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Commission approves one‑year fire service assessment as staff and public press for alternatives
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and more than two hours of testimony, the commission approved a one‑year adoption of an amended fire protection assessment resolution and directed staff to return with alternative funding proposals by Sept. 30 to address ongoing public safety costs and county/state revenue uncertainty.
The Ocoee City Commission held a lengthy public hearing on July 15 about a consultant study and a proposed increase in the city’s non‑ad valorem fire protection assessment and approved a one‑year adoption of the assessment while directing staff to return with alternatives by Sept. 30.
Assistant City Manager Mike Grimmer and consultant Sandra Newbarth presented the study results and staff recommendation. The proposed assessment would raise the per‑unit rate from $69.50 to $139.23 per fire‑protection unit under the methodology the city used to apportion costs across structure classes. Staff said the recommended level would fund roughly 36% of the city’s fire protection costs; the department’s full public‑safety cost (police and fire) remains funded…
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