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City budget shifts include full-time fire inspector and discussion of fire-apparatus replacement plan
Summary
The proposed budget shifts a part-time fire inspector role into a full-time position and commissioners discussed the fire truck reserve level and replacement schedule, citing NFPA guidance and rising apparatus costs.
The budget workshop included a substantive discussion of fire department staffing and apparatus replacement planning. City Manager Dale Freeman told commissioners the budget includes transitioning one existing firefighter into a full-time fire-inspector role to address long-standing backlogs in fire inspections. “We are substantially behind on fire inspections,” Freeman said, and the change is intended to prioritize safety over…
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