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SUGGESTED MOTION: To rewrite the Master agreements between Lincoln and other
towns for fire services and EMA services, ensuring that the updated terms shall apply to
all agreements starting in 2026; as outlined below.
RECOMMENDATION: Make the following corrections to the master agreement:
* The title should be changed to “AGREEMENT for FIRE SERVICES or EMA
SERVICES or BOTH” from “Fire Services Agreement”.
* Provision V.A. should be rewritten along the following lines:
‘© Each town shall compensate Lincoln for the service(s) rendered at a per capita rate
equal to the per capita cost to provide the same service(s) to Lincoln residents. The
per capita cost shall be based on the full cost.
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Regular Town Council Meeting.
March 9, 2026
1. Full cost shall be the sum of the Fire & EMA Department’s (0304) total budget +
employee benefit costs omitted from same + the Fire Station’s (0308) total
budget.
a. Each year, Lincoln’s fire chief shall calculate the above, the full cost for
just fire services and the full cost for just EMA services. The full cost for
jjust fire services plus the full cost for just EMA services shall sum to the
full cost of the Fire & EMA Department as described in paragraph 1
2. The per capita cost for each service shall be each service’s full cost divided by
Lincoln’s population.
3. Chester and Winn shall each pay for each service their respective population
multiplied by the Lincoln resident’s cost per capita for the same service .
4. In the case of Macwahoe, Reed, Reed Plantation, Drew & towns similarly
distant from Lincoln, the formula for each service shall be the town’s population
multiplied by 1.5 multiplied by the Lincoln resident’s cost per capita for the same
service. The 1.5 multiplier compensates Lincoln for the additional time crews &
equipment use making a round trip between Lincoln and the contracting town.
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