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Deerfield Beach approves $350 fire-assessment fee after heated debate over impact on fixed‑income residents
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing with residents and commissioners voicing concern about cost pressures on seniors and the city’s public‑safety contract with BSO, the commission set the residential fire assessment at $350 for FY 2026 (up from $315 adopted previously).
The Deerfield Beach City Commission voted 4–1 Sept. 15 to reimpose a residential fire assessment of $350 per dwelling unit for fiscal year 2025–26, following a public hearing that drew several dozen speakers and sustained discussion about affordability, staffing and the cost of contracted services. The measure was presented as a resolution to reimpose the assessment and to approve the assessment roll. The CFO summarized the history of the fire assessment: a 2019 study set earlier rates, a 2022 updated study showed a fully funded residential rate at $372 (based on a five‑year average of assessable cost) and the city previously adopted $315 per residential dwelling as the…
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