual member, In such event, the Fire Department agrees to meet with the City to discuss disposition of Fire Department assets with the best interest of the citizens of Little Canada in mind. 10. Nothing in this contract shall be construed to obligate the City for operation, maintenance, or repairs of any equipment or trucks of the Fire Department. 11. The Fire Department and the City Council held joint workshops during 2010 to review the Fire Truck Replacement Program. The result of these workshops was a revised Fire "Truck Replacement Plan and the annual funding of the Fire Truck Replacement Program has been included in the City's Capital Improvement Budget. The Fire Department also identified other capital needs and a contingency reserve totaling $54,711 for 2012. The Fire Department will be reimbursed for the budgeted 2012 capital expenditures upon submitting the City proper documentation of the expenditure or need for reserve draw. The Fire Department shall continue to update its five year Capital Improvement Budget on an annual basis and submit the same to the City by August 20th of the current contract year. WITNESS OUR HANDS AND SEALS, this 9th day of January, 2012. SEAL CITY OF LITTLE CANADA By William R. Blesener, Mayor By Joel I-lanson, City Administrator 2 3