CCR2018066-TCVFD Agreement
2019 - 2021 AGREEMENT
CITY OF MUSKEGO -- TESS CORNERS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
AGREEMENT made and entered this _____ day of ___________, 2018, 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, 2019 to December 31, 2021. Additionally, that party of the second part
will pay to party of the first part a payment of $124,512.50 for services, payable upon receipt of the
Fire Department’s check ledger for the previous quarter detailing expenditures for those quarters.
The Fire Department agrees to quarterly have its financial statements including work notes and
financial Statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles.
The party of the second part will fund an amount of $3,049,000.00 for capital expenditures as
itemized in Addendum 1.
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 Public Works and 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 time. Specific individual response
times and locations within the quarterly report may be requested by the Committee from time to
time for the purpose of clarifying the individual specific response times.
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. Party of the first part shall provide separate written Endorsements to its
Policy of Insurance for the following; Naming the City as an Additional Insured, Waiver of
Subrogation, Primary and Non-Contributory Insurance Coverage and Thirty (30) Day Notice of
Cancellation. A Certificate of Insurance along with said Endorsements shall be provided to the City
upon request showing evidence of the above insurance requirements.
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 Comm. 30 to continue receiving the 2% Fire
Insurance Entitlement Dues.
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2019-2021 Agreement
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, 2019.
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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