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Council raises Fire Chief stipend to $250 and hears October incident reports
Summary
Council approved a $250/month Fire Chief stipend effective Jan. 2026 and reviewed five fire incidents reported in October, including a structure fire in Delano and a power pole fire on Jackson.
The Electric City Council voted to increase the Fire Chief stipend to $250 per month beginning January 2026; the motion carried unanimously (M/S Gilbert/Buche). Council also received the Fire Department report for October, which recorded five incidents: a structure fire in Delano, a power pole fire on Jackson, a USBR wildland fire under power lines, a vehicle fire south of Electric City, and a resident burning tumble weeds in Delano.
The stipend action is effective January 2026; the minutes do not identify the Fire Chief by name. The October incident list was presented as informational; no additional directives related to those incidents were recorded in the minutes.
