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Umatilla raises concerns as county proposes steep dispatch fee increases; city pushes for $20,000 annual cap
Summary
Budget staff told the committee Umatilla’s dispatch fee is proposed to rise sharply under a new county formula; the city reiterated its existing contract provision limiting increases to $20,000 per year and urged greater financial transparency from the dispatch service.
City staff warned the budget committee that Umatilla’s dispatch-fee allocation has been proposed to surge under a county-led funding formula; the county’s proposal would raise Umatilla’s share from the $176,000–$215,000 range reported for recent years to a proposed $312,000 for the next fiscal year, a roughly 76% increase above the current budgeted amount.
The city manager and staff recounted the history:…
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