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Fire Exploratory Committee
Kent Regional
Fire Authority
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Fire Service Exploration in Tukwila
February 2010 — Council Retreat
June 2010 — Fire Services Options Presentation
June 2010 — Council established Fire Exploratory Committee
December 2010 — Council established Joint Fire Exploratory Committee
June 2012 —Joint Fire Exploratory Committee ended
February 2014 -2014 Fire Exploratory Committee formed
2014 Fire Exploratory Committee
2014 Fire Exploratory Committee Review
April — September 2014
Current Fire Department budget, staffing and services
Service delivery options
Fire Benefit Charge fundamentals
Partnership Opportunities
Viable Option- RFA
Financial sustainability of high quality service
Economies of scale
Fire Benefit Charge
Governance
What is a Regional Fire Authority?
A special purpose district created by vote of the people
A municipal corporation and an independent taxing authority
Its boundaries are coextensive with two or more adjacent fire
protection jurisdictions
Governing body is elected officials of participant jurisdictions
and elected commissioners of Authority
Regional Fire Authorities in WA State
Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority (King County)
North County Regional Fire Authority (Snohomish County)
North Mason Regional Fire Service Authority (Mason County)
Riverside Fire Authority (Lewis County)
South Whatcom Fire Authority (Whatcom County)
Valley Regional Fire Authority (King County)
South East Thurston Fire Authority (Thurston County)
West Thurston Regional Fire Authority (Thurston County)
Viable Option - Kent RFA
Experienced and established
Successful relationship — Training Consortium
Interested in partnership and further exploration
RFA Annexation (RCW 52.26.300)
An adjacent fire protection jurisdiction is eligible
Initiated by resolution of the governing body of the jurisdiction
requesting annexation
Governing body of RFA amends Plan
City Council adopts a resolution approving the annexation and Plan
amendment
City Council requests annexation be placed on the ballot
Annexation is authorized by majority vote of City residents
What has Changed since 2010?
RCW amended to streamline process for annexation
Kent RFA completed process with SeaTac
Potential to revise fire benefit charge formula
Recommended Next Steps
Financial Analysis
Communications, messaging, community engagement
Operations, Plan amendment
Labor negotiations
Resolutions
Election
Interlocal Agreement
Led by Steering Committee — Council, City, Kent RFA, Community
Thank you
Coming up next:
Fire Benefit Charge 101
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