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 benefit from entering a long-term intergovernmental cooperation agreement under which the City will provide fire protection services to the Town and the Town will contribute to the cost of the City's fire services budget;
WHEREAS, the City and the Town are authorized by Wis. Stat. § 66.0301 to contract with each other for the receipt or furnishing of services;
WHEREAS, the City of Madison has negotiated an intergovernmental agreement with the Town of Burke for the City of Madison Fire Department to provide fire protection services to the residents of Burke;
WHEREAS, beginning on July 1, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) the City shall provide fire operations and fire prevention 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;
WHEREAS, for City services to be provided under this Agreement, the Town shall pay the City ninety thousand dollars ($90,000) for services provided from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, based on an annual rate of one hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000);
WHEREAS, beginning January 1, 2025, and on January 1 of subsequent years, the fee for City services shall be adjusted annually based upon the higher amount of the wage increase provided in the City’s Local 311 Contract or the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), using the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data for All Urban Consumers, U.S. city average, not seasonally adjusted 1982-84 = 100;
WHEREAS, this agreement shall be effective beginning on the Effective Date, and, unless terminated sooner under provisions elsewhere in the agreement, shall be in effect until final attachment of all Town lands under the Cooperative Plan;
WHEREAS, the agreement will be substantially in the form attached hereto and subject to the approval of the City Attorney and Risk Manager;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to Wis. Stat. §. 66.0301 with the Town of Burke for fire prevention services as more fully described above.