To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Intention to Continue to Levy Fire Suppression Benefit Assessments and a Supplemental Fire Suppression Benefit Assessment on all Parcels of Real Property in the town of Rodeo and the City of Hercules for Fiscal Year 2026-27
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a resolution to affirm continuing the levying and collection of the former Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District (RHFPD) Benefit Assessments by the adoption of the attached Resolution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Adoption of the Benefit Assessment Resolution will result in approximately $1,366,244 in revenue for FY 2026-27.
BACKGROUND:
Prior to the annexation, RHFPD levied and collected Benefit Assessments by the adoption of the attached Resolution that authorized RHFPD to impose two Benefit Assessment fees: Ordinance 87-1 (and as amended by Ordinance 87-4) and Ordinance 97-1. The purpose of these assessments is to create a dedicated revenue stream to fund fire and emergency medical services to the town of Rodeo and the City of Hercules. The legal framework to establish the Benefit Assessment fee was through the creation and adoption of Ordinance 87-1 and was amended by Ordinance 87-4 to adjust and finalize the benefit assessment rates. As the community grew, operational costs exceeded revenue generated by Ordinance 87-4. To address the revenue shortfall, a Supplemental Fire Suppression Assessment was established in 1997 through Ordinance 97-1.
With the annexation of RHFPD on July 1, 2025, by the Contra Costa Fire Protection District (CCCFPD), the District is authorized to continue imposing the two Benefit Assessment fees. For assessments to continue, CCCFPD Fire Board is required, annually, to adopt a resolution to continue to levy the Fire Suppression Benefit Assessments at $52.00 per risk unit, and the Supplemental Fire Suppression Be...
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