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Bend keeps public safety staffing steady while funding wildfire, traffic enforcement and predictive analytics
Summary
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.
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.
Fire and emergency medical services Fire Chief Todd Riley said the fire budget is personnel-heavy and includes funding for a wildfire hazard mitigation coordinator (a full-time wildfire outreach and mitigation position) and a 0.5 FTE communications position. Chief Riley said maintaining response times is a top priority for fire and that staff are pursuing predictive analysis software to better align deployment with changing call patterns as Bend grows. He described efforts to manage overtime through strategic deployment and contract negotiations and said the department is working with the…
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