Orange City scheduled a Fire Assessment Program Workshop for the City Council, focused on staff introduction, an overview, and a fire assessment program presentation. This indicates the city is evaluating how it funds and structures fire services, potentially including special assessments, fees, or changes to existing funding models. Because the agenda is limited to discussion and presentation, no procurement decisions or vendors are specified yet, but the topic often leads to needs for financial modeling, legal review, public communication, and data/IT support. Vendors in public safety consulting, municipal finance, assessment methodologies, and community engagement should monitor follow-on agendas for formal actions and be prepared to support study, design, and implementation of any new fire assessment program the council pursues.

This was a dedicated workshop meeting solely to discuss the fire assessment program, suggesting a si...