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Council directs staff to issue 90-day notice to renegotiate township fire contracts
Summary
After discussion about long-standing township contracts that oblige Valley Center to respond outside city limits, council voted to send 90-day termination notice so contracts can be renegotiated or terminated before January renewal.
Council debated intergovernmental contracts that require Valley Center to respond to calls in three townships and that pay a modest contractual fee; members expressed concern that taxpayers in those townships pay fire-district taxes while the city responds under low-fee agreements.
A motion to provide 90 days' notice to terminate the township contracts was offered and seconded; the mayor called for a hand vote and announced the motion carried. Staff and councilors said termination would start the renegotiation process and that staff would evaluate options including termination, renegotiation, or continued service under revised terms.
