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Fire chief says staffing improvements could cut overtime but warns of fleet and equipment costs
Summary
Fire Chief Grogan presented a $12.4 million fire department budget that budgets overtime at $450,000 — substantially lower than recent actuals — while warning of aging apparatus, the need for new squads and rising regional USAR/HAZMAT costs.
Fire Chief Grogan told council the department’s proposed expenditures are $12,400,000 and said he had budgeted overtime at $450,000 for the coming fiscal year, a large reduction from recent years driven by recent hiring and expected full staffing.
Grogan said that earlier in the year the department ran short on personnel frequently, which drove overtime. He said three new hires are close to becoming “manpower” (fully deployed) and that reducing daily shortfalls would lower overtime over the…
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