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Scott County approves provisional fire/EMS hires and training class to reduce overtime costs
Summary
Fiscal Court approved a training class and provisional hiring approach for the fire and EMS departments after staff presented cost estimates and operational impacts intended to reduce overtime and staffing strain.
Scott County Fiscal Court approved a training class and provisional hiring plan on Jan. 23, 2025, authorizing the fire and EMS departments to begin a recruitment and provisional-hire process intended to reduce unscheduled overtime and staffing strain.
The court voted on a motion to authorize the department to run a training class and provisionally hire additional firefighters before vacancies occur. Jeff (Fire/EMS staff) presented the financial analysis underpinning the request, saying, “If the process takes 6 months, you're gonna have a $148,000 in wage…
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