Selectboard votes to rescind old mitigation-rate ordinance, seeks update
Summary
The Putney Selectboard voted to rescind an existing ordinance on charging mitigation rates for emergency and non-emergency Fire Department services and directed work on an updated ordinance and fee schedule, with members citing the need to review current examples from nearby towns.
Selectboard member Fletcher Proctor said the current draft 'does make sense to pull back on this version of ordinance' and moved to rescind the ordinance titled 'Establishing and Implementing a Program to Charge Mitigation Rates' for emergency and non-emergency Fire Department services; Aileen Tulloch seconded and the motion passed.
Board members discussed next steps for updating the ordinance. Peg Alden suggested forming a team to work on an ordinance and fee schedule, Rebecca "Bex" Slattery recommended separating fire and highway fees, and Jeanette White and Howard Fairman offered to help and to review Wilmington and Brattleboro examples. The item will return to a future agenda for further drafting and potential adoption.
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