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Richland Township and Ellesville adopt joint fire protection territory and equipment replacement fund
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Summary
At a joint adoption meeting, the Richland Township Board and the Town Council of Ellesville approved establishing the Ellesville–Richland Township Fire Protection Territory, adopted the intergovernmental agreement, and created an equipment replacement fund to support fire apparatus and gear.
Richland Township Board members and the Town Council of Ellesville met in a joint adoption meeting and approved creation of the Ellesville–Richland Township Fire Protection Territory and a related equipment replacement fund.
The chair opened the session and introduced Richland Township Resolution 01-20-26 to establish the fire protection territory and to adopt the territory agreement. A township board member told the meeting, “Daryl and I both looked this over…we find it legally in order and before this body,” indicating the agreement had been reviewed for legal sufficiency.
A motion to adopt the Richland Township resolution was made and seconded; the township board completed a roll call and recorded the motion as adopted. The town council then considered Ordinance 26-05, described in the agenda as an ordinance to establish the Ellesville–Richland Township fire protection territory and to adopt the same agreement. During the council roll call, members William Ellis, Scott Walden and Dan Walker were recorded as voting yes and the ordinance passed.
Officials clarified the governance step sequence: the township board voted first; upon adoption it was forwarded to the town council for a separate vote. The meeting record shows the intergovernmental agreement was adopted by both governing bodies in that order.
The trustees also moved to establish a Fire Protection Territory Equipment Replacement Fund under Richland Township Resolution 02-20-26. That resolution was moved, seconded and adopted; a town roll call recorded Louis Miller, Scott Williams and Hans Walker as voting yes.
There was no substantive public debate recorded during the adoption items. With no additional council comments from either body, the joint meeting adjourned.
The actions recorded at this meeting formalize the service territory for fire response between the township and the town and create a dedicated fund intended for equipment replacement; the transcript does not specify fund size, revenue sources, or an implementation schedule.
