CCR2012107-TCVFD Agreement
2013 AGREEMENT
CITY OF MUSKEGO -- TESS CORNERS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
AGREEMENT made and entered this _____ day of ___________, 2012, by and between Tess
Corners Volunteer Fire Department, a Wisconsin Corporation, party of the first part and the City
of Muskego, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Wisconsin, party of the second part:
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed: That the term of
this agreement is January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013. Additionally, that party of the second
part will pay to party of the first part for services rendered a payment of $111,253.75, payable
upon receipt of the Fire Department’s check ledger for the previous quarter detailing expenditures
for those quarters. The Fire Department agrees to annually have its financial statements
including a Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Activities, and a Statement of Cash
Flows including Notes to the Financial Statements prepared in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and to have such statements
audited by a certified public accountant in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. The audit of the Fire Department’s statements must be
completed and submitted to the City no later than August 31 of the subsequent year. The Fire
Department also agrees to annually submit a copy of its tax return to the City by August 31 of the
subsequent year. The City agrees to allow the Fire Department to include in its annual budget
the cost of obtaining an audit in accordance with this provision. Further, the requirement to
submit audited financial statements and a copy of the Fire Department’s tax return is effective for
financial information for the year ended December 31, 2012, and these documents must be
submitted to the City no later than August 31, 2013.
Fire runs are to be made by the party of the first part to any fire within the City’s corporate
boundaries in compliance with a call from any resident of said area.
Party of the first part will furnish the necessary fire trucks, hoses, ladders, and miscellaneous
firefighting equipment, and the volunteer fire fighting assistance made by any resident of the area
to be served by party of the first part under this Agreement.
The party of the first will provide quarterly, or upon the request of the City, a report on Fire
Department response activities to the City Clerk, which shall in turn be provided to the Public
Safety Committee. This report shall list all individual calls for service. This report shall include
call location and overall response time calculated from time of page for fire response to fire
apparatus arrival. The times listed shall be in detail to the minute. Any calls for service resulting
in “non-emergency” response mode (e.g. false alarms, service calls, etc.) should be identified as
such.
Party of the first part assumes all liability for damages caused by the negligent operation of its fire
trucks or equipment, and agrees to obtain automobile liability insurance covering the operations
of its trucks said insurance to have a minimum liability for bodily injury in the amount of
$2,000,000.00 Combining Single Limit. A certificate of insurance naming the City as an additional
insured shall be sent to the City showing the above requirements have been complied with and
providing for written notice to the City 30 days in advance of full or partial cancellation, on the
City’s approved form. Memorandum copies of the insurance policies shall be provided to the City
upon request.
The party of the second part, recognizing the value of mutual aid agreements between fire
departments, agrees to permit Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department to continue on with such
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agreements. The Tess Corners Volunteer Fire Department need remain in compliance with the
Department of Commerce standard requirements for Chapter Comm 30 to continue receiving the
2% Fire Insurance Entitlement Dues.
Each party agrees to provide notice to the other party at least sixty (60) days prior to the
expiration of this agreement if any contract terms other than term and payment are expected to
be different than as described herein for any subsequent contract term.
For valuable consideration acknowledged by each party, the Tess Corners Fire Department
hereby agrees that it will comply with any and all requirements of the law commonly known as the
Wisconsin Open Meetings Law, the Wisconsin Open Records Law, and the Wisconsin Fair Labor
Law.
Any previous contracts between the parties as to payments for services are hereby declared null
and void as of January 1, 2013.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first
above written.
TESS CORNERS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT. CITY OF MUSKEGO
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President Mayor Kathy Chiaverotti
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Secretary Clerk-Treasurer Sharon Mueller
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