To my recollection, no ballot questions were raised at the November 24 meeting. This will be re-checked at the next meeting and/or through district confirmation.

No district-specific issues stood out at the November 24 meeting. This section will be expanded if issues come up in future meetings or documents.

• Staffing: Most, if not all, districts need more firefighters and EMS personnel.
• Volunteer model vs affordability: The use of volunteers versus the cost of living and affordability situations should be discussed.
• Turnout: Low voter turnout should be re-discussed, as it calls into question the strength of election processes.
• Visibility gap: Lack of public attendance and press coverage of meetings leaves the public and voters in the dark regarding essential emergency services.
• Website/Social Media Maintenance: Online information not being updated or not even existing leads to lack of coordination for the public to know meeting days/times/locations, meeting minutes missing, underutilized social media marketing opportunities, etc.
• Legal Notice vs Meaningful Notice: Traditionally, public meetings across the county only needed to be advertised in one or two newspapers. As the digital age takes over, there is a push to publish on websites, but is that enough?
• EMS uncertainty: The ongoing Inspira contract discussions leaves districts in limbo about how to handle EMS coverage on a long term vision.
• Radio programming: The lack of a radio programmer hinders inter-county communication during mutual aid endeavors.