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Commissioners approve countywide fire apparatus‑replacement and budgeting policies
Summary
The board adopted an apparatus‑replacement policy that ranks vehicles by age, mileage, hours and repair costs and approved a standardized, needs‑based budget process requiring departments to submit budgets by March 15 and to maintain set fund‑balance levels (typically $150,000 or 15% for budgets ≥ $1M).
The Johnston County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 6 adopted two countywide policies intended to standardize funding, replacement and budgeting for the county’s 23 fire departments.
Fire Marshal Travis Johnson and Chief Chris Ellington presented an apparatus‑replacement plan that establishes a data‑driven scoring matrix — age, mileage, engine hours and repair costs — to rank apparatus for replacement. The plan sets an objective to retire or replace apparatus around 30 years of age and creates a countywide reserve of apparatus…
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