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City presenter outlines proposed Regional Fire Authority, tax impact and startup loan
Summary
At a recorded informational session, a city presenter explained the Regional Fire Authority (RFA) ballot measure would set a 2026 RFA rate of $1.05, move city fire assets to the RFA, and rely on an approximately $4.4 million startup loan from the cities repaid over three years.
A city presenter outlined the Regional Fire Authority (RFA) ballot measure during a recorded question-and-answer session, saying the RFA would set a 2026 tax rate of $1.05 and transfer city fire and emergency medical services assets to the new authority.
The presenter said the city currently uses about $0.88 of its general-fund levy to support fire service and that the council plans to reduce the city property-tax levy by 81 cents in 2026 and a further 7 cents when a current levy lid lift expires in 2027. After those reductions, the presenter said voters would see a net increase of about 17 cents — roughly $100 a year for the average household — compared with existing…
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