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Council approves letter urging governor to call special session on SB 67 affecting local fire districts
Summary
Toquerville City Council approved sending a letter of support asking the governor to convene a special session to address SB 67 after a change in county classification altered the bill’s applicability to Washington County.
The Toquerville City Council voted to send a letter of support requesting that the governor call a special session to resolve a technical problem with SB 67, a bill related to fire department matters.
Council discussion described a legislative development in which an initial bill that would have applied to second-class counties became ineffective for Washington County after a separate bill reclassified Washington County as a third-class county. The council described the result as an unintended consequence that left the local fire district’s legislative fix inoperative, and councilmembers said they had already signed letters from other local governments and sought Toquerville’s formal support.
A councilmember moved to approve the letter of support for SB 67; a second was recorded and the motion carried by voice vote. The mayor noted the council had already signed a letter from the district and would forward the city’s support as well.
