Council approves ordinance creating fire-assessment code "shell" to begin statutory process
Edgewood approved Ordinance 2026-07, which city attorneys described as creating a code "shell" to start the statutory process for a fire assessment; the ordinance does not itself create the assessment.
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Attorney Drew Smith read Ordinance 2026-07 in title only and explained the text establishes the "shell" within the municipal code but does not itself impose a fire assessment. He confirmed to Mayor John Dowless that the reading followed the statutory process for such assessments. Councilmember Susan Lomas moved to approve and the ordinance passed on a 5-0 roll call vote.
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