pfcm19900111POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MUSKEG0
January 11, 1990
Muskego was held on Thursday, January 11, 1990, in the Muskego Room of Muskego
The regular quarterly meeting of the Police and Fire Commission of the City of
City Hall. The meeting was called to order at 7:17PM by President Kreuser.
Present were Commissioners Robert Kreuser, Lev DeBack, Richard Horn, and
Blenda Treba; and Chief Johnson. Commissioner Haag was absent.
Commissioner Horn moved that the minutes of the October 12, 1989 meeting be
approved as published. Seconded by Commissioner Treba. Motion carried
unanimously.
Chief Johnson stated there was nothing to report from the department.
OLD BUSINES~S There was none.
NEW BUSINESS: Chief Johnson reports that the City Attorney states the Police
and Fire Commission must approve the hiring of an individual as a police
officer prior to the actual hiring.
After reporting on Michael T. Rakers' qualifications for police officer, Chief
Johnson requested that the Commission approve his hiring effective January 15,
1990.
position of police officer with the Muskego Police Department. Seconded by
Commissioner Horn moved to approve the hiring of Michael T. Rakers to the
Commissioner DeBack. Motion carried unanimously.
and Fire Commission seminar to be held in Madison on February 12.
Correspondence: President Kreuser reports receiving information on a Police
Commissioners Kreuser and Horn were interested in attending. The City will
pay the $45 individual registration fee and expenses for those attending the
seminar.
Commissioner DeBack moved that the meeting be adjourned to April 19, 1990 at
7:30PM. Seconded by Commissioner Horn. Motion carried unanimously. The
business meeting adjourned at 7.32PM.
Chief Steingraber of the Menomonee Falls Police Department spoke on their
hiring procedures. The New Berlin Police and Fire Commission had been invited
to attend this presentation and two of their Commissioners and New Berlin
Police Chief Michael Hanrahan were present.
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Respect_fully submitted,
Lev De Back
Secretary
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FAX: 60812674645
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From Jim Schneider, Legal Counsel tH Subject: Fire Protection Provided By Nan-Municipal Fire Companies
This memo disczsses a possible legislative proposal to allov villages to
contract vith volunteer fire deparaents to provide fire protection.
Backpround
Ralph Houseman. village attorney, Grafan, vroce on December 19, 1989 to
suggest legislation to allov villages to contract for fire protection
services.
Under sec. 61.65, Seats, villages vith a population of 5,500 OK more must
provide fire protection by creating their ovn department, Contracting for
fire senices vith a city, village or tovn. or creating a joint fire
deparcmnt vith a city, village or tovn. The statute also recognizes that
senices under sec. 61.66.
the requirement may be met by existing deparaents with combined protective
Mr. Houseman pointed out that many villages provide for fire protection by
contracting with volunteer fire departments. but the statutes do not recognize
this method of providing for fire proteccion. Hr. Houseman also pointed out
volunteer fire department, He recommended drafting legislation to allow
that under sec. 62.13(8) cities are allowed to provide for a paid or
villages to concrxct for volunteer fire protection.
Discussion
municipal departnents or companies organized under ch. 213, Scats. This
Firs:, a point of clarification: volunteer fire departments may be either
archaic chapter provides for non-municipal fire companies, but allovs
municipalities to disband such companies located vithin their borders.
Sec. 213.011.
Since sec. 62.09(1)(a) lists the fire chie€ as a city officer, it appears
that all cities must provide for fire protection and may do so by a paid or
volunteer city department (or a joint department vith another local unit).
.Although a ch. 213 fire deparunent might complement an existing city fire
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department, it appears that the statutes contemplate the existence of a city
fire department (or joint deparment), whether it be paid or vobmteer. 1 do
deparment, but merely rely on a local ch. 213 deparment.
In contrast to cities, only villages of 5,500 or more must provide for fire
protection. and they are not required to establish their own departments or
joint departments, but may contracr for the protection vith anocher local
unit.
not know whether there are any small cities which do not have a city fire
The recently revised tom law chapter requires a11 towns to provide for fire
by "Conrracring with any person" OK "Utilizing a fire company organized under
protection. They may do so by establishing their own or joint departments, or
ch. 213." Sec. 60.55(1).
Recomendation
I; seems a good idea to authorize the established practice of having villages
of 5,500 or more meet the requirement of providing for fire protection by
means of an agreement with a ch. 213 fire company. Probably the best way to
do this is to use the language from the analogous statute covering towns and
authorize contracting with any person OK utilizing a ch. 213 fire company.
The committae should also decide whether the sratutorj requirement of
providing for fire protection should be extended to villages with populations
under 5,500.
The committee may also wish to discuss whether the law should be changed so
that small tiries would not have to have their own (or joint) fire
of a ch. 213 fire company. If this course is followe'd, the authorization
departnents, but would be authorized to provide protection by contract or use
could be made applicable to cities under 4.000, since cities over that size
are required to have police and fire commissions.
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