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Shelton approves agreement allowing fire department to bill for equipment and personnel
Summary
The Village of Shelton approved Resolution No. 25-06-12 to permit the Shelton Fire Department to bill for equipment and personnel and to share a percentage of revenues with the village; the agreement’s percentage is not specified in the minutes.
At the June 12 meeting the board considered and adopted Resolution No. 25-06-12 authorizing an agreement between the Village of Shelton and the Shelton Fire Department to permit the fire department to bill for equipment and personnel used during call-outs and to remit a percentage of amounts received to the Village.
The minutes state the Shelton Fire Department is a separate entity from the Village’s volunteer fire and rescue and that the department sought to use village assets for financial gain; the resolution approves the agreement as presented and directs the chairman and village clerk to execute the contract. The text recorded in the minutes indicates the compensation to the Village is a percentage of amounts received but does not specify the percentage or the billing procedures.
Trustee Oberg moved and Trustee Rabbe seconded to approve Resolution No. 25-06-12; the motion carried by an Ayes: Roe, Rabbe and Oberg vote with Jensen and Keslar absent. The resolution directs the chairman and clerk to execute the agreement and attach the executed instrument to the resolution record.
The minutes do not record further details such as the percent split, effective date of billing, or administrative procedures for using village assets; those specifics are to be found in the agreement itself, which the minutes state is filed with the resolution.
