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Residents urge pre-budget talks to resolve dispatch dispute before 2025–26 cycle
Summary
Public commenters asked officials to meet before the 2025–26 budget process to resolve the dispatch and fire funding disagreement; a resident said prior promises to meet before budget setting were not met.
Residents and stakeholders used public comment to urge early negotiations before the next budget cycle. Rex Oliver told the meeting officials had agreed to meet before the 2025–26 budget and said that meeting did not resolve the issue; he pressed that the parties meet before the upcoming budget work, saying the budget process takes months.
Other residents and commenters argued about per-person cost differences between places such as Rowena and Ballinger and said city residents should not face higher per-capita charges for services. The public comments emphasized that historical arrangements (donations and voluntary sharing) have shifted and that a clear interlocal agreement is needed before funds change hands.
