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Council approves fire department 'per-call' personnel plan with $100,000 initial funding

City council (unnamed municipality) · December 2, 2025
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Summary

Council approved a personnel plan shifting volunteer response to a pay-per-call model, with the first-year contract proposing an additional $100,000 to support personnel; the department reported 29 volunteers with a target roster of about 40.

The council approved a fire department personnel plan that shifts the department from a traditional on-call model toward a pay-per-call system intended to increase volunteer response.

Fire department leaders told the council they have been working on the proposal for roughly 21 months and described the change as a cautious, incremental step.…

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