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Blue Lake agrees to pay FRMS assessment in installments under protest after self‑insurance shortfall
Blue Lake City Council · November 10, 2025
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Summary
After learning FRMS (a self‑funded JPA) imposed special assessments for an $11 million shortfall, Blue Lake approved an 18‑month installment plan and authorized a payment‑under‑protest letter while staff seeks alternative insurance and monitors FRMS board actions.
City staff told the council that the Fire Risk Management Services (FRMS) joint powers authority — a self‑funded group that had provided health coverage — approved two resolutions in June 2025 to impose special assessments for calendar years 2024 and 2025 and to terminate the medical benefits program due to a…
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