HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2001-18 ORDINANCE 01-18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA AMENDING
THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TOWN CODE CHAPTER 4, PUBLIC
SAFETY BY ADDING ARTICLE 4-4, FIRE PROTECTION
SERVICES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Town Code Chapter 4 Public Safety Article 4-4 Fire Protection Service
is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4-4-1 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES
FROM AND AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ADOPTION OF
ORDINANCE 01-18 THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS SHALL PROVIDE FIRE
PROTECTION SERVICES TO ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS WITHIN ITS
INCORPORATED BOUNDARIES, AS THEY EXIST NOW OR AS THEY MAY BE
AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME BY OPERATION OF LAW IN THE FUTURE.
SECTION 4-4-2 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES DIRECTOR
THE TOWN MANAGER AND/OR HIS DESIGNEE SHALL OCCUPY THE
POSITION OF FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES MANAGER AND SHALL BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CONTRACTUAL MATTERS AND PERSONNEL
MATTERS WITH REGARD TO THE PROVISION OF FIRE PROTECTION
SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF FOUNTAIN HILLS.
Section 2. That the Acting Town Manager shall prepare for Council approval an alternative
plan for full fire service should Rural Metro be unable to provide service. Said
plan to be available for discussion and approval at the Special Council Meeting of
December 4`h, 2001.
Section 3. WHEREAS, it is determined that the public heath, safety and welfare of the
citizens of the Town of Fountain Hills would be jeopardized and the financial
integrity and viability of fire protection services would be extremely
compromised if this ordinance was not passed with an immediate effective date,
this is therefore declared to be an emergency ordinance and shall become
effective immediately upon its adoption and passage by six or more members of
the Town Council of the Town of Fountain Hills, and such emergency measure
shall be exempt from the provisions of referendum as set forth in the Constitution
and laws of the State of Arizona.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of
Fountain Hills, Arizona this 31st day of October, 2001.
FOR T E TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS: ATTESTED TO:
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Sharon Morgan, Mayor Cassie B. Hansen, Town Clerk
REVIEWED BY: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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William E. Farrell, Acting Town Manager William E. Farrell, Town Attorney
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Rural/Metro
Fire Department
50 Years of Serving Others
October 30, 2001
Mayor Sharon Morgan
Town of Fountain Hills
16836 E. Palisades Blvd., Building A
Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268
Dear Mayor Morgan:
I am a Group President of Rural/Metro Corporation responsible for the operating entity of
Rural/Metro Fire Department. Our organization has provided fire protection service to the Town
of Fountain Hills for over 25 years, primarily through a contract with the Fountain Hills Fire
District. Rural/ Metro is ready, willing, and able to continue service directly to the Fire District.
However, should the Town of Fountain Hills elect to exercise its power to provide fire protection
service to the Town, this correspondence confirms that Rural/Metro will, and hereby agrees to,
provide fire protection to the Town of Fountain Hills in the same vigorous and dedicated fashion
as our history reflects.
Specifically, RuraUMetro agrees to enter into two separate written agreements, with terms and
conditions similar to those contained in the agreements we have shared with the Fountain Hills
Fire District. The first agreement would become effective the instant the Town elects to provide
fire protection and continue through 11:59:59 p.m. on June 30, 2002. The second agreement,
also containing terms and conditions similar to our contract with the Fountain Hills Fire District,
will commence on 12:00 a.m. on July 1, 2002 and continue through 11:59:59 p.m. on June 30,
2003.
RuraUMetro has always been proud to serve Fountain Hills. We look forward to continuing to
protect and preserve this dynamic community. Please call me with any questions or if I can be of
service now or in the future.
Sincerely,
Ted Beam
Group President
Rural/Metro Fire Department
cc: John Banas, Rural/Metro Corporation
Gregory E. Good, Esq. .
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