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Lane Fire Authority’s levy fails; Veneta told ambulance service may not be included in next year’s budget
Summary
Assistant Chief Rose Douglass told the Council that the Lane Fire Authority operations levy did not pass, that the authority has lost rate components and that the current adopted budget includes no ambulance service; up to nine layoffs are under consideration and further budget actions depend on labor negotiations.
Assistant Chief Rose Douglass of Lane Fire Authority updated the Council on the authority's recent budget and ballot results. She said the operations levy tied to a proposed 20-cent tax-rate increase failed and that the authority also lost a prior 35-cent rate component.
Douglass reported the board and budget committee passed a budget for the coming year that currently includes no ambulance service for Veneta; labor negotiations are active and the authority is considering up to nine layoffs. She said a supplemental budget may be brought forward if negotiations produce an alternative that preserves ambulance coverage. Douglass described the situation as a difficult period for LFA but said staff remained committed to providing the best service possible within available resources.
Council did not take action at the meeting; the report was entered into the record.
