Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution approves an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Madison and the Town of Burke for the City of Madison Fire Department to provide fire protection services within and to all persons and premises within the Town at the same level of service that is provided within and to the City, effective July 1, 2024. The Town will pay the City $90,000 for services provided from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, based on an annual rate of $180,000. This revenue is budgeted in the 2024 operating budget General Fund Revenues. Beginning January 1, 2025, and on January 1 of subsequent years, the fee for City fire protection services shall be adjusted annually based upon the wage increase provided in the City’s Local 311 Contract or the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), whichever is higher.
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Approving an intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Burke for the City of Madison Fire Department to provide fire protection services.
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WHEREAS, the Village of DeForest, the Town of Burke, the City of Sun Prairie, and the City of Madison entered into a Cooperative Plan pursuant to Wis. Stats. §66.0307 entitled “Final Town of Burke, Village of DeForest, City of Sun Prairie and City of Madison Cooperative Plan,” dated January 5, 2007, which became effective upon approval by the Wisconsin Department of Administration on May 4, 2007 (the “Cooperative Plan”);
WHEREAS, sections 23 and 24.A. of the Cooperative Plan contemplate the possibility of additional intergovernmental agreements adjusting obligations for services between the parties to the Cooperative Plan;
WHEREAS, the City of Madison and the Town of Burke recognize the need to provide fire protection to the residents of the City and the Town;
WHEREAS, in 2015, the City and the Town entered into an agreement whereby the City agreed to provide all emergency medical services to the residents of the City and the Town;
WHEREAS, the City and Town have determined that each will be...
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