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Consultant presents police and fire organizational reviews; recommends standards, chief recruitment and new funding models for MUDs
Summary
CLEAR Career Professionals presented organizational reviews of the Josephine Fire and Police departments, recommending a TCFP‑qualified fire chief and a discretionary-time model for policing staffing. Consultants also proposed moving MUD cost recovery to an ad valorem fee model to scale with development.
A consulting team led by CLEAR Career Professionals presented an organizational review of Josephine’s emerging career fire department and its police department on July 14.
Fire department: The report recommended hiring a Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP)‑qualified fire chief with five to 10 years’ experience, adopting NFPA standards (references to NFPA 1720/1710 standards were cited) to benchmark readiness and creating a strategic roadmap toward full‑time staffing. Consultants recommended aligning the budget with service levels and equipment…
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