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Van Zandt fire marshal outlines certification costs, proposes local health authority and abatement funding
Summary
The county's fire marshal described recurring recertification costs, proposed expanding certification-pay and a local health authority under the Texas Government Code, and asked the court to consider adding abatement/public-service funds and rolling recertification into contract services.
An unnamed Van Zandt County fire marshal presented staffing, certification and program needs during the July 12 commissioners budget workshop, asking the court to reclassify some line items and consider new funding for abatement and public education. The fire marshal told commissioners that recertification for certain fire- and law-enforcement-related credentials is due each Oct. 1 and that the department has historically paid recertification fees for full-time employees: "Every October 1, you have to pay the the text commission on fire protection for the, recertification of your service." He said a $1,000 miscellaneous line was intended to cover recertification for two current employees and asked that those funds be moved to contract services so…
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