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Polk County redirects Goodrich fire territory, routes quarterly funds to city pending compliance
Summary
Commissioners reassigned portions of outlying territory from the Goodrich Volunteer Fire Department to Livingston VFD, will route quarterly county funds for Goodrich to the City of Goodrich until the volunteer department meets MOU, ISO and insurance requirements, and set a compliance milestone tied to the next budget cycle.
Polk County Commissioner’s Court on Jan. 28 upheld a prior reassignment of territory from the Goodrich Volunteer Fire Department to Livingston Volunteer Fire Department and directed that quarterly county fire funding for the affected area be paid to the City of Goodrich until Goodrich VFD meets county MOU requirements and provides required documentation.
County staff and the fire marshal reviewed Goodrich VFD’s training records, roster and response metrics and reported multiple concerns: the department’s roster listed 13 eligible members but staff estimated only about eight were active,…
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