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County: overlay would buy apparatus for nonprofits; municipalities would keep local purchases under contract
Summary
County staff told Rural Hall the county would pay for apparatus from overlay funds for nonprofit volunteer departments and retain ownership, but municipal departments would purchase apparatus and the county would contract to reimburse the municipal share that serves the suburban district.
Kyle Haney explained a proposed difference in how capital purchases would be handled depending on the sort of fire provider. For nonprofit volunteer departments, Haney said the county would buy apparatus with overlay funds, keep ownership, and place the apparatus in service with the department. "The county would moving forward pay for their capital needs out of the overlay. The county would retain ownership of that," he said.
For municipal departments — like Rural Hall’s — Haney said the town would procure apparatus and the county would pay the portion that is used to serve areas outside the municipal limits under a contract. He said the county is not seeking ownership of municipal apparatus, but rather would share the cost for the portion that benefits the suburban fire district.
Council asked whether a formula or percentage would spell out those shares; Haney said staff intends to develop an equitable metric and cited examples used in other counties, but he did not present a final formula at the meeting.
