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The City Council and Board of County Commissioners hove discussed a contract For
provide fire rescue services for the City of Okeechobee.
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While considering the pros and cons of this action objectively, the public should be informed of the following:
PRUDENT. LONG-TERRM THONMING
Tht, streamlining of public safety depar'Lrnents andilo?- seN.ices has bc'.�en consi,,,.Iered iin, dhe� rna-iijoritycif
all 67 Florida counties. Seekirig to find the XpL.Lef
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jir;jjL---Q!=Vayjr 4gliqr.s is a. responsibility of :oval elected leaders,
REIDUNDANCY
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X a-"njis is a duplicat."On 1-1�'servdces and a
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,�vll j-cneas-e eff"ic'eric'v.
Tlh.2 City ods okeecl),cbee taxgd proper -y owners to generate M -7T MilEgn q--0 Algii
2&jMZ2Z= in 2019. if �?aSCUe provideL th�
'KIC h year. a ccL"ill'- provide for the CRlltn-,AaE-absn c-0 20M m§00h
SFAMCE
City tax -payers have trusted Clk�.----hobee County Fire Rescue to responu to EMS (emergency modice�
service) calls since 1980. The Cnumy has never been notified of ursa'isfactcry EMS service level or
response tirries by the City of Okeechobee.
PERSOM-Ell
Members of both the City Coijrci: and Soo -C have expressed, in duly adver'l-ised p,A.Aic meetings,
intent to protect local Firefiglibsirs Porn being allisplaced to the extent possihie.
The Ci,.y Council unanimously voted to pay for 9)t:laer,.sys fu, each city fl-zlcj},ter to obta--n
parernedic certification so ther they may be eligible for employi—enit witl-= Okeechobee County Fire
Pescue. Of the 10 eligible city f "efighters,
The initial, proposed. c,.-;ntrRct,-NIth 0kPac-,o,-,ee "ounty Provides '-b'- LCMU_RKw_nvdk
Olkecchobe? County •i:4"a rzpscue gives a "Cca-I 'r7'-,?f0.-rencPa In hiring, curr4�r,dy
V5C8!ndPES VUhiCI deed to ;"2 filed.
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No svidence has been provided v,, sho-,ry a convact for caiise a cj�a-jgc- �;.orgs -r
subseauen1 - increase or decrease f'n Eri5,,rzncea
TRAN59DAREVila 7
A contract for f?,e S�-Vjces .41135 f!r-zi- disu�SSC-d a, t"a MY—SL ''Ity 01'-''Jrlcil
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of tll'�e "-'[.Y Co-,.,r#cH end V)CC. -Mach. of `'.,,noprp mee.'rig-C for
from the public.
The information presented ",been verified as trujIJIMEoffect by both City and
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Paid for by the members of the Economic Council of Okeechobee County, a non- prol"it comprised of business and' industry leadles i,'
(:)keec hobee County, All FCO initiatives, projects, and involvement in local. Policy are aimed to crf-yjt e on environment !hot promote,
prudent oconomir- growth and improves I he quality of Ide in 0kc.x-,chotxv County. V tondo.
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