For the second consecutive month, the Fort Mojave Mesa Fire Department Board of Directors failed to advance the Joint Powers Authority past the point of an initial presentation.
The JPA is an entity, permitted by law, that includes two or more public authorities to combine under a common umbrella. There is typically a common power overseeing the operations of all of them. In this case, the Bullhead City Fire Department, the Fort Mojave Mesa Fire District and the Mohave Valley Fire Department all would combine under a JPA.
The three departments approved a feasibility study in February to be conducted by the James Vincent Group. Those results were presented to the boards in June.