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Commission moves emergency management staff under emergency communications to free salary for firefighters
Summary
Berkeley County commissioners approved moving emergency management employees under emergency communications and using 9-1-1 fee funds to absorb their county-paid portion of salaries, freeing budgeted salary dollars to hire additional firefighters.
The Berkeley County Commission voted March 20 to reorganize emergency services by moving two emergency management employees into the county’s emergency communications unit and using 9-1-1 fee revenue to cover the county’s salary portion. The change will free existing salary funding to hire additional full-time firefighters.
Deputy county administrators explained…
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