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Pine City council approves shared‑services study with Triad Paradigm, limits city staff hours
Summary
The Pine City Council voted to fulfill a 2023 commitment to a shared fire‑services study with Triad Paradigm, approving an upfront cost cited in the meeting and directing staff that city labor for the study not exceed 40 hours without returning to council.
Pine City Council approved a request to participate in a shared fire‑services study to complete work the council committed to in 2023. The consultant named in the materials and during discussion was Triad Paradigm. Council discussion noted the study will be spread over roughly nine months and that the upfront cost cited in the discussion was $1,283.
Council members asked for limits on staff workload. A motion to accept the study request carried with the explicit condition that city staff hours not exceed 40 hours for the total study without council review; if staff time would exceed that threshold, the contract or scope must return to the council for approval. The council also discussed whether townships might pay for additional staff time if they request more work beyond the agreed scope.
The approval implements the council’s earlier pledge to the township partnership and aims to produce analysis and recommendations on whether shared services would improve fire response or administrative efficiencies. Councilmembers repeatedly cautioned that the city’s contribution of staff time should be bounded so the project’s cost and staff burden remain predictable.
Next steps: staff will finalize the consultant agreement consistent with the 40‑hour cap and bring documentation of the scope and timeline to the council or the relevant committee if additional council action is required.
