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Board members say fire-protection contract should have been negotiated earlier; referendum and cost concerns discussed
Summary
Board members criticized the process that left a proposed fire protection figure in the supervisor—s preliminary budget without a negotiated contract and discussed a referendum, negotiation timing and potential budget shortfalls.
Board members spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing the town—s fire protection contract and how it arrived in the supervisor—s preliminary budget without a negotiated agreement.
Several members said negotiations should have happened before the budget process. One board member said, "This should have been negotiated, not brought into the budget process like this," and criticized placement of a contract number into the supervisor—s budget without prior board agreement. The transcript shows concern that the company has been requesting one-year extensions while pursuing a fire district, and those extensions and timing disrupted a timely contract negotiation.
The board discussed…
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