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City Council approves new fire contract Melodie Phelps News Editor Monticello City Council approved a new four-year agreement to provide fire service to county residents, during a meeting on Monday night. The new contract, which includes a $16,000 annual increase in the fee paid by the county, would require action by the fiscal court to become effective. The current agreement expires at the end of this month, according to Mayor Thurston Frye. Frye told council members Monday evening that a committee of representatives of city and county government had met to discuss a new contract. Currently, the county pays the city $88,000 a year for fire protection. With a new contract, the county would pay the city $104,000 each year. The new contract would run through December 2009, if approved by the county. Councilman Dan Daffron, who met with county officials to discuss the new contract, voiced disappointment that the fiscal court had not approved the agreement during their meeting last week. ³We tried to stress that $16,000 was a very minimal increase, and thatıs why Iım disappointed that there was no action taken at their meeting,² stated Daffron. Councilman Alan Richard-son made a motion to approve the new contract. After a second by Councilman Kelvin Upchurch, the agreement was approved by a 4-0 vote. Councilmen Proctor Rankin and Ivan Tuggle were absent Monday night. Also during Mondayıs meeting, the council heard the first reading of an ordinance to accept Barnes Drive and Rolling Hills Boulevard into the city street system. During a special meeting on Wednesday, December 8, the Monticello City Council agreed to draft the ordinance that would include these streets in the city. Add a comment |
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