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Sanford staff propose adding full-time rescue unit; recommend delaying engine purchase to partially offset cost
Summary
Finance staff recommended adding a staffed rescue with six positions and equipment financed partly by revenue generated from the unit and by postponing the planned engine purchase.
City finance staff recommended adding a fully staffed rescue unit to the fire department roster as an addition to the FY2026 budget and offsetting part of the cost by postponing a planned engine purchase.
"This was not in the budget book that you have. This is something that we are recommending tonight as an addition to what you have already," Finance Director Cindy Lindsey said, describing the proposal. She said the package would add six positions at about $743,000 including training…
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