1949-05 Extending Fire Protection to CountyR Z S 0 L U T 1 0 N
10EREAS, the City Council of the City of Okee-
chobee, Florida, finds It abso1vtely necessary to purchase
a new fire truck and equipment because of the fact that the
present fire fighting equipment of the City Is obsolete,
dilapidated. and wholly Insufficient to protect the citizens
of Okeechobee against fire hazards, and
WHEREAS, the V"'ity has ordered and. will soon receive
delivery of a new fire truck, together with all necessary
fire fightinu- equipment, at a maximum cost of approximately
and
WHEIREAS, the County of Ckeechobee, Florida, has
a,- reed t^- pay on the purChase price of r -aid fi---e truck and
equipment as aforeseld the sum of 11,�'2,000.00, provided that
the City of Okeechobee will use said fire truck and equipr.lient
for the protection of citizens of Okeechobee,Florida, living
outside of the City limits of Okeechobee, Florida, now
therefore,
BE IT PL1PSOLVYD by the Council of the City of
Okeechobee, Florida, thet in ennsideretion of the -oremlsesl
said Citir Council does hereby covenant and ec-ree with the
Commiseloners of Okeechobee County, Florida, that the fire
truck and equipment now being purchased by said City of
Okeechobee, Florida, will be usedl for the protection of each
and every citizen of Okeechobee County, Florida, whether they
-he lirrits of Okeechobee City, Floride., or not;
live within 111
that said fire fighting equipment will be available to the
citizens of Okeechobee County, Florida, when It Is necessary
and wherever it is possible for it to render assistance in
the protection of homes and people of said county against
destruction of their property by fire.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this
Resolut.1--n 'be furnished the 0co-intY Com.missioners, of Clr.ep-
chob-e County, Florida.
PASSED and ADOPf-ED in regulpr open sessi--n this
the day of 0-�Ju.�L, A. D. 1949.
ATTEST:
City clerk
P r e s i d e n t 0 1 t Y70'6�Tn-Hil-
- Members City �Councll