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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Laura Linehan, Assistant City Administrator <br /> DATE: February 6, 2026 <br /> RE: 2026 Little Canada Fire Department Contract <br /> <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />Approval of 2026 Little Canada Fire Department Contract <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Attached is the Fire Protection Contract with the Little Canada Fire Department for 2026. <br /> <br />The City of Little Canada is authorized by law to provide fire protection services for all property <br />in City of Little Canada, and the Little Canada Fire Department is a volunteer fire department <br />that operates as a non-profit association under the laws of the State of Minnesota. <br /> <br />The City agrees to pay the following amounts to the Little Canada Fire Department for fire <br />protection services: <br />a. $526,669 shall be paid in quarterly installments. The City will issue the first quarterly <br />check immediately following the first City Council meeting of the contract year. <br />Subsequent quarterly payments will be issued immediately following the Council <br />meetings preceding April 1st, July 1st, and October 1st. <br /> <br />b. $39,626 or the “required contribution” as calculated pursuant to statutory requirements <br />for deficit retirement associated with the fire relief association, whichever is greater, <br />shall also be paid in quarterly installments for Little Canada Fire Relief funding. This <br />contribution will be increased on an annual basis according to the Cost of Living <br />Adjustment (COLA) increase for staff based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). <br /> <br />c. Within 30 days of receipt, the City shall remit to the Fire Department a lump sum <br />payment in the same amount of Fire State Aid received from the State of Minnesota. <br /> <br />Staff has reviewed the Little Canada Fire Department budget request and the attached contract <br />with Fire Chief Don Smiley. As has historically been done, the contract amounts were also <br />included in the City’s final recommended and approved budget and levy for 2026. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION: <br />Staff recommends approval of the 2026 Fire Protection Contract as presented. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />• Attachment A: 2026 Fire Protection Contract