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Inverness president wants new auto-aid agreement (update)
The Inverness village president has called for a new agreement between the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) and the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District (PRFPD), under which PRFPD would be responsible for all emergency calls within Inverness, including areas currently covered by BCFPD. The Daily Herald recently published an updated report on this ongoing debate:
Inverness Village President Jack Tatooles is continuing to push the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District trustees to explore a deal that would allow the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District to take over emergency response duties in the western part of his village. However, both fire districts are still uncertain whether they can resolve their financial disagreements and reach a formal agreement.
“I don’t think this is going to be negotiated,†said Palatine Rural Fire Protection District President Glen Grosch during a recent meeting. “I think this is going to remain as it is or be changed through a referendum.†Grosch emphasized that as a board member, he doesn’t have the authority to change district boundaries, but he acknowledged that citizen-led referendums sometimes can lead to such changes.
Tatooles made his case at a recent meeting where Barrington Countryside trustees Paul Heinze and Marvin Hill met with local leaders to discuss the effects of the district’s January 1 split from the Barrington Fire Department. While officials from Lake Barrington, South Barrington, and Barrington Township raised concerns about staffing and train-related response delays, Tatooles focused on his vision for a cooperative agreement between the two fire protection districts.
Under the proposed arrangement, both fire departments would respond to emergencies in each other's jurisdictions if the closest station is available. According to Tatooles, Palatine Rural’s station is just 1.5 miles away from the west side of Inverness, while Barrington Countryside’s Station 2 in Barrington Hills is 5 miles away and Station 3 in Lake Barrington is 7 miles distant.
However, the chances of reaching an automatic-aid agreement depend largely on resolving a disagreement over how much property tax revenue Palatine Rural would receive from the arrangement. Grosch stated that the district has turned down a paid-on-call model and is instead seeking a significant portion of the property taxes from the area in Inverness that would fall under its coverage. He noted that Palatine Rural already pays other departments—like those in Palatine and Rolling Meadows—for similar coverage in remote parts of its own district. The proposed agreement with Barrington Countryside would follow a similar model, though no specific financial figures have been finalized yet.