2026-08-25 Regular Council Meeting

The City of DuPont Regular Council Meeting, identified in the title as August 25, 2026 (metadata lists August 26), included discussion of a possible ambulance utility fee and funding for fire and EMS services. The Fire Chief recommended updating the 2024 RFP for a professional cost-of-service study to assess ambulance costs, staffing, equipment, customer classifications, and potential fee structures. Two firms had responded in 2024: Public Consulting Group at about $35,000 and AP Triton at slightly more; the Chief estimated a new study could cost roughly $40,000–$50,000. Council did not authorize the study or adopt a fee, but requested that an action item on moving the study forward be placed on an agenda by the end of September, with multifamily, commercial, warehouse, and other customer demographics included in the RFP. Members also discussed EMS levy and transport-billing questions, but requested further information before decisions.

The meeting also reviewed sidewalk defects and repair costs, including an estimated $165 per linear foot for standard-width sidewalk replacement and a roughly $34,000 estimate for a group of identified repairs. Staff described the inventory as an initial, currently unfunded assessment; prioritization and possible funding sources—including vehicle-tab fees, real estate excise tax, and other funds—remain for further review, and no repair contract or funding allocation was approved. An AWC RMSA presentation addressed volunteer-program risk management and recommended documented policies, agreements, supervision, training, and screening; no related policy or spending action was taken. Council approved an agenda amendment moving the youth-program study session to September 8 and approved the consent agenda; no procurement award was identified.