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Fire and police departments report hiring progress and equipment purchases; city buys SCBAs, rescue tools and orders patrol vehicles
Summary
Fire Department reported equipment buys and paramedic hiring progress; Police Department updated council on staffing, patrol vehicle orders and a local upfitting partnership with AMR.
Fire Department update Fire leadership briefed the council on decision-packet items including recruitment progress, equipment purchases and grant-writing options. The department said recent salary adjustments have improved paramedic retention and that two firefighter-paramedics are on staff with two more expected by early February. A request-for-proposals for third-party EMS billing is under legal review and on hold pending the new city manager's arrival.
Equipment purchases reported: a temporary fire station design contract for $22,550 has been completed; 13 self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBAs) were purchased at a total cost reported as about $105,000 after in-kind bottle donations reduced expense; one set of…
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