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Commission asks staff to study cost recovery for nontransport calls, alarms and assisted lifts at assisted‑living facilities
Summary
Commissioner Hernandez asked staff to research whether the city can recoup costs from assisted‑living facilities (ALFs) and at‑fault nonresidents for nontransport calls and false alarms; staff agreed to return with an informational report.
Commissioner Hernandez asked the city manager and fire leadership to investigate options to recover costs when crews respond to nonemergency calls tied to assisted‑living facilities and for repeated false alarms. Hernandez described frequent calls where crews are asked to "pick up" residents or respond to lift assists and argued that facility operators — not the general taxpayer — should bear some costs for nonemergency…
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