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Board discusses shifting fire department to part-paid, part-volunteer model and revisiting tax measure
Summary
Directors discussed converting the district fire department to a part-paid, part-volunteer structure and considered holding an election in 2026 to reintroduce a previously failed 2025 tax increase; no formal motion or vote was recorded on either item.
Board members discussed options for changing the fire department staffing model to a part-paid, part-volunteer structure and raised the possibility of holding an election in 2026 to propose a tax increase that previously failed in 2025.
The minutes state that the “Board discussed converting fire department to a part paid, part volunteer structure” and that the board “discussed holding an election in 2026 to propose the previously failed 2025 tax increase.” The discussion was recorded as part of the general manager’s report; no formal motion, vote, or timeline for either action is recorded in the minutes excerpt.
Why it matters: changing the fire department staffing model and proposing a revenue measure would affect public safety capacity, ongoing operating costs and local taxpayers. The minutes do not include fiscal estimates, a proposed election date, ballot language, or an implementation plan.
