2. Fair and reasonable apportionment

Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting · 2026-07-28 · agenda_item

This item concerns the development of a fire assessable budget for the Fire Department, covering fiscal years 2026 through 2030. The budget will be split between EMS and first responder fire services, with revenues shown as a reduction. A 5-year average fire assessable budget of $21,356,763 is noted. The plan includes a hazardous class methodology based on National Fire Protection Association standards to assign a hazard class to each building use, such as residential, commercial, and industrial. This methodology will be used to assign fire protection units based on hazard class and building square footage, calculating fire flow requirements. This is currently under review by the Board of County Commissioners. The project would involve developing and implementing a new budgeting and assessment methodology for fire services. This could lead to work in areas such as data analysis, financial planning, and potentially the development of new assessment tools or systems. Contractors and service providers in financial consulting, data management, and government services may find opportunities as this plan moves forward.

5-Year Average Fire Assessable Budget

21356763 $