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Council introduces fire-inspection ordinance after staff says fee pause created $415,000 revenue gap
Summary
The National City City Council on April 1 introduced an ordinance on first reading to establish a clarified fire life-safety inspection program and fee schedule after staff reported that a pause in fee collection led to a roughly $415,000 revenue shortfall.
The National City City Council on April 1 introduced an ordinance on first reading to establish a clarified fire life-safety inspection program and fee schedule after staff told the council that a pause in charging inspection fees had produced an estimated revenue shortfall.
What staff said: Deputy Fire Marshal Bob Drew and Fire Chief Sergio Mora briefed council members on the proposed code changes. Staff said the city now identifies roughly 2,500 inspectable premises in National City and that current staffing allows inspections of roughly 1,500 per year. Fire staff said past fee collection was tied to business-license processes but that the city lacked explicit municipal-code…
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