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Commissioners direct staff to seek RFP for fire and EMS impact-fee study; board narrows scope from full fee review
Summary
After debate, the board voted 3-2 to authorize an RFP limited to a fire and EMS impact-fee study rather than a countywide impact-fee study; staff outlined statutory timing and procedural limits for fee increases.
Brevard County commissioners on Jan. 28 authorized staff to issue a request for proposals to study impact fees for fire and emergency medical services, narrowing an earlier staff suggestion for a comprehensive, countywide study.
Commissioner Delaney, who brought the item forward, said impact fees have not been updated in many years and asked the county to begin a study to determine whether fee adjustments are justified. County staff explained the legal framework in the Florida Impact Fee Act, including the time windows a study must satisfy and the multi-step approval process for fee increases.
Staff said the county's…
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