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Cheatham County officials weigh contract increases for fire services and two fire-tax funding options
Summary
At a March 10 workshop, county leaders discussed proposed increases to contracts with municipal and volunteer fire providers to address manpower shortages and considered either incremental annual increases or a one-time higher fire tax to cover costs.
Cheatham County officials discussed proposals to increase payments to municipal and volunteer fire departments and two options for funding those increases during a workshop March 10.
The discussion centered on rising costs and a long-standing shortage of volunteer personnel, county officials said. The mayor presented contract proposals for Ashland City, Pegram (Pilgrim), Kingston Springs and the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department that would raise county payments to those providers over a four-year period; officials outlined two funding approaches: year-by-year increases tied to contract adjustments, or a single, larger fire-tax rate to pre-fund the multi-year increase.
County Mayor (title on record) told commissioners the proposals aim to keep existing coverage while addressing manpower shortfalls. He said the county could either accept annual increases that would require periodic…
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