Marysville Fire District board to consider single-rate ambulance fee schedule; 2027 budget proposal carries $1.46 levy rate and $43 million spending plan

What the records say

The Marysville Fire District Board of Directors is scheduled to meet October 21, 2026, at 6 PM at Station 62 and via Zoom, with Resolution No. 2026-006, an ambulance transport billing authorization, on the agenda as old business ¹. The resolution would adopt a fee schedule effective January 1, 2027, replacing the current two-rate (in-district and out-of-district) structure with a single rate aligned to the CPI-W-adjusted out-of-district rates, a change the Finance Committee reviewed on September 29 to streamline billing and align MFD with average Snohomish County billing practices ¹. Commencing January 1, 2028, and each January 1 thereafter, rates would rise by 100% of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue CPI-W, and 2027 rates must be submitted to the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner by November 1 ¹. The 2027 preliminary budget proposal behind the levy figures was presented by Finance Director Chelsie McInnis at the Finance Committee's September 29, 2026 preliminary budget review: proposed levy rates of $1.46 for Regular and $0.47 for EMS, based on preliminary assessed property values that rose 2.02% to $20.1 billion ¹. Total Expense Fund operating revenues are projected to increase 2.5%, with taxes about 91% of revenues; the total proposed Expense Fund budget, including interfund transfers, is approximately $43 million, with operating costs up 4.2% ¹. Personnel costs account for roughly 85% of the budget at $32.7 million, with maintenance and operations at $5.9 million, reflecting two new full-time positions (a Deputy Fire Marshal and a mid-year IT help desk position), a 5% wage adjustment, an 18.5% increase in health insurance premiums, and a 15% increase in L&I premiums, while overtime is projected to drop about 12% (roughly $446,000) as sixteen employees return from medic school and the academy ¹. The board's next budget milestone is the 2027 Budget Workshop scheduled for October 29, 2026 ¹. Because the October 21 meeting has not yet occurred, no vote has been taken on the resolution or any budget action; the packet shows only what is scheduled for consideration ¹.

• The Marysville Fire District Board meets October 21, 2026, at 6 PM, with Resolution No. 2026-006 (ambulance transport billing authorization) on the agenda ¹.
• The 2027 preliminary budget proposal, presented at the September 29 Finance Committee review, proposes levy rates of $1.46 for Regular and $0.47 for EMS, with preliminary assessed property values up 2.02% to $20.1 billion ¹.
• The total proposed 2027 Expense Fund budget, including interfund transfers, is approximately $43 million, with operating costs projected to rise 4.2% ¹.
• Personnel costs are about 85% of the budget at $32.7 million, reflecting two new positions, a 5% wage adjustment, an 18.5% health insurance increase, and a 15% L&I premium increase ¹.
• Resolution No. 2026-006 would adopt a single-rate ambulance transport fee schedule effective January 1, 2027, replacing the current in-district/out-of-district two-rate structure ¹.
• 2027 ambulance rates must be submitted to the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner by November 1 ¹.

Why it matters

Fire district levies are funded by property taxes, so the proposed $1.46 Regular and $0.47 EMS rates and the roughly $43 million spending plan directly shape what Marysville-area property owners pay and what level of fire and EMS service the district can staff and equip in 2027 ¹. The ambulance fee schedule is a household-cost item as well: under the resolution, anyone transported by MFD ambulance would be billed under the new single-rate schedule effective January 1, 2027, with automatic annual increases tied to the regional CPI-W beginning January 1, 2028 ¹.

What changed / what's next

• The board's consideration of Resolution No. 2026-006 at the October 21, 2026 meeting ¹.
• The 2027 Budget Workshop scheduled for October 29, 2026 ¹.
• The packet does not include the final fee schedule dollar amounts from Exhibit A or a final budget document, so exact rates and any board amendments will only be known after consideration and any adoption.