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Ending: The minutes will be recorded as adopted in the committee record. No roll-call tally was given in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","FLECC Committee - Public Meeting - 6/24/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Central Public Safety Committee approved the minutes from its May 13 meeting by voice vote; the motion was seconded by Mr. McAllister and adopted, with no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.","taxTitle","Central, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana","taxId",68593,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6188251,"Committee raises concerns after parish moves EMS into Baton Rouge Fire; Central explores local ambulance options",444,500000,944000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5063766-8a5a5abdfa4cf4349b05da2c6122d28e&start=500&end=944","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5063766-8a5a5abdfa4cf4349b05da2c6122d28e/thumbnail_500000.jpg","/articles/6188251/Central/East-Baton-Rouge-Parish/Louisiana/Committee-raises-concerns-after-parish-moves-EMS-into-Baton-Rouge-Fire-Central-explores-local-ambulance-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188251-9fb5ce67bc368004a4e4c566336be687/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179309&Signature=asY~pX7zWWpVFtj1M~Kai26-c0f87F~FdBuxi4lPJRK2347c-bCWfjiJzSy4vrKUKxbaX8OqAEsjhOuxCOJRYHkWCmUaTxPJ6tItduNmHBgQeOjffLV73pXuk6aZiFPScSQPXeoiTuHZtooIxlaS3BAGTlGiRatoa54IeKl1QKC9N6VGtw~ceQKv5WnAt7iMicaoPI8LdKCOxQHixXwRQLxcSpbBTnDu2MYjpFQogJimOPdNQ356~Q8uQ8IlM0xOh-xLk~QyDnX2HezgkS8Qyz5hpMlxCyjizQqf1mt~J5I~0sgqdwxCN-wv1a04cvvI6l~5h29z3df1ef9edLjJ4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members and staff discussed emergency medical services (EMS) coverage after East Baton Rouge Parish announced plans to consolidate EMS under Baton Rouge Fire. Several speakers called the move a \"bombshell\" and said Central needs clearer information on how reimbursements and resource sharing will work.

\"If we weren't gonna marry resources, then I don't see why we made a change,\" Mayor Wiggins said, adding that Baton Rouge Fire will be reimbursed for supplies when it responds and questioning how that would affect other parish fire districts. He said Central's residents pay into a parish-wide EMS millage and that the city should examine whether it is receiving commensurate service.

Committee members said Central currently has one EMS unit stationed in the city and that EMS's nine-minute response-time goal is met in Central only a small portion of the time. \"EMS has established a 9 minute call time as their metric,\" a committee speaker said, and another speaker said the unit \"beat that 12% of the time.\" Members discussed the difference between the EMS metric and fire-service arrival targets and described instances when an ambulance took up to 40 minutes to reach a scene while the fire department had already treated the patient.

Speakers gave preliminary cost figures for city-operated ambulances: standing up one ambulance was estimated in discussion at about $960,000 per year; running two ambulances continuously would cost roughly $1.5 million per year, the meeting record shows. Meeting participants suggested transport billing from assisted-living and senior centers could offset some operating costs and noted parishwide millage revenue (participants estimated roughly $700,000) could be applied, but no funding plan was adopted.

A staff member said that, if the city wanted to designate a private ambulance provider as the primary transporter inside city limits, the council would need to adopt an ordinance to declare that provider the primary ambulance service for Central. No vote or ordinance was introduced at the meeting.

Ending: Committee members asked staff to continue tracking response-time and billing data and to return with clearer revenue figures and a possible funding plan if the committee elects to consider underwriting an ambulance service.","Committee members said a parish decision to consolidate EMS with Baton Rouge Fire could leave Central with reduced ambulance service; members discussed response-time data, parish-wide millage revenues and preliminary cost estimates for city-provided ambulances.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6188256,"Central committee weighs keeping city police, contracting with sheriff or hybrid model",2992,230000,3222000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5063766-8a5a5abdfa4cf4349b05da2c6122d28e&start=230&end=3222","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5063766-8a5a5abdfa4cf4349b05da2c6122d28e/thumbnail_230000.jpg","/articles/6188256/Central/East-Baton-Rouge-Parish/Louisiana/Central-committee-weighs-keeping-city-police-contracting-with-sheriff-or-hybrid-model","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6188256-46ccde512bcb7146d7fc64f488149475/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179309&Signature=AP6HI97q4zM-lfAQKodDo1VZ~2xRivIehh6uSgbLYkYloN3QMGj1jR0FLgj6E~2bb7mAScjQsFwnesCgtzl-B~55jaZ-rL5GEj5KuTc-y7njsb7lh6QLpAHWD9VO~1sw7QcMZpzthSmNnZYyQN9J4wOz4ZY22UHZCwU~qGvaOeWXVobQJNKnCnXVQHDJOxXnt7auhIRBb1crDVWK3wJVZwWvE09jZSnmMb02GdUlyEWvVyukBXzBZtejxDo7ec4mGo1vk5zjSHs8i9bZygkdY0vJv0JFR2hKB7w9exqTdrbdfQKLPNjHkRb~wFmNt1daDWDsT9t7q1xXSsKSoA9gZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Central Public Safety Committee debated three paths for policing in Central during a regularly scheduled committee meeting: maintain the city's current police force, shift all patrol and crash response to the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's office under contract, or adopt a hybrid mix of sheriff and CPD services.

Committee members said finances, staffing and service continuity are central to the decision. \"I expressed to him that my concern with the either-or proposition ... we just don't have the financial resources to do that this time,\" Mayor Wiggins said, describing a recent meeting with the sheriff and his staff. The mayor said he wants a collaborative approach and suggested a public workshop where the options can be presented to residents.

Members and staff discussed cost estimates and previous figures that have circulated during negotiations. Committee members referenced a full CPD startup estimate in the multi-million-dollar range (two figures were cited in the meeting: about $8 million and about $4'plus million), and a prior all-sheriff contract figure of roughly $2.5 million. Several speakers said the $8 million figure would be difficult to fund without a new dedicated revenue source. \"I can't account for the increased workload for traffic because I don't know what the numbers are,\" a sheriff's office representative said, urging the committee to review concrete crash and activity data before finalizing any recommendation.

A recurring operational concern was the potential loss of part-time or reserve officers currently working with Central PD if the city moves to a contract-only model. Mayor Wiggins warned that the sheriff's office \"does not pay reserves,\" and council members said losing those officers would reduce patrol coverage.

Committee members agreed on next steps: Captain Dimlin (East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office) and Central PD staff will assemble a six-month average of monthly activity and crash statistics and provide those figures to the committee before the next meeting. The committee asked that statistics include total CAD incidents handled within Central city limits and clarify duplications that can appear in the CAD/GIS data.

Several members also said they want hybrid-model options laid out in writing so the City Council can compare staffing, hours and costs side by side. No formal decision was taken at the meeting.

Ending: The committee scheduled follow-up work: staff will provide six months of comparably formatted activity and crash data for Central and for sheriff response in the city so the committee can present concrete options to the City Council.","Members of the Central Public Safety Committee discussed three policing options—maintain the current Central Police Department (CPD), contract fully with the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's office, or adopt a hybrid model—and asked staff for crash and activity statistics before recommending a path to the City Council.","actionData","errors"]

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