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Delafield council backs key terms of Lake Country Fire & Rescue deal, seeks final legal fixes
Summary
The Delafield Common Council on Oct. 6 voted to endorse three core elements of a proposed amendment to the Lake Country Fire & Rescue intermunicipal agreement while leaving detailed legal language to city attorneys.
The Delafield Common Council on Oct. 6 voted to endorse three core elements of a proposed amendment to the Lake Country Fire & Rescue (LCFR) intermunicipal agreement while leaving detailed legal language to city attorneys.
The council said it supports the draft funding-formula changes, insisted that the existing two-year withdrawal clause remain in place so municipalities can give notice and exit by Dec. 31, 2027, and backed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that calls for hiring three full-time firefighter/paramedic positions per year over four years (12 hires total) while maintaining existing station staffing.
The decisions matter because the IMA and linked MOU would change how participating municipalities share costs and governance of LCFR and address chronic “brownout” staffing problems the city has…
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