The Sacramento, Calif., City Council has resorted to reducing the availability of fire engines to close a $43 million budget gap in the current fiscal year. Now the city council’s Law and Legislation Committee will consider imposing a fee on nonresidents who get into crashes requiring emergency services assistance. On Tuesday, July 20, the committee will consider a measure that would impose fees ranging from $435 for routine crashes to $2,275 for responses requiring hazardous materials cleanup and helicopter transport. According to a city staff report cited by The Sacramento Bee, several other cities in the state charge nonresidents for such services.
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