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Burleson staff propose annual fire inspection fees and optional insurer billing; council raises concerns
Summary
Fire chief proposed a tiered annual fire-inspection fee and an insurance-billing program to recover some fire response costs; staff estimated up to ~$145,000/year in potential collections if insurers reimburse; council asked for policy guardrails and debated fairness and collection methods.
The Burleson Fire Department outlined two revenue proposals on July 21: a new annual fire‑inspection fee structure and an optional insurance‑billing program to recover a portion of response costs.
Fire Chief Casey Davis described an inspection program that would move more annual inspection work into the Fire Marshal’s office and away from engine crews, freeing response capacity. Chief Davis said the proposed inspection fees would be tiered by building square footage and that, after benchmarking peer cities, the finance…
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