HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-131RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE
FIRE DEPARTMENT/COMMUNITY COST SHARE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in 198T the average age of all County-owned fire
apparatus exceeded 25 years, a majority of fire stations were in
disrepair or were of inadequate size to house existing or needed
fire equipment, and some communities had no fire station at all or
had to rely on private barns or leave already old fire apparatus
outside to further deteriorate, and
WHEREAS, because of the scarcity of General Fund dollars
to deal with these problems, the Fire Department had to look far
entrepreneurial ways to generate funds to solve these desperate
problems, and
WHEREAS, a 50/50 split wherein the County would match
funds or in-kind labor and materials, generally an a dollar for
dollar basis, with community funds was found to foster a
cooperative spirit and make a positive contribution to the
replacement of out-dated facilities and equipment, and
WHEREAS, since 1988 a number of different funding sources
have been used by the Board in this 50/50 cost share program, and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the County to
formalize this program to ensure continuity and consistency aver
time;
NOW, THEREFORE, S$ IT RESOLVED that the Butte County
Board of Supervisors formally re-establishes the Fire Department
Cost Share Program as an ongoing policy finding that the program is
critical to continue removing old and derelict equipment and
facilities from the Fire Department inventory.
B$ IT FIIRTHER RESOLVED that the following sources be used
for the Fire Department portion of the cost share program:
A. Not more than $100,000 in annual savings in the
California Division of Forestry (CDF)/Butte County
Fire Department (BCFD) agreement;
B. Unanticipated revenue from use of County fire
resources by Federal agencies;
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C.
D.
E,
Unanticipated revenue from use of County fire
resources by State Agencies;
Civil cost collection or
revenues paid by persons
causing fires;
court ordered restitution
negligently or criminally
Water tender funds; and
F. Appropriate budgeted Fire Department funds.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all sources to be used for
the Fire Department portion of the cost share program except
appropriate budgeted Fire Department funds to carry over year to
year to allow communities more than one year to raise their ~0
percent match.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to authorize the County Fire
Warden to administer the cost share program including entering into
informal cost share agreements with the County Volunteer Fire
Companies.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all acceptance of donations,
budget transfers, fixed asset authorization and awarding of
contract will be through standard County processes.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of
Supervisors this 14th day of September, 1993 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Meyer, Dolan, McLaughlin, Thomas and Chair Houx
NOES : None
NOT PRESENT: None
NOT VOTING: Nane
ATTEST:
MARY HO X, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of t e Board of Supervisors
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