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Police, fire and EMS chiefs press for pay adjustments and added personnel; EMS revenue noted
Summary
Public safety leaders briefed commissioners on cross-training, EMS revenue and pay adjustments. Chiefs said recent pay changes helped retention, requested further targeted pay raises and additional officers, dispatchers and a mental-health specialist; EMS billing revenue has begun to offset operating costs but not full personnel expenses.
Police, fire and emergency-medical leaders presented staffing, training and capital priorities as part of the budget workshop, urging targeted pay adjustments and some added positions while noting revenue from the city's ambulance service.
Fire Department speaker (chief) reported the department completed its first in‑house recruit fire training academy and is cross‑training EMS and firefighting staff. The department has sent staff to critical-care paramedic courses and described plans to continue training; the chief said the proposed budget includes technology projects such as traffic-signal preemption at intersections and station-alerting software to reduce dispatch-to-departure times.
The fire chief…
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