Despite a letter from the fire district saying it doesn't plan to cooperate, Atherton's City Council on Wednesday night authorized getting proposals for a study of the Menlo Park Fire District's costs for serving Atherton and the revenues it generates from property taxes in the town.
City Manager George Rodericks said once the town receives the proposals, a contract will come to the council for approval, probably in January.
The council asked for bids from consultants on studying three items: the amount of property tax revenues generated in Atherton that goes to the fire district, both now and in the future; how much the fire district spends providing all its services to the town; and how much it would cost the town to provide its own fire services.