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Bradford County fire-rescue presents $10.8M budget request, seeks three new hires to reduce overtime
Summary
Chief Carter presented a proposed $10.8 million fire-rescue budget for fiscal 2025–26 that includes three new staffing positions, capital requests and a projected $5.0 million in revenue offsets; the county contribution request would be roughly $5.86 million, a modest increase over the current year.
Bradford County Fire Chief Jason Carter told commissioners on April 1 that his department will request about $10.8 million for fiscal 2025–26, including roughly $8.0 million for operating costs and about $2.8 million in capital and grant-offset items.
The budget packet shown to the Board of County Commissioners projects $5.0 million in revenue from fees, grants and program offsets and asks the board to supply about $5.86 million — roughly $30,000 more than the county contribution this year. Carter said that number includes three new full‑time positions intended to reduce overtime and improve staffing stability; he estimated the minimum potential overtime savings from those hires at $81,872.35.
Why it matters: Carter said benefits and insurance are the largest upward pressure on the budget. He told…
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