CCR2014096-Agreement
2015 AGREEMENT
CITY OF MUSKEGO -- TESS CORNERS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
AGREEMENT made and entered this _____ day of ___________, 2014, 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, 2015 to December 31, 2015. Additionally, that party of the second part
will pay to party of the first part for services rendered a payment of $105,125.00, 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
Finance & Administrative Department 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, 2014, and these documents must be submitted to the
Finance & Administrative Department no later than August 31, 2015.
The party of the second part will pay an amount of $26,000 to the party of the first part for capital
expenditures authorized in the 2015 budget. Such payment will bind the Fire Department to use
these funds for ten (10) replacement pagers and an Amkus Rescue Tool.
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 and Public Safety Committee. This report shall list
all individual calls for service. This report shall include the currently available report that shows
incident number, unit, date, alarm and arrival time and response type, emergency or non-
emergency and the calculated response time.
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.
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2015 Agreement
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
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, 2015.
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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