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Boston Fire Department proposes modest FY26 budget increase as 85 SAFER-funded firefighters move to city payroll
Summary
At a May 13 hearing, Boston Fire Department leaders told the City Council Committee on Ways and Means that the FY26 budget they submitted recommends a $4 million increase, driven mainly by collective bargaining raises and the absorption of 85 positions previously funded by a SAFER grant.
Boston Fire Department leaders told the Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means on May 13 that the department’s FY26 operating budget packet recommends $310,600,767, an increase over FY25 primarily tied to collective bargaining and the transfer of 85 grant-funded firefighters to the city payroll.
The increase matters because it shifts recurring personnel costs into the city operating budget and leaves less one-time funding for nonpersonnel needs. Deputy Commissioner for Administration and Finance Kevin Coyne said the overall increase in salaries is related to…
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