Council wrestles with cutting Fort Worth's HOPE program to save overtime
Staff recommended eliminating backfill for the HOPE fire team (four fire positions) to save approximately $650k in overtime, moving outreach duties toward nonprofit partners; council members warned of service impacts for homelessness response.
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Staff proposed eliminating the HOPE-team backfill currently paid by the general fund and returning four firefighters to suppression duties to reduce overtime costs. Jay Chapa described the saving as "about $700,000 for the HOPE team," explaining the budgeted savings come from reducing overtime used to backfill those outreach positions.
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