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Ripon council weighs MOU to split consultant costs for new fire‑assessment effort
Summary
Council considered an MOU to split with the Ripon Consolidated Fire District the cost of a consultant's engineer report for a proposed Proposition 218 assessment; the consultant's total cost is just under $119,000, with the city's share just over $59,000. Chief Eric DeHart described high concurrent call volumes and long mutual‑aid response times.
The Ripon City Council reviewed a memorandum of understanding to split consultant costs with the Ripon Consolidated Fire District so the district can pursue a new Proposition 218 benefit assessment to increase operating revenue.
City administrator Kevin Warner told the council the consultant's engineer report for the assessment will cost just under $119,000, making the city's share just over $59,000. “At this point, the fire district has received proposals for a…
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