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Fire chief urges six hires, equipment funding and new replacement fund as CAD allocation draws scrutiny
Summary
Potter County's fire department requested six additional firefighters and one‑time funding for air packs to shore up staffing and equipment, while commissioners debated whether the CAD sales‑tax allocation and a new replacement fund should be restructured to pay for ongoing needs.
The Potter County fire department asked commissioners to approve adding six firefighters and to shift funding for self-contained breathing apparatus (air packs) out of the CAD allocation into the county's fund balance (a one-time $864,000 move described by county staff) so the department could sustain staffing and equipment replacement.
Request and financials: county staff and the fire chief said the county's CAD (a 2% sales-tax revenue stream) yields roughly $2.2 million annually to the fire department under the current allocation formula. The chief said six firefighters would add approximately $458,000 in annual personnel costs (salary, retirement, insurance and payroll…
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