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Board approves full-year fire/rescue agreement with City of Quincy after debate over unpaid quarters
Summary
Gadsden County commissioners voted to approve a full-year fire and rescue services agreement (option A) with the City of Quincy after lengthy debate about paying the city for services provided without a signed contract. Commissioners asked staff to negotiate final contract terms and to pay the city for services already rendered while continuing negotiations for a longer-term deal.
After a lengthy discussion, the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a full-year fire and rescue services agreement with the City of Quincy.
The board considered two options: a full-year agreement for roughly $6.06 million (option A), broken into equal quarterly payments, and a smaller, partial-payment option covering only OctoberDecember. Several commissioners said the city had provided coverage in "good faith" without a…
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