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Council votes down motion to retain and bolster Valley Center fire department
Summary
A council motion to retain the municipal fire department and begin planning to bolster staffing failed on a voice/hand vote; members asked staff to return with contract language, auto-aid assurances and refined cost figures before the next meeting.
Council considered a motion phrased by a council member "to retain our fire department and begin planning to bolster" staffing and facilities; after discussion the motion failed when members did not signal in favor during the hand vote.
The motion was seconded; the mayor called for the hand vote and announced, "Motion didn't carry." Staff and several council members said the decision did not immediately disband the department and that the council could revisit the matter at the next meeting with additional information. City Administrator Sandra reiterated that staff would use the intervening two weeks to try to secure contract terms and written assurances about auto-aid and station commitments before any final budget action.
