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BOCC approves $500,000 short-term support for county fire department
Summary
The board approved prepayments to the county fire district—$250,000 from FY27 0.01 funds and $250,000 from anticipated anticline receipts—to cover engine down payments and urgent expenses; the motion passed unanimously.
The Natrona County Board of Commissioners authorized two prepayments totaling $500,000 to the county fire district to secure apparatus and support operations. Fire District leadership requested the funds to prepay two Type 1 engine down payments and to address immediate capital needs such as a failing septic drain field.
The motion—moved by Commissioner Coates and seconded—directed the county to transfer $250,000 from FY27 0.01 revenues and $250,000 from anticipated anticline receipts to the fire district, with the expectation that expected distributions (monthly anticline receipts) will replenish the county’s cash flow. The district reported it has started to receive some federal payments and projected October bills and payroll obligations; the prepayments were conditioned on normal receipt timing.
Commissioners and staff discussed repayment timing, the district's plan to reimburse the county and the public reportability of how those funds would be used. The motion passed by voice vote.
Follow-up items include drafting a repayment/recording plan and a written memo from the fire chief detailing how the funds will be used and recommendations to avoid future cash‑flow pinch points.
