Yesterday, by a unanimous vote, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to not reopen the county tax share agreement. The decision to leave the apportionment as is came after local fire districts, namely Nevada County Consolidated, Ophir Hill, Penn Valley and Rough & Ready had asked for a greater share of tax revenues to backfill their budget shortages and increase staffing.

Supervisors also indicated they’ll continue to work with the fire districts to find solutions, including advocating at the state and federal level for additional funding.

Over the past five years, the county has provided $5.87 million in support to local fire districts, including grants, Title III and Proposition 172 allocations, defensible space contracts, surplus equipment — supporting 12 local

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