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EMS, fire and police present station needs and scoring rubrics for 2026 bond
Summary
Austin-Travis County EMS, Austin Fire Department and Austin Police Department briefed the bond task force on past bond spending, service trends and the technical scoring criteria they plan to use to prioritize capital projects for the 2026 bond.
Three public-safety agencies presented their 2026 bond priorities and the technical scoring frameworks they will use to evaluate projects.
Assistant Chief Steven White of Austin-Travis County EMS told the task force the agency operates 44 EMS stations and handled "almost 140,000 calls for service" in 2024. He said the department has 714 authorized sworn paramedics and EMTs and 99 civilian staff and serves a daily population the presentation listed as about 1.3 million across Travis County. White described a proposed scoring matrix built around six guiding principles (affordability, sustainability/resilience, innovation, equity, customer trust and proactive prevention) with affordability, equity, prevention, and innovation each weighted heavily in their rubric.
White also reviewed past bond and capital activity: bond allocations in 2006 and 2012…
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