By Cheryl Schweizer
Chronicle correspondent

     PATEROS - The new Pateros Motel isn't finished yet, but it's already supplied a slight revenue boost for the city.
     Clerk-treasurer Linda Marsh said building and planning permit fees increased by about $7,000 in 2009, to $19,325.45. Revenue from the same sources in 2008 was $12,010.55. Most of that increase was because of permits needed for the motel's construction and the Super Stop expansion, Marsh said.
     In other business Dec. 28, the city council approved a five-year contract with Douglas-Okanogan Fire District No. 15 for emergency medical services.
     The contract was supposed to run concurrently with the six-year EMS levy, but previous city and fire district officials agreed to a seven-year deal, which would've expired on Dec. 31. The new contract will expire in 2014.
     Council members approved the city's budget at an earlier meeting.