How is NCRFA funded and how does this differ from the current funding for fire and emergency medical services in Arlington?

The NCRFA is supported primarily by two property taxes: a fire levy and an EMS levy.  Like the City Fire Department, the NCRFA also receives revenues from ambulance transports and other service fees and funds.  The RFA’s property tax levies are subject to the same state limits as City property taxes.  Periodic voter approval is needed to restore the purchasing power of the RFA’s property tax levies.  In 2020, the NCRFA property tax levy rates are as follows:

Fire Levy:  $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value

EMS levy: $0.39 per $1,000 of assessed value

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1. What is a Regional Fire Authority (RFA)?
2. Who else has created a RFA?
3. How is a RFA created?
4. Can other cities or fire district’s join an existing RFA? What is the process?
5. Why is the City of Arlington considering annexing into the NCRFA?
6. How will fire and emergency medical services change if the City voters agree to annex into NCRFA?
7. What types of staffing and program partnerships exist today between Arlington and NCRFA?
8. When will the annexation proposal come before Arlington voters? When would the annexation take effect?
9. How much will it cost Arlington taxpayers to be part of the NCRFA?
10. How is NCRFA funded and how does this differ from the current funding for fire and emergency medical services in Arlington?
11. How will the City of Arlington be represented on the NCRFA governance board?
12. Does the firefighters' union support the RFA?
13. What happens if the RFA doesn’t pass?