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Springfield approves fee for inappropriate 911 calls from certain care facilities; ordinance clarifies food-truck and noncore fire fees
Summary
Springfield approved amendments to its code to allow fire-department fees for noncore services and to charge certain licensed care facilities $500 for inappropriate nonemergent 911 calls.
The Springfield City Commission approved amendments to the city's codified ordinances that add a food-truck permit pathway and give the fire chief authority to set fees for noncore services, including a policy to deter inappropriate 911 calls from licensed long-term care and assisted-living facilities.
Fire Chief King told commissioners the policy is targeted at facility calls that are "non emergent and non transport" and that the city would work with facilities to set…
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