TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bernard Molloy, Fire Chief
PREPARED BY: Diana Lozano, Senior Management Analyst - Fire
SUBJECT:
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Fiscal Year 2024/25 Fire Suppression Assessment
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. MFD 24-224, entitled: A Resolution of The Board of Directors of the Murrieta Fire District Levying the 2024/2025 Fire Suppression Assessment Fee and Standby or Availability Charge, and Authorizing the General Manager to Execute the Associated Proposition 218 Compliance Letter.
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On July 21, 2020, the City Council, acting as the Board of Directors of the Murrieta Fire District, adopted Resolution No. MFD 20-206, approving the annual Fire Suppression Assessment for 2020/21 and approving the Proposition 218 Compliance Letter (Vote: 4-0-1)1.
On July 6, 2021, the City Council, acting as the Board of Directors of the Murrieta Fire District, adopted Resolution No. MFD 21-212, approving the annual Fire Suppression Assessment for 2021/22 and approving the Proposition 218 Compliance Letter (Vote: 5-0).2
On June 21, 2022, the City Council, acting as the Board of Directors of the Murrieta Fire District, adopted Resolution No. MFD 22-218, approving the annual Fire Suppression Assessment for 2022/23 and approving the Proposition 218 Compliance Letter (Vote: 5-0).3
On June 20, 2023, the City Council, acting as the Board of Directors of the Murrieta Fire District, adopted Resolution No. MFD 23-220, approving the annual Fire Suppression Assessment for 2023/24 and approving the Proposition 218 Compliance Letter (Vote: 4-1-0).4
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Maintain a high performing organization that values fiscal sustainability, transparency, accountability and organizational efficiency.
BACKGROUND
In 1981, the voters in Murrieta approved a unit of benefit Fire Suppression Assessment by a 79 percent margin. The annual fire assessment has been approved by the City Council each year si...
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