Title
Budget Amendment for FY26 Cook's Volunteer Fire District Funding
Action
ACTION:
Amend the FY2026 Budget Ordinance to appropriate $210,000.00 of Charlotte ETJ Fire District (9021) fund balance for the Cook's Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of one Fire Engine.
Staff Contact: Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi, Director, LUESA
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
LUESA is requesting fund balance to cover the down payment of one fire engine for Cook’s Volunteer Fire Department (VFD). This funding will be added to the FY26 capital allocation for Cook’s VFD. The purchase of a new fire engine will allow the Cook’s VFD to meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1900 standard for apparatus, which recommends moving frontline trucks to reserve status after 15 years and retiring them by 25 years. Currently, Cook’s VFD has one apparatus that is not meeting the standard.
The amount requested for additional funding is $210,000.00, sourced from the Fire Tax Fund, and will cover the down payment for the fire engine. Cook’s VFD will use ongoing capital fund allocation to pay the loan payments.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
N/A
POLICY IMPACT:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
VFD fund (9021) balance appropriation of $210,000.00. No county funding impact.