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Council repeals first‑responder fee after public outcry over lift‑assist bills
Summary
Following sustained public comment and concerns about bills for lift‑assist responses, the Redding City Council voted to repeal the municipal first‑responder fee ordinance, temporarily rescind issued bills and direct staff to return with options and analysis.
The Redding City Council on Aug. 18 voted to repeal the city’s first‑responder fee ordinance and to rescind (refund or cancel) bills that had been issued under the ordinance after significant public comment and council discussion.
The ordinance, originally placed in Redding Municipal Code Chapter 6.18 and first implemented in 2021, had been put into billing in 2025 for select calls (initially lift assists and later expanded to other emergency medical calls). The fee had been set on the master fee schedule (staff noted it…
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