Bend keeps public safety staffing steady while funding wildfire, traffic enforcement and predictive analytics

May 14, 2025

City of Bend presented public-safety budget proposals that add a limited number of new firefighters and police traffic-enforcement staff and allocate technology dollars for automated enforcement and analytics while officials warned long-term funding questions remain.

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City of Bend leaders presented public-safety budget plans that add staff and technology but stop short of large new ongoing programs, citing both operational needs and the larger fiscal context of limited revenue growth.

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