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Safety Harbor OKs scope to study possible fire assessment fee; commission debates fee vs. ad valorem

Safety Harbor City Commission · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners authorized staff to prepare a scope of services to research, develop and plan a potential future fire assessment fee to supplement fire-department funding; no budget was committed and the commission emphasized study-only status while expressing strong differences over adding a standalone fee.

The Safety Harbor City Commission on Feb. 2 authorized staff to prepare a scope of services to research and plan a potential fire assessment fee that could supplement funding for the city’s fire department.

City management told the commission the effort would produce a scope for soliciting professional services to evaluate project feasibility, alternatives, cost estimates and implementation…

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