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MEMO TOt MAYOR AND CITY COIINC FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATO DATEI JANUARY 23, 1986 Slid II'r 1'11 FI Ilt: III PAR I'M KN I' CON I NCI WY I -I IN I) On .January 2, 1986 the Cities of Blaine, Mounds View and SPriny I.dkc 1,.,k w,•re .i,lv ivied I.y Fur 1'l,l.l R..o F.nP I'Il,un that the Fire Depa:tment had depleted the $20,000 Contingency Fund developed by the three cities as part of our 1982 contract for fire protection services to meet the Department's :985 .operating expenses. Chief Faq.•rstrnm further requested that the Cities replenish the Contingency Fund in the amount of $10,000 in order to provide adequate funds for cash fl.,w in that, until such time as these menips were received the IAtpartment would be taking out u shor#. term loan in the amount of $10,000 in order to provide adequate operatinn funds. On Friday, .January 17 the three City Managers/Administrators met with Chief Fageratrom regarding his request and obtained additional information from him showing unaudited year-end account balances. Even though we were not pleased with being presented statements from the Fire Department that will be charged against our 1985 expenses, if approved by the Cities to replenish the Contingency Account, we are forced to confirm the fact that the Department has spent more than its 1985 budget and Contingency Account combined, thua running a deficit in the amount of $3,702.66 at the end of 1985. Based on that information we agreed to request our City Councils to approve payment of funds based on "_he 1985 formula to replenish the Fire Department Contingency Fund .n the amount of $10,000. RECOMMENDATIGN: staff would reconmend Council approval of an expe ndiitcre agairst 1985 funds in the amount of i2,440 to replenish 0e Fire Department's Contingency Fund per t'he Fire Chief'e memo:andum and billing statement date(' Decem.)er 11, 1985. DFP/mjs