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Tangipahoa Parish fire board adopts 2025 budget amendment, approves proposed 2026 budget amid chiefs' objections
Summary
The Tangipahoa Parish Fire Board adopted a 2025 budget amendment and approved the proposed 2026 operating budget at its meeting. Chiefs raised concerns about a policy to move departmental savings into capital outlay and about rising insurance costs; the administrator said final year-end numbers will be available in March.
The Tangipahoa Parish Fire Board voted to amend its 2025 operating budget and approved the proposed 2026 operating budget during a regular meeting. The motions passed on roll call after discussion about how departmental savings would be handled and how a recent jump in insurance premiums has strained available funds.
Board members adopted TPRFP No. 2, Resolution 25-10 (an amendment to the 2025 annual operating budget) on a motion by Mister Joseph and second by Miss Ciatek. They then approved TPRFP No. 2, Resolution 25-11 (the proposed 2026 annual operating budget) on a motion by Mister Joseph and second by Mister Engraffier. Both measures were recorded as adopted by the membership present.
Why it matters: the budgets set next year’s spending priorities for the fire district that serves parts of Tangipahoa Parish, and board members and department chiefs disagree about how to treat year-end savings — an operational choice that affects smaller, repair-heavy stations.
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