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Concord Township approves five-year funding agreement with Concordville Fire Protective Association
Summary
Council adopted a five-year agreement running through Dec. 31, 2029, setting an annual fire company fee of about $656,000 (0.1683 mills) and allocating local-services-tax revenue equal to at least 25 percent of collections.
Concord Township Council approved a five-year agreement with the Concordville Fire Protective Association to provide fire and emergency medical services to the township, establishing annual funding and a local-services-tax allocation.
Under the resolution, the contract term runs through Dec. 31, 2029. The agreement sets the annual fire-company fee at approximately $656,000 per year, a figure the meeting record stated translates to 0.1683 mills. The resolution also requires that local services tax revenue allocated to the fire company equal not less than 25 percent of local services tax collections. Council members discussed the necessity of ensuring funding for emergency response and then approved the resolution by voice vote.
Ending: Township staff were directed to finalize and execute the contract and implement the budgeted allocations.
