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Town and district open on potential overhaul of interlocal fire agreement; town suggests model used for water services
Summary
At a June 18 joint special meeting, town and MUD No. 1 officials discussed narrowing near‑term edits to an interlocal cooperation agreement and launching a longer review of responsibilities and funding for fire services, including whether the town should assume broader capital and operational responsibility as it does for water services.
Town and Municipal Utility District No. 1 officials used their June 18 joint special meeting to begin discussing edits to the interlocal cooperation agreement covering fire protection services and to outline options for a more comprehensive rewrite ahead of the next budget cycle.
Brandon Wright, town manager, summarized the current arrangement: “The district pays for fire services and the town pays for EMS services,” and he said staffing costs are split 50‑50 under the existing interlocal agreement. Wright told directors and council members the town proposes two steps: a near‑term cleanup to remove references to PID assessments now that property taxes will collect that revenue, and a longer review to consider a structure closer to the town’s water services…
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