Special Council

THAT the proposed 10 Year Capital Plans for both the Watford Fire Department and the Warwick Fire Department be

THAT correspondence 1-38 be received and filed. -

THAT Warwick Township Council approves the Contract proposed for the Lambton Shores Fire Agreement for the 2016 to 2019 term at an annual cost of no more than $23,873 for 2016, with only annual increases for cost of living for future years of the Contract; AND THAT the Contract be a two way Contract between the Township of Warwick and the Municipality of Lambton Shores only, and exclude the proposal to include the Municipality of North Middlesex in Warwick's service contract; AND THAT the Township of Warwick's annual payment not be tied to whether the Municipality North Middlesex approves the proposed contract or not; AND THAT a revised Contract be presented to Council to be approved by By-law at a future Council meeting. -

WHEREAS Warwick Township had no input into the Municipality of Lambton Shores' budget process for fire departments since the dissolution of the Fire Board with no formal notice; AND WHEREAS in 2015 Warwick Township residents outside of the 'Arkona Fire Area' paid approximately $165 per property for fire services and the proposed invoice of $40,490.86 represents a per property fee of $313.88 in the affected 'Arkona Fire Area', which is 90% higher than Warwick's per household fees for fire; AND WHEREAS Warwick Township Council considers the fire prevention and education work in the 'Arkona Fire Area' in previous years of the Lambton Shores Fire Agreement to be incomplete; AND WHEREAS the incomplete fire prevention and education work in the 'Arkona Fire Area' has been communicated with Lambton Shores staff and no known efforts to remedy this have been taken; AND WHEREAS Warwick Township Council provided a proposed model for the Lambton Shores Fire Agreement for the 'Arkona Fire Area' based on Automatic Aid principles in the first (1st) quarter of 2015 for consideration and no response was received from Lambton Shores until near the end of the fourth (4th) quarter of 2015; AND WHEREAS $18,892 was included in Warwick Township's 2015 approved budget for fire services from Lambton Shores for the 'Arkona Fire Area'; AND WHEREAS the invoice of $40,492.86 represents $21,600.86 (or 53%) over Warwick Township's 2015 budget; AND WHEREAS the variance of $21,600.86 represents a 1.8% overall

THAT By-law number 8 of 2016 be read a first and second time. -

THAT By-law number 8 of 2016 be read a third time and finally passed. -

THAT Warwick Township Council hereby adjourns. -