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Kings County amends Avenal fire-services contract, extends termination notice to one year
Summary
After months of community tension, the Kings County Board of Supervisors approved a retroactive agreement to provide fire services to the city of Avenal from July 1, 2024, through July 1, 2028, and amended the contract to require one yearwritten notice of termination instead of six months.
The Kings County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 12 approved an agreement with the city of Avenal for county-provided fire and emergency services retroactive to July 1, 2024, through July 1, 2028, and amended the contract to require one yearwritten notice before termination.
The change to the termination clause came after extended discussion among supervisors, the countyadministration and the fire chief about the operational and personnel impacts of a shorter notice period. County administrative officer Kerri Martinez told the board the agreement covers services the county has been providing since the prior contract expired and that the earlier contract had produced escalating costs; she said the countywas asking the board to approve the new multiyear agreement retroactively to cover expenses already incurred.
The boardheard from Kings County Fire Chief John Chamberlin, who described the departmentcurrent operational posture in Avenal. Chamberlin said the department continues to staff the city on a…
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