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Buckhall Volunteer Fire Department treasurer warns board against county policy change that would seize station subfund balance
Summary
A Buckhall volunteer fire department leader told the Board of Supervisors that a proposed Department of Fire & Rescue policy change would remove station subfund balances and impair the volunteer company's ability to pay for planned capital repairs and equipment.
During the evening public comment period, Amy Hermanson, immediate past treasurer of Buckhall Volunteer Fire Department (Station 516), told the Board of Supervisors the station has learned the county's Department of Fire & Rescue (DFR) is advancing a policy that would absorb local station subfund balances.
Hermanson said that historically the county rolled over station savings into each station's subfund and that Buckhall has planned multi-year projects using that…
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