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Council restores $50,000 to avoid fire apparatus brownout; third-ambulance pilot left for further review
Summary
Councilors voted by consensus at an April 15 workshop to restore $50,000 so Public Works/Fire would not take a piece of apparatus out of service on weekends; discussion continued about whether to extend a pilot adding a third ambulance during peak hours, with the fire chief urging preservation of core staffing first.
Auburn City Councilors signaled consensus at an April 15 budget workshop to restore $50,000 to the public-safety budget so the city would not take a fire apparatus out of service at times this year, a move councilors said would preserve baseline emergency response capacity.
Why it matters: Councilors framed the restoration as protecting public safety levels rather than expanding services. Fire leadership told the council that reducing apparatus availability would lower response capacity and that maintaining baseline staffing should take precedence over pilot expansion.
Details of the discussion: The fire chief said maintaining current service levels "would absolutely take precedent" over…
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