Item 3.1 12-10-24 Draft Public Safety MinutesMinutes of the Otsego Public Safety Commission Meeting
Date: December 10, 2024
Location: Prairie Center
Time: 6:30 PM
Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Greeman at 6:27 pm.
Attendance:
Chair David Greeman, Commissioners: Dan Freiberg, John Braun, Gregory Hubbard, Mark Wolf, Loren Green, Judy
Sibert. City Council: Mayor Jessica Stockamp, CM Tina Goode, CM Ryan Dunlap. Emergency Services Director
Rausch.
Approval of Agenda:
A motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda. Passed unanimously.
Approval of Minutes:
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes. Passed unanimously.
Open Forum:
House fire recently was a “save” with significant damage. It started in the garage.
Discussion on EMS services. They report to us quarterly. Elk River is a private, non-profit. They have approximately
4000 to 4500 calls a year. They have 3 trucks. They do not do inter-facility transports.
Review Monthly Reports:
No representatives present.
Chief’s Report:
The bond sale was approved last night. The contracts have been signed. The bond was approximately $19 M and is
for 20 years. The tax impact to residents will be less than expected. Groundbreaking will be in May and
construction will begin in June.
There will be 9 full time firefighters to begin with. The number will be adjusted up or down once call volume can be
assessed. It is difficult to get an exact number now as all three departments that provide service to us now track
numbers differently. There will be two offices in the new station that will be for on-call staff that telework from
home for their regular job to use. Hiring will begin mid-2026. On-call staff will be hired first. Commissioners are
hearing quite a bit of interest in the positions. The two smaller trucks should arrive by June/July of this year.
The next meeting is January, 14th.
Adjournment:
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned.
Minutes submitted by: Judith Sibert, Commission Member
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