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Mount Vernon staff, chief ask council to approve five‑year College Township fire/EMS renewal to meet June 1 deadline

Mount Vernon City Council · April 27, 2026
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Summary

City staff and the fire chief reviewed a five‑year renewal of the College Township (including Kenyon College) fire/EMS contract that expires May 31 and asked council to approve it tonight so the township trustees can adopt it; staff cited a contract value of $500,000 and minor drafting updates including a signature‑block change and an emergency clause addressing a hypothetical abolition of property taxes.

Mount Vernon staff and the fire chief reviewed a five‑year renewal of the city's contract with College Township (which covers Kenyon College) for fire and EMS services. The renewal, the chief said, is a continuation of the current arrangement and is set to take effect June 1.

The fire chief (presenting) said this is "our first renewal" and that "this contract is up May 31. So we would like to get this passed…

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