ROCK FALLS – The city of Rock Falls Tuesday posed its own recommendations on how to combine its top fire department positions with Sterling’s, including that Rock Falls serve as the host community in an administrative consolidation.

City Administrator Robbin Blackert presented the findings of a study commissioned by Sterling to determine whether money could be saved by combining the two fire departments and CGH Emergency Medical Services.

Rather than combine, consultant Robert Finn recommends consolidating the top four fire administrative service positions into three.