Pacific police disbanded, senior and youth services cease to exist, water and sewer assets are surrendered to some unknown entity, municipal court disbanded - this is an outline of the stark reality our city leaders are facing in just 10 short weeks. The Pacific council is doing all they can to save our city. They have been working with the city's insurance company, trying to find solutions. They have explored other insurance companies but not found an answer yet.
In what must be one of the most heart-wrenching tasks imaginable, the council has begun to prepare for the loss insurance on January 1, 2013. This is new territory. The council has asked for help from MRSC, the state resource for municipal governments. Even after weeks of research, no one is completely sure what Pacific will look like with no insurance. This spreadsheet is a work-in-progress, but represents what will happen very soon unless there is a drastic change in course.
The council president will meet with the insurance company, the city attorney and the mayor this Thursday to plead for more time or to find some other solution. Given the impact of insurance loss listed above, we hope some agreement can be reached.
The council will hold a special meeting on October 29th at 6:30pm to discuss dis-incorporation. Please attend if you can. We believe public comment will be allowed.
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