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Burnsville council approves budget amendment to accelerate hiring of six firefighter-paramedics to 2025
Summary
The City Council approved a budget amendment to move six firefighter-paramedic positions from 2026 into 2025, funded by operational savings; the hires will be staggered with three in summer and three in fall to address rising call volume and reduce overtime.
The Burnsville City Council on Tuesday approved a budget amendment to accelerate the hiring of six firefighter-paramedics into 2025, moving those full-time equivalents originally planned for 2026 into this year.
Fire Chief BJ Jongman told the council the department has seen a 34% increase in call volume since 2020 and used overtime to cover vacancies and long-term absences. "Last year, we were shy of 10,000 calls by, like, a hundred and we're at 9,800 and some odd…
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