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Lake City council adopts fire assessment increase to fund three new firefighter positions
Summary
After public debate over cost to residents, the Lake City Council adopted a revised fire-assessment resolution designed to fund three additional firefighters; council members discussed funding the remainder from contingency or future budget action.
The Lake City Council on Sept. 3 adopted a revised fire-assessment resolution to increase the assessment to fund three additional firefighter positions beginning in the 2025–26 fiscal year. The vote to adopt the calculation for three positions was unanimous. The increase was presented by Fire Chief Josh Waringer as necessary to meet minimum staffing and to support recent heavy-duty responses such as the Cedar Park structure fire.
The council debated how to pay for additional staffing without overburdening residents. Councilman Carter proposed phasing the increase, using the assessment to fund three positions now and covering three more from contingency or a future budget amendment; the council adopted the assessment with calculations for the three-position option and directed staff to return with final budget language. Finance staff and the city…
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