Commissioners approved that First Amendment on April 20, 2026, by a vote of 3-0, allowing the county to purchase the surplus fire equipment and gear from the City of Demorest.
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Habersham County approves fire protection agreement with City of Demorest, later amends it for equipment purchase
The deal sets what the county pays Demorest each year to provide fire protection service, and a later amendment lets the county buy surplus fire gear from the city as a credit against that cost.
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The Habersham County Board of Commissioners took up an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Demorest for county emergency services to provide fire protection. On Oct. 20, 2025, commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the agreement, with the county paying $655,396 per year, offset by credits of $90,000 per year and $30,000 per year.
The agreement also covered the City's real property and improvements at the Demorest Fire Department facility on Ivy Street, a 1.0-acre site.
On March 16, 2026, the board was asked to consider purchasing surplus fire equipment and gear from Demorest for a total of $75,000, to be applied as an $18,750-per-year credit over the four remaining years of the October 2025 agreement, which would require a First Amendment to that agreement.
Commissioners approved that First Amendment on April 20, 2026, by a vote of 3-0, allowing the county to purchase the surplus fire equipment and gear from the City of Demorest.
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Appeared on agendaproposedFirst Amendment to intergovernmental agreement with City of Demorest for fire protection services, allowing purchase of surplus fire equipment and gear from Demorest
First Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demorest
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First Amendment to intergovernmental agreement with City of Demorest for fire protection services, allowing purchase of surplus fire equipment and gear from Demorest
First Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demorest
ApprovedconfirmedFirst Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demorest for Fire Protection Services
Consider/Apptove First Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demorest
for Fire Protection Services to Allow for Purchase of Surplus Fire Equipment and Gear from the
City of Demorest
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First Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demorest for Fire Protection Services
Consider/Apptove First Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demorest for Fire Protection Services to Allow for Purchase of Surplus Fire Equipment and Gear from the City of Demorest
Appeared on agendaproposedPurchase of surplus fire equipment from City of Demorest
Consider/Approve Purchase of Surplus Fire Equipment from the City of Demorest
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Purchase of surplus fire equipment from City of Demorest
Consider/Approve Purchase of Surplus Fire Equipment from the City of Demorest
Appeared on agendaproposedPurchase of surplus fire equipment/gear from City of Demorest and First Amendment to IGA for Fire Protection Services
a total of $75,000.00, to be applied as a credit of $18,750.00 per year over the four remaining
years of the October 2025 Intergovernmental Agreement
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Purchase of surplus fire equipment/gear from City of Demorest and First Amendment to IGA for Fire Protection Services
a total of $75,000.00, to be applied as a credit of $18,750.00 per year over the four remaining years of the October 2025 Intergovernmental Agreement
Appeared on agendaproposedPurchase of surplus fire equipment and gear from the City of Demorest
I make a motion to approve the purchase of the surplus fire gear and equipment listed in the attached document for a total of $75,000.00, to be applied as a credit of $18,750.00 per year over the four remaining years of the October 2025 Intergovernmental Agreement.
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Purchase of surplus fire equipment and gear from the City of Demorest
I make a motion to approve the purchase of the surplus fire gear and equipment listed in the attached document for a total of $75,000.00, to be applied as a credit of $18,750.00 per year over the four remaining years of the October 2025 Intergovernmental Agreement.
Appeared on agendaproposedIntergovernmental agreement with City of Demorest for county emergency services to provide fire protection services
Consider/Approve Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Habersham County
Emergency Services to Provide Fire Protection Services
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Intergovernmental agreement with City of Demorest for county emergency services to provide fire protection services
Consider/Approve Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Habersham County Emergency Services to Provide Fire Protection Services
ApprovedconfirmedIntergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Habersham County Emergency Services to provide fire protection services
Motion by Commissioner Akins, seconded by Commissioner Mealor and voted unanimously (5-0) to approve
the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demorest for Habersham County Emergency Services to
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Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Habersham County Emergency Services to provide fire protection services
Motion by Commissioner Akins, seconded by Commissioner Mealor and voted unanimously (5-0) to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demorest for Habersham County Emergency Services to
Appeared on agendaproposedIntergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Fire Services
The City’s real property and improvements of the Demorest Fire Department facility located at 125 Ivy
Street, Demorest, Georgia, totaling 1.0 acre
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Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Fire Services
The City’s real property and improvements of the Demorest Fire Department facility located at 125 Ivy Street, Demorest, Georgia, totaling 1.0 acre
ApprovedconfirmedIntergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Habersham County Emergency Services to provide fire protection services
voted unanimously (5-0) to approve
the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demotest for Habersham County Emergency Services to
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Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Habersham County Emergency Services to provide fire protection services
voted unanimously (5-0) to approve the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Demotest for Habersham County Emergency Services to
Appeared on agendaproposedIntergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Fire Protection Services
seeks the approval from the Habersham County Board
of Commissioners for the approval of the IGA with the City of Demorest to provide Fire Protection Services
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Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Demorest for Fire Protection Services
seeks the approval from the Habersham County Board of Commissioners for the approval of the IGA with the City of Demorest to provide Fire Protection Services
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