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Fire commission backs flat 11.5¢ allocation for contracted departments; commissioners press to finalize contracts before adoption
Summary
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — The Gaston County Fire Commission recommended maintaining a flat 11.5¢ allocation for contracted fire departments at the Board of Commissioners' May 13 work session and officials urged swift completion of department contracts ahead of the budget vote.
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — The Gaston County Fire Commission on May 13 recommended that contracted fire departments receive a flat allocation equal to the existing 11.5¢ fire tax. The recommendation came as department leaders and county officials described how the tax supports personnel, equipment replacement and improved response times.
“We're recommending that the contracted fire departments receive a flat budget allocation of 11 and a half percent consistent with the rate approved in the previous years,” Robert Smith, chairman of the Gaston County Fire Commission, said during the work session.
Joshua Brown, president of the Gaston County Firefighters…
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