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Delray Beach fire chief outlines preliminary $7.6 million operating ask, urges risk assessment
Summary
Fire Rescue Chief Ronald Martin presented a preliminary FY2025–26 operating request that includes a $6.96 million baseline for operations and a $7.63 million total operating figure after program adjustments, and urged a formal community risk assessment and strategic plan to set long-term priorities.
Fire Rescue Chief Ronald Martin presented the Delray Beach Fire Rescue Department’s preliminary FY2025–26 operating request during the city’s April 8 budget workshop, telling the City Commission the department used a zero‑based budgeting approach and built in a 5–6% inflation assumption.
Martin said the department’s preliminary operational figure was $6,961,609, which he said represents an increase of roughly 9.75% over current‑year operating figures after the department scanned its five program areas and identified additional needs in emergency management and homeland security. After eliminating duplicated legacy expenditures and adding the emergency‑management increase, Martin said total operating cost in the preliminary request is $7,631,816.
The proposal reflected operational changes Martin said the…
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