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Ad hoc committee to keep studying a joint fire/EMS district, citing financial benefits
Summary
An ad hoc committee recommended continuing to investigate combining the Greenville Fire Department and Greenville Township Fire and Rescue Services into a joint fire/EMS district, noting potential savings on overlapping equipment and administration; council accepted the committee report and asked for ongoing work.
Council received an ad hoc committee report recommending continued study of a possible joint fire/EMS district between the city and the township.
The ad hoc committee reported it met Sept. 8 and concluded there are financial incentives to continue exploring a combined district: overlapping services, escalating equipment costs and potential savings on major purchases such as fire apparatus. Committee members said the work will require input from both the city and township chiefs and will need detailed agreements addressing taxes, governance and shared operations before any substantive consolidation could occur.
Council members agreed the committee should continue its assignment to investigate a joint district and to gather more information on logistics, taxation, shared governance and potential cost savings. The committee recommended reestablishing its purpose and continuing to meet and develop a plan that could be presented to both governing bodies.
The council accepted the committee report by motion and the item remains under study; no binding action to form a joint district was taken at this meeting.
