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Fayetteville police and fire: staffing, ladder truck outage and proposed municipal court fee increase
Summary
Chiefs reported staffing progress, a ladder-truck hydraulic failure that temporarily removes the aerial truck from service, and proposed municipal-court fee increases to support equipment funding. A community 5K/10K permit was also approved for April.
Police and Fire Department leaders updated the board Feb. 6 on staffing, equipment and permitting. The department has several recruitments underway while short-term staffing and equipment gaps remain.
Police Chief (referred to in the transcript as Chief Jennings) said two officers are scheduled for training and two recently accepted offers and are completing hiring steps; the department currently has two patrol positions open. Jennings said one officer has been scheduled for…
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