The Sedona Fire District has started preparations for next year’s budget, but is still unsure how much money it will have. The district is funded by taxes from property assessments, and Business Director Karen Daines said she expects this...
Sedona Fire District’s business director, Karen Daines, recently became a Certified Public Finance Officer through the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. Daines is one of 410 people in the U.S. and Canada to achieve...
Federal grant money assigned to improve services at the Sedona Fire District languishes in an SFD reserve account, exposing a lack of expertise in grant writing at the fire district. Grant money can add faster, more up-to-date services to...
A game of “what ifs,” may end up as layoffs for the Sedona Fire District. On Monday, March 9, Sedona Fire District Governing Board member Bert Berkshire asked staff to show how they would lower salaries and...
More than 100 residents showed up to watch what some described as a “three-ring circus” at the Sedona Fire District Governing Board Wednesday, Feb. 25. A frequently confused and chaotic discussion of the proposed Chapel area fire station eventually...
There are just over 500 high school-aged students in Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, according to the...
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