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Commission considers using impact fees for rescue truck and equipment as finance director seeks $500,000 in cuts
Summary
City staff and the fire chief discussed replacing an aging rescue truck and life-safety equipment and whether restricted impact fees or surtax money should pay for them. Staff said the rescue truck replacement could be funded from impact fees; commissioners asked staff to research exact available balances.
Lynn Haven — The City Commission discussed fire department capital needs at a budget workshop and directed staff to research whether restricted impact fees could pay for a new rescue truck and some equipment as a way to reduce the general fund shortfall.
Finance Director Kiki Roman flagged a rescue truck priced at $278,000 in the draft budget that had been charged to the general fund. She told commissioners staff could instead use available impact fees to purchase the vehicle and reduce pressure on the general fund. “If you'd instruct me to, we could use impact fees for…
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