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Board approves $100,000 fund-balance appropriation to repair fire and EMS apparatus after budget debate
Summary
The Board approved a $100,000 general-fund appropriation from fund balance to cover urgent repairs to fire and EMS vehicles after commissioners debated the use of fund balance versus fee increases and long-term budgeting practices.
The Matthews Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to appropriate $100,000 from the general fund balance to pay for urgent maintenance and repairs to fire and EMS apparatus.
Town Manager Becky Hawk explained the request was to cover one-time repairs that exceed the department's annual vehicle-maintenance budget and that the appropriation would allow the department to keep front-line apparatus in service while replacement units arrive. "This is not a pet project," Hawk said. "These are critical repairs to apparatus that are a core part of our fire department fleet."
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