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Rancho Adobe Fire District seeks annexation into Sonoma County Fire District; council told taxes won’t change
Summary
Rancho Adobe Fire District officials told the Cotati City Council they are pursuing annexation into Sonoma County Fire District to improve advanced life‑support, fire‑prevention capacity and operational continuity; LAFCO review and a public protest period are next, with an expected effective date of July 1, 2026.
Rancho Adobe Fire District officials told the Cotati City Council they are pursuing consolidation—legally an annexation—into the Sonoma County Fire District to improve paramedic coverage, fire prevention services and continuity of operations without raising local taxes.
Why it matters: The consolidation would change which fire district administers fire services for Cotati, but officials said deployment, station staffing and parcel taxes paid by Cotati property owners would not change; the move requires Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) review and a public protest period.
Chief Veliquette, representing Rancho Adobe Fire District, described consolidation as an effort to “promote the efficient provision of public services” and said the action will be processed through LAFCO. He reviewed the district’s operational needs—advanced life support staffing on engines, increased…
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