REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
DAN MUNSEY, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Agreement with the Colorado River Indian Tribes for Fire Protection and Basic Life Support Services to the Community of Big River
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, approve Amendment No. 2, retroactively effective July 1, 2025, to Agreement No. 20-595 with the Colorado River Indian Tribes for the continuous provision of fire protection and basic life support services to the unincorporated community of Big River, with no change in the annual compensation amount of $50,000, and extending the term for an additional five-year period, for a total contract term of July 14, 2020, through June 30, 2030.
(Presenter: Dan Munsey, Fire Chief/Fire Warden, 387-5779)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of Amendment No. 2 (Amendment) will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 20-595 (Agreement) with Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) will allow SBCFPD to compensate CRIT for the cost of providing fire protection and basic life support services in the amount of $50,000 per year through fiscal year 2029-30. Sufficient appropriation is included in SBCFPD's 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On July 14, 2020 (Item No. 59), SBCFPD's Board of Directors (Board) approved the Agreement with CRIT, to compensate CRIT an amount of $50,000 per y...
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