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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS -9- SEPTEMBER 20 , 1993 • should prepare a budget and run the department within those guidelines. Somehow when we get the reports from the Parks and Recreation Departments of our two cities, I never see a balance carried forward and yet the funds are there. Mayor Wells added that he had one more point he would like to discuss tonight and that is the administration of the park. We would gladly exchange this task with Moundsview from year to year, however it seems that we have borne the brunt of the administration of the park the last few years. Unfortunately Jay McCluskey, Parks and Recreation Supervisor, is not here tonight due to a family emergency, but we would be happy to sit down with you at a later date and work out the arrangements. Mayor Linke agreed, saying that it would be good to get the two staffs together, and also, they would like to get their Public Works people more involved. The problem comes from switching over the check books and bookkeeping when changing from one city management to the other. However, he agreed to bring it up to his staff at their regular Council meeting. Mayor Linke stated that he had one more item he would like to discuss tonight, and that is the Fire Department training. Last week or so, we were asked to approve a new Joint Powers Agreement that drops Columbia Heights from that training process. This 410 dropped the cost of this facility down from $200 .000 to $150,000 . Right now I am holding up the signing of the document because if troubles me that we, the cities involved, do not have more control. We know nothing about it, it is the Chief's Association that is doing it and I believe that the cities need more control. It will be coming back to you, and I feel that at that time, we the cities involved, and from where the taxes will be generated, we need to have more control over this facility. Mayor Wells added that when this project came into being, there were promises made, befor the whole thing got off the ground. The three councils were asked to pass on certain requirements that were then not put in the agreement. It does seem that the joint fire department is being run by the Chief's Association, and we feel that there should be people from the three cities affected on the governing board. Mayor Linke suggested a freeze on signing the Joint Powers Agreement until both councils were able to sit down and discuss the problems more, and see if the fire department equipment is in the name of the three cities. Councilmember Mathiowetz suggested that some of the older equipment was to be sold to offset the bonds. Mayor Wells stated that we need to get the three cities that are III involved together to demand representation in administering the