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December30,2025
TBResolution2025146:ApprovalofandauthorizationfortheTownSupervisortosignacontract with the City of Ithaca for Fire Protection and Emergency Services by the City of Ithaca FireDepartment
Whereas,theTownofIthacahascontractedwiththeCityofIthacaforFireProtectionand Emergency Services for a number of years, and
Whereas,negotiationsfortheproposedcontractfor2026 - 2030havebeenheld, and
Whereas,adulypublicizedpublichearingwasheld,andallpersonsinterestedinspeakingonthe subject were heard, and
Whereas, the proposed fire contract with the City of Ithaca is for the provision of fire protection andemergencyservicesfortheTownexceptfortheVillageofCayugaHeightspursuant to Town Law
§ 184, andWhereas,The initial term of this Agreement shall be January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028. Unless a party gives the other party notice of intent not to renew by January
1 of the year in which the Agreement terminates, this Agreement shall automatically renew for up to (2) one-year terms on the same terms and conditions as those set forth in this Agreement.
Whereas, Town Law § 184(5) requires contracts for town fire protection districts to state a definite sum to be paid each year for all of the services to be rendered thereunder. The Town
shall pay the City the following annual sums for the City’s services under this Agreement:2026:$5,317,0622027:$5,646,7132028: $5,996,809(If renewed):2029:$6,368,6112030:$6,763,465Whereas,
both parties understand that there are general City overhead expenses outside of the internal Ithaca Fire Department administrative services that are required to operate the Fire Department.These
include expenses from the City Manager’s Office, City Controller’s Office, Department of Public Works, Department of Information and Community Engagement,CityChamberlain’s Office,City
Attorney’s Office, and Human Resources Department. These and other such expenses shall be considered administrative fees. The Town shall pay the City Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars
($330,000) for its share of such administrative fees for the year 2026. The administrative fees are included in the annual sums listed for the years 2026-2030 at the beginning of Section
5, and the Town shall pay the City this fee in equal installments on a monthly basis as part of its annual sum payments. For each year after 2026, the Town’s share of the administrative
fees to be included in the annual sum shall be calculated by multiplying 6.617% by the Town’s Percentage Share (defined in Section 5(d) above) of that year’s budgeted Net Expenditures
for the Ithaca Fire Department. Whereas, the contract articulates processes for the communication of budgetary information, may it therefore be
Resolved, that the Town Boardauthorizesthe Town Supervisor to sign this multi-year fire protection contract.Moved: Susie GutenbergerSeconded: Rich DePaolo
Vote:ayes– Gutenberger, Howe, DePaolo, Bleiwas and Johnson