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Fire chief presents proposed cost-recovery ordinance, council presses for safeguards
Summary
Oroville's fire chief proposed an ordinance to bill avoidable or repeated nonemergency responses to reduce strain on limited city resources; council members urged clear trigger points, protections for vulnerable residents and legal review before any billing program is finalized.
Fire Chief (speaker 22) presented a draft ordinance intended to recover costs for certain avoidable, excessive or repeated fire-department responses. He framed the proposal as a tool to protect limited resources and to ensure crews are available for true emergencies, stressing that "nothing in this proposed ordinance should discourage anyone from calling 911."
The chief said city engines are tied up often: "Two…
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