The City of Live Oak is sounding the alarm, saying it can't afford the current contracts with fire and law enforcement services, which could be canceled.
The City of Live Oak will be sending a written notice to cancel its contracts with the Sutter County Fire Department and sheriff's services. The notice must come one year prior to the cancellation taking effect. The city is one year into a five-year agreement.
The city manager says Live Oak needs to come up with millions of dollars. Until they can do that, they hope to renegotiate their public safety contracts.
Sending in a written notice of cancellation allows them to weigh their options. The city manager says no one will be left without emergency services, but they could be reduced.
Some Live Oak residents worry that slower response times could put their small community at risk.
"If we were to back out and not have a fire department here in Live Oak, there's a lot of things we would have to worry about. One of them would be medical response," said Richard Epperson, the interim fire chief at Sutter County Fire, which includes Live Oak.
"But you can imagine, they're not here 24/7. We have calls throughout the night," Epperson said.
"Public safety is a priority," Moody said. "Live Oak is gonna continue providing fire and law enforcement services. We're actively managing it."
The Sutter County Fire Department, comprised of three stations, is facing its own financial struggles. If Live Oak pulls out of the contract, that puts the other stations at even more risk.
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