REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 19, 2020
FROM
DAN MUNSEY, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
GARY McBRIDE, Chief Executive Officer, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
SUBJECT
Title
FP-5 Funding Impacts
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the Governing Body of the San Bernardino Fire Protection District, receive presentation on San Bernardino County Fire Protection District FP-5 Funding Impacts.
(Presenter: Dan Munsey, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, 387-5779)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item is for presentation, and will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) at this time.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District resulted from a reorganization approved on June 20, 2008 by Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) 3000. The action also included the reorganization of County Service Area Improvement Zone FP-5 into San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Service Zone FP-5 (Zone FP-5), which is substantially funded by a special tax approved by the voters in the original formation of Zone FP-5. Since that time, LAFCO has approved the annexation of the cities of San Bernardino, Needles, and Twentynine Palms into Zone FP-5, which included the obligation to pay the special tax in the annual amount of $157.26 per parcel (with a maximum 3% annual cost of living increase). That special tax continues to be the primary funding mechanism for Zone FP-5.
After providing public notice, on October 16, 2018 (Item No. 58), the Board of Directors (Board) adopted a resolution that expanded the boundaries of Zone FP-5 to include Upland and San Antonio Heights, and the remaining portions of the Fire Dist...
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