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AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Village of Ruidoso

Consent Regular Item - 20.

To:
Mayor Crawford and Councilors 

Presenter(s):

Ross Coleman, Assistant Fire Chief 

 

Meeting Date:

June  13, 2023
Re:

Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security Fire Marshal’s Division and the Village of Ruidoso to Facilitate Accepting Responsibilities for Conducting Fire Inspections, Fire Plan Reviews and Acceptance Testing on Fire Protection Features Within the Village’s Jurisdictional Boundaries. 

Item Summary:

Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security Fire Marshal’s Division and the Village of Ruidoso to Facilitate Accepting Responsibilities for Conducting Fire Inspections, Fire Plan Reviews and Acceptance Testing on Fire Protection Features Within the Village’s Jurisdictional Boundaries.

Financial Impact:

None.

Item Discussion:

Currently, the New Mexico State Fire Marshal's Office conducts fire inspections on all new commercial occupancies requiring business owners to wait for those services for an undetermined amount of time. Having this MOU in place will allow Ruidoso Fire Inspectors to assist business owners in expediting their inspections, and will allow the fire department greater awareness of the building's safety features for operational pre-planning purposes.

Recommendations:

To Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the New Mexico Department of Homeland Security Fire Marshal’s Division and the Village of Ruidoso to Facilitate Accepting Responsibilities for Conducting Fire Inspections, Fire Plan Reviews and Acceptance Testing on Fire Protection Features Within the Village’s Jurisdictional Boundaries.

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
MOU between State Fire Marshal's Division and Ruidoso