The Port Washington Police and Fire Commission on Monday authorized Fire Chief Mark Mitchell to seek proposals from architectural firms for the design of a new fire station and renovation of the existing firehouse, despite the fact that the location of a new facility hasn’t been determined nor has the question of whether a joint city-county facility will be constructed. Fire Chief Mark Mitchell and Ald. Dan Benning, a member of the fire station taskforce, were tasked with compiling the request for proposals, which will then be sent to at least five architectural firms with experience in fire station design. That doesn’t mean these are the only firms that can submit proposals, commission members said, with Mitchell noting that he has received solicitations from architectural firms since the fire station initiative has gotten underway.