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Navarre Beach Fire Rescue seeks $300,000 short-term county loan; commissioners raise reserve concerns
Summary
Navarre Beach Fire Rescue requested a short-term $300,000 loan to cover operations until December; Chief Kanzig said bank terms were more expensive and repayment is expected within six months, but commissioners questioned using county general-fund reserves.
Navarre Beach Fire Rescue requested a short-term loan of $300,000 from Santa Rosa County to cover payroll and operating expenses until tax revenues arrive in December. Chief Kanzig said bank alternatives carried higher origination fees and interest; he asked the county to consider a short, less-costly loan.
"This is a short term loan," Chief Kanzig said, explaining the department often exhausts appropriated funds before tax receipts arrive and that the request would be repaid when revenue arrives in December or January. Commissioners asked where loaned funds would come from; staff said the county would use the general-fund reserve line. Several commissioners expressed concern about depleting reserves and asked for a full vote on Thursday’s regular agenda rather than handling it on the consent docket.
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