Code Amendment File 26-1229
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Ordinance amending various sections of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, Fire Prevention and Protection, by revising applicable rates, fees, and charges related to service calls; and providing an effective date.
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Pull adopted fire service fee ordinance for effective date
Applies if: Client is billed for fire service calls or ambulance transport
Why now: The 2026-09-08 second reading lists the motion by Barrera and Campos but the vote is truncated, and the minutes note for Item 11 says the motion and vote are not in pages 1-5; the ordinance also 'provides an effective date' without stating it.
What to do: Obtain the adopted ordinance text and the minutes for the second reading to confirm the effective date and the second-reading vote tally, which is not shown in the record. Clients billed for service calls or ambulance transport need to know which rate schedule applies to them.
Act before: After the next material record update
Request ambulance rate schedule in fire service fee ordinance
Why now: Council passed the Chapter 18 fee ordinance 8-0 on first reading on 2026-09-01 after no public comment, and on second reading on 2026-09-08, with Wade's presentation covering new and adjusted fees and Section 18-20 ambulance rates.
What to do: Request the Section 18-20 ambulance rate table and the fiscal impact slide Fire Chief Brandon Wade presented, then compare old and new rates to report which charges rose and by how much. Without the numbers, the public only sees a generic fee revision.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Ordinance amending various sections of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, Fire Prevention and Protection, by revising applicable rates, fees, and charges related to service calls; and providing an effective date.
Vote: 0 for, 0 against
ordinance amending Chapter 18 (Fire Prevention and Protection) rates, fees, and charges
The caption starts at the bottom of page 5. The motion and vote are not in pages 1-5.
Ordinance amending various sections of the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 18, Fire Prevention and Protection, by revising applicable rates, fees, and charges related to service calls; and providing an effective date.
Vote: 8 for, 0 against, 1 absent
approve ordinance on first reading revising fire service call rates, fees, and charges