Fire chief seeks pay and staffing boosts as town faces hydrant-billing changes
Fire Chief Kramlinger proposed a $3.33M fire budget and sought pay increases and more per-diem staff to cover overtime and maintain minimum staffing; the department warned hydrant billing increases are likely due to new development and requested estimates of hydrant counts.
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Fire Chief Kramlinger presented the Fire Department’s 2027 budget request of $3,334,547, an increase of $328,874. He described staffing and overtime pressures that include an approximately $100,000 overtime-related cost and a request to raise pre‑diem firefighter/EMT pay to $22 per hour and paramedic pay to $29–$30 depending on qualifications, moves Kramlinger said would cost roughly $60,000 of the department’s increase.
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