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Consider adopting resolutions appointing the Board of Supervisors as the Board of Directors for the Suisun Fire Protection District, the Montezuma Fire Protection District, and the Vacaville Fire Protection District
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator's Office recommends the Board of Supervisors:
1) Consider adopting a resolution appointing the Board of Supervisors as the Board of Directors for the Suisun Fire Protection District;
2) Consider adopting a resolution appointing the Board of Supervisors as the Board of Directors for the Montezuma Fire Protection District; and
3) Consider adopting a resolution appointing the Board of Supervisors as the Board of Directors for the Vacaville Fire Protection District.
SUMMARY
There are currently six separate fire protection districts serving the unincorporated areas of the County which include the Cordelia, Dixon, East Vallejo, Montezuma, Suisun, and Vacaville Fire Protection Districts (FPD). Reorganization of these fire districts has been frequently discussed over the past decades by the Board of Supervisors (Board), as well as by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) and the Solano County Grand Jury. In June of 2021, the Board adopted a resolution of application to reorganize the Cordelia, Vacaville and a portion of the Suisun Fire Protection Districts. Since that time, the Cordelia Fire Protection District (Cordelia FPD) executed a contract with the City of Fairfield to provide all services for the District and therefore, recent discussions have focused on the feasibility of consolidating the Montezuma, Suisun, and Vacaville Fire Protection Districts into one functional district. In anticipation of the reorganization into a single fire district, it is recommended that the Board act now to appoint itself as the board of directors of each of the three districts pursuant to Healt...
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