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Oak Park staff recommend overhire pilot to add firefighter-paramedics, estimated $700,000 first-year cost
Summary
Staff told trustees that adding six firefighter-paramedics would cost about $700,000 in year one and raised levy pressure by about 1.78 points; staff recommended an overhire approach (3/6/9) to pilot the increase while seeking overtime savings and new revenue streams to offset costs.
Finance staff presented a memo analyzing firefighter-paramedic additions and recommended an overhire pilot rather than an immediate structural budget increase. The memo said the cost of adding six firefighter-paramedics would be about $700,000 in year one and could increase the levy by roughly 1.78 percentage points if budgeted…
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