The Lafayette City Parish Council voted Tuesday to put a Lafayette Parish Fire Protection mileage proposal on the December ballot.

The resolution, approved by a 7-2 vote at Tuesday’s meeting, addresses the fire protection funding issues within unincorporated Lafayette Parish. 

Earlier this year, the Lafayette Parish Fire Protection Association asked council members to support putting the plan on the ballot later this year to allow voters to decide on it.

The resolution was supported by council members Jay Castille, Pat Lewis, Kenneth Boudreaux, Bruce Conque, Nanette Cook and Liz Hebert. Voting against it were council members from District 5 Jared Bellard and District 9 William Theriot.