So here's another idea, to make sure the fee gets paid: Tack it on to something that DOES get paid, like the property tax. Just include it right in there.

I would dearly love to not pay the school part of my property taxes, but I can't. If the firefighter fee was included, I would have to pay that, too.

Then add up the number of property tax payments and multiply by $75, and direct deposit into the firefighter fund.

But maybe that is too simple, and the bureaucrats would still eff it up.

Sue