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Fort Worth committee reviews 'lift assist' report and eyes fees for repeat institutional calls
Summary
The Public Safety Committee reviewed a report showing concentrated nonemergency 'lift assist' calls to independent living facilities and directed staff to study fee options targeted at institutions that repeatedly summon city resources.
The Fort Worth Public Safety Committee discussed a written report on Feb. 3 showing a large share of nonemergency “lift assist” calls come from independent living and similar private facilities and asked staff to study a fee policy targeted at repeat institutional calls.
The committee’s discussion centered on whether to recover some costs from institutions that repeatedly request assistance. An Unidentified Speaker said the city has been providing the service at no…
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