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mat 43 PAGE 81:2 <br />CHAIRMAN SIEBERT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SAYING AN INTER- <br />LOCAL AGREEMENT WOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE, BUT HE BELIEVED A.CONSOLIDATED <br />DISTRICT WOULD BE FAR BETTER. <br />MR. MELTON AGREED THAT THE CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT IS MORE <br />LASTING AND GIVES PERMANENCY TO THE SITUATION. HE CONTINUED THAT IN <br />REGARD TO THE OTHER PROBLEM AREA - ADMINISTRATION: FROM HIS DISCUS- <br />SION WITH THE CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY STAFF, THERE IS <br />A GENERAL FEELING THAT THE CITY TODAY IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO <br />CONTINUE PROVIDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR FIRE SERVICE. <br />THAT SITUATION MAY NOT ALWAYS EXIST AND THE TIME MAY COME WHEN THE <br />DISTRICT BOARD FEELS THE COUNTY IS IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE THE <br />ADMINISTRATIVE BACK UP MORE EFFICIENTLY AND AT A LESSER COST. HE <br />CONTINUED THAT ONE OPTION WOULD BE TO SAY THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE <br />THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS, AND AT THE <br />END OF THE FIVE YEARS, THE DISTRICT BOARD WOULD THEN DECIDE THE WAY <br />IT WANTED TO GO. MR. KELTON FELT THAT WHAT COUNCILMAN GREGG WAS <br />REFERRING TO WAS THAT THE CITY CARRIES WITHIN THEIR FIRE BUDGET <br />WHAT IS CALLED A G & A PAYMENT (GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE), WHICH <br />RIGHT NOW AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $71,000 PER YEAR. THAT IS MONEY THE <br />FIRE DEPARTMENT PAYS TO THE CITY THROUGH THEIR BUDGETARY TRANSFER <br />PROCESS FOR THE PURCHASING, THE FINANCE MANAGEMENT, COMPUTER TIME. - <br />ETC <br />IME,ETC., ALL THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. MR. GREGG IS CONCERNED <br />THAT IF THE COUNTY AT SOMETIME PROVIDES THESE SERVICES, THE CITY <br />WILL NOT GET THAT $71,000 AND THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE IT UP FROM <br />SOME PLACE ELSE. <br />COMMISSIONER LYONS NOTED THAT, IN THAT EVENT, THE CITY <br />WOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND IT EITHER. <br />MR. KELTON FELT THE OFFSETTING ARGUMENT IS THAT RIGHT NOW <br />THE COUNTY CONTRIBUTES $353,000 TO THE CITY FOR FIRE PROTECTION, <br />AND IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW THAT ARGUMENT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME <br />UP WITH THAT FIGURE ALSO. MR. KELTON CONTINUED THAT HE BELIEVED WE <br />ARE CLOSE ENOUGH THAT WITH A WORKSHOP SESSION, IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE <br />TO IRON OUT SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES AND TAKE A SHOT AT PUTTING <br />SOME FORM OF AGREEMENT BEFORE THE PEOPLE BEFORE THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR. <br />