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Fire department seeks funding to shore up payroll systems, station maintenance and street‑medicine expansion
Summary
LAFD leaders told the Budget Committee the proposed FY25‑26 budget increases firefighting funding by about 13 percent but flagged urgent needs: payroll integration, maintenance mechanics, turnout‑gear cleaning, backup dispatch, and funding for an expanded street medicine/homeless‑response effort.
Los Angeles Fire Department representatives told the Budget Committee the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget increases the department’s allocation by about 13 percent and includes new positions for operational needs — but they highlighted gaps that remain and projects that require sustained investment.
Interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva and administrative leaders said additional funding would help modernize a problematic payroll and scheduling system and cover long‑deferred maintenance for apparatus and facilities. The department asked for $1,700,000 for payroll‑integration software and associated staffing to replace a legacy…
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