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Council approves fee for nonemergency lift assists at care facilities; other routine measures approved
Summary
After a public hearing, the council approved Ordinance 25-10 to permit the city to charge a fee for nonemergency lift-assist responses at commercial residential care facilities. The meeting also included approval of a budgetary appropriation related to year-end comp/overtime payouts, a fire department line-item transfer, and 2026 meeting dates.
After a public hearing on Oct. 20, the Franklin City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 25-10, which authorizes the city to charge a fee for nonemergency (non‑urgent) lift-assist responses at residential care facilities that are commercial operators.
City Attorney Lynn Gray told the council the ordinance is intended to allow the city to collect a fee when the fire department is dispatched to perform a “lift assist” for commercial facilities that have staff on duty. Gray said the city will continue to assist residents when appropriate and that the fee is intended primarily for commercial entities that employ staff who are expected to provide basic assistance. The city…
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