Summary
The transfer tax earmarked for firehouse debt keeps piling up — about $500K a year extra — and the law currently bars spending it elsewhere. Staff plans a proposal to redirect some of it toward new firefighters.
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Last discussed Jul 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Roughly $500,000 a year is accumulating in a restricted reserve the city currently cannot spend.
✅Who benefits
If the law is changed, the fire department and taxpayers could put that money to work on new firefighters.
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