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TO; BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ' ` Costa
County
FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR
A COU N'�
County Administrator
DATE: October 2, 1995
SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT OF WEST COUNTY FIRE SERVICE AD HOC COMMITTEE
Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Background & Justification
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider appointing Supervisor Jim Rogers and Supervisor Jeff Smith to an Ad
Hoc Committee to review West County Fire Service issues including the
contract with the City of Richmond.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
Fire service in west Contra Costa County is provided by three city fire
departments, two independent fire districts and two County fire districts .
Because the geographic boundaries of the cities and fire districts are
intermingled, there is a great deal of interdependence among the several fire
agencies . In the extreme west end of the County (Richmond, E1 Cerrito,
Kensington and the former West County Fire District) this is particularly
true.
Because of this interdependence, the County-operated West County Fire
District which serves the people of San Pablo and the E1 Sobrante area
operated under a contract with the Cities of Richmond and E1 Cerrito and the
Kensington Fire District which covered joint operations . Additionally, for
over ten years the West County Fire District had been managed by the Richmond
City Fire Department under a contractual arrangement.
Effective July 1, 1994 the West County Fire District was annexed as part of
the consolidation to the Contra Costa County Fire District which assumed the
management of the West County District, but continued the contractual
arrangement with the City of Richmond for training, dispatch services and
certain operational aspects related to the battalion chief function. Recent
discussions between the Richmond City Fire Chief and the County Fire Chief
have revealed a mutual interest in modifying the contractual arrangement
between the two fire agencies .
It is recommended that the Supervisors that represent the areas served by the
west County fire agencies, Supervisor Jim Rogers and Supervisor Jeff Smith be
appointed to an ad hoc committee to review the contractual arrangement
between Richmond and the County and to work with appropriate staff on other
related matters .
Continued on Attachment: YES Signature.
Recommendation of County Administrator
Recommendation of Board Committee
Approve Other
Signature(s) :
Action of Board on: October 3, igg5 Approved as Recommended X Other
It is by the Board ordered the above recommendation is APPROVED; and Supervisor Rogers
and Supervisor Smith are APPOINTED.
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w;a,e- of Supervisors : I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
Unanimous (Absent --------- ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes : Noes : ) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
Contact: T. McGraw (646-4855) Attested:
October 3, 1995
cc: County Administrator's Office Phil Batchelor, Clerk of
Chief Allen Little the Board of Supervisors
City of Richmond a County Administrator
By: , DEPUTY