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Findings and Recommendations
3 findings
The Board of Supervisors has taken a step in a process to identify and implement a more efficient and cost-effective fire service and emergency medical response model by commissioning studies to review and analyze current fire protection and emergency medical response practices of the County Fire Protection District and to make recommendations of alternative approaches.
Related Recommendations (1)
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors consider sharing the written studies prepared by Fitch and Associates with all other fire protection districts in the County and that the County and fire districts consider using those studies as the basis for future discussions exploring opportunities to leverage strengths and optimize the delivery of services throughout the County. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors consider sharing studies by Fitch and Associates with LAFCO and LAFCO consider postponing MSRs for fire districts until the studies are available and can be used to provide updated context for LAFCO's reviews and analyses, provided that LAFCO does not delay issuing any such MSR beyond the time that it is required to do so by applicable California statute.
The timing of the commissioned studies, which coincide with LAFCO's plan to undertake MSRs of the fire districts in the County, presents an excellent opportunity to develop improved fire protection and emergency medical response operations in the districts and throughout the County.
No recommendations for this finding
Cooperation between the County and fire district governing bodies is critical to successfully transition to new models of providing fire protection and emergency medical response services.
Related Recommendations (1)
No fire districts consider any revenue-generation ballot initiatives until results of the studies have been reviewed and evaluated and plans have been developed by each district to implement any agreed-upon "best practices" that may be included in those studies.
Additional Recommendations
1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
No Responses Found
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