Sharing Your Toys. George Oster. Iowa League of Cities 2012 Annual Conference & Exhibit

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1 Iowa League of Cities 2012 Annual Conference & Exhibit Sharing Your Toys Handouts and presentations are available online at George Oster

2 Overview 1. Why we share 2. What we share 3. Who we share with 4. How we share 2

3 Why share? Decreasing Dollars Population Daytime population Young Increasing Hazards Service needs Expectations 3

4 Legislated Requirements City fire protection required Section Township fire protection required/ems permissive Section No requirement to provide EMS, rescue, haz mat, confined space, or ANY OTHER SERVICE 4

5 Sharing together Fire/EMS/Emergency Services are part of a larger organization No city or township can provide emergency services by itself. No fire/ems department can stand alone. think in broad terms service sharing is key working together is the future 5

6 Share what? Money People Equipment Training Purchases Administration Area 6

7 BOUNDARIES CITY: Determined by Corporate Limits TOWNSHIP: Determined by trustees within township Split townships (Sec para 3) Note: exceptions if benefited fire district 7

8 Who share with? City Townships Volunteer Fire Fighters Fire Fighters Association (non-profit) County Business / Civic 8

9 Verify status before sharing Fire Department Contract Fire fighters association (corporation) Benefited fire district Rural fire boards / associations 9

10 City ordinance Purpose and name Chief appointed / duties by council Responders appointed / duties Workers compensation Liability insurance Response outside limits Responders association 10

11 Contracts - 28E Requirements In writing Purposes Services provided Financing Duration Renewal/cancellation May establish advisory board Filed: Recorder & Sec. of State 11

12 Fire Fighters Association Non profit corporation (504 Iowa Code) Articles of incorporation & bylaws Filed Secretary of State U. S. Tax Exempt status [501 (c) (3)] EIN 12

13 Benefited districts Sec. 357B / F / G Taxing district Provide fire/ems service Tax and bond No new fire since

14 Rural Fire Boards and Associations Usually no legal foundation Questionable accountability Doubtful liability protection Often little basis for conflict resolution 14

15 How we share Agencies Contracts Agreements Benefitted districts Informal sharing 15

16 Joint exercise of powers : 28E Iowa Code allows providing emergency services jointly through: 1. Agency 2. Contract 3. Agreement 16

17 1. 28E agency (28E.4) 2 or governments create a new government agency Authority to provide service Taxing/bonding stays with founding governments Established by charter Board manages 17

18 2. 28E contract (28E. 5, 8, 32) Legally binding agreement to provide services (advisory board recommended) 18

19 3. 28E agreement (28E. 5, 8, 31) Agreement among cities to assist one another through mutual aid (advisory board recommended) 19

20 Sharing Funding Public money tax levy / fees / contracts / grants / donations to government Private money Donations / grants / to corporation 20

21 Grants and donations determine receiving organization City Corporation identify resources and needs Identify gap between resources and needs find donor / grantor identify donor needs bring the two together 21

22 Taxing for emergency services Public money: City limit: $8.10 all services Township limit: $.405 (sec para.1) $.2025 (sec para. 2) $.6075 total fire and ems Benefited District limits the same as townships 22

23 City / Township cost sharing Factors affecting cost: Property Assessed value Responses All calls People Population 23

24 Cost sharing formula COST SHARE = % AV + % TC + % POP 3 AV = Assessed value of real estate* TC = Annual average of total calls* POP = Population* * Determine for each entity. In split townships, proportion factors. 24

25 Step 1 Sharing Formula Determine total cost of response for total area protected, i.e.: Operating Training Insurance Utilities Workers compensation Personnel Debt service Trust funds 25

26 Step 2 Sharing Formula Determine for each city and township: AV TC (Assessed value) (Average total calls) POP (Population) Note: proportion split townships 26

27 Step 3 Sharing Formula Calculate % (percent) for each city and township: AV (assessed value) TC (average total calls) POP (population) 27

28 Step 4 Sharing Formula Calculate cost share for each city and township COST SHARE = % AV + % TC + % POP 3 28

29 Review 1. Why we share 2. What we share 3. Who we share with 4. How we share 29

30 Sharing components Trust Honesty Common goals 30

31 A model goal Within the context of our community, we will work together to provide the best emergency services for our citizens. 31

32 The Key! SHARE YOUR TOYS!! 32

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