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Brooksville council approves full fire-assessment model, 4-1
Summary
After months of budget discussions, the Brooksville City Council voted 4-1 to adopt a fire-assessment option intended to recover 100% of the city fire department’s modeled costs for FY2026. The move reduces the general-fund subsidy but raises property-owner assessments beginning next fiscal year.
The Brooksville City Council voted 4-1 to adopt a fire-assessment model designed to recover 100% of the city fire department’s calculated costs for FY2026, Interim Fire Chief Andrew Pepe told the council.
Council’s vote shifts more of the department’s costs onto the annual property assessment rather than the general fund. Chief Pepe and Stantec representatives presented four cost-recovery options and recommended the 100% option; council approved that recommendation by a 4-to-1 margin.
Why it matters: Council members said the…
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