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New Vermillion Cliffs Special Service District forms, appoints chair and approves Kanab City fire-response contract after removing new-growth fee
Summary
At its first meeting June 10, the Vermillion Cliffs Special Service District adopted county rules, appointed Gwen Brown chair, voted to use county staff for administration and approved a fire-response contract with Kanab City after removing a proposed one-time new-growth fee amid legal concerns; the board set a regular meeting schedule and opened planning for a station, grants and volunteer recruitment.
The newly formed Vermillion Cliffs Special Service District held its organizational meeting June 10 at the County Administrative Building and took a series of administrative and operational steps to begin providing structural fire response to areas east of Kanab.
Acting Chair opened the meeting and the board first adopted the county's published rules of procedure and order to guide operations going forward. A board member moved to appoint Gwen Brown as board chair; the motion carried unanimously and Brown assumed the gavel.
The board then considered a proposed structural fire-response service contract with Kanab City. Board members described a two-year agreement with a 6% annual contract increase and said both sides had negotiated terms for months. Legal counsel told the board that…
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