YORKTON - It took considerable debate and one motion being defeated but the City of Yorkton will move forward with bylaw changes to ensure a level of cost recovery in its fire services.

At its regular meeting Monday Council voted five-to-two, (Councillors Greg Litvanyi and Quinn Haider voted no) to direct Administration to prepare a bylaw to amend the current Fire Bylaw Emergency Response fee structure to put a maximum charge on firefighting cost recovery as follows:

* $5,000 for Residential

* $50,000 for Commercial

* No limit for Industrial or Agricultural.

Trevor Morrissey, Fire Chief, with the city had earlier suggested the decision would be a good one.

“Implementing these changes in the bylaw allows the City to reduce their financial exposure by utilizing a spread of risk busines

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