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Commission sends new volunteer fire funding proposal to budget after rejecting proposed donation contract
Summary
After debating liability and contract language, Sumner County commissioners rejected a proposed donation agreement template for volunteer fire departments and voted to send a revised funding proposal to the budget committee proposing a uniform allocation of $90,000 per volunteer station.
Sumner County commissioners debated a proposed donation agreement template for volunteer fire departments and voted to send a revised funding proposal to the budget committee that would restructure nonprofit allocations and provide a uniform annual allocation to volunteer fire stations.
Commissioners voiced concern that the draft contract mischaracterized volunteer departments’ legal status, could create new county liabilities, and did not align with how…
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