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Fire Department reports on budgets, academies, Chase Center coordination, fleet and bond planning
Summary
Deputy Chief Janine Nicholson and staff updated the commission on ongoing budget advocacy with the mayor's office, academy graduations, equipment purchases (apparatus contract raised to $15 million), Station 35 MOU progress, and bond polling that may combine station and training funding to improve support.
Department leaders used the administrative report to detail near‑term operational priorities and capital planning.
Budget and capital requests: Chief Joanne Hayes White and Deputy Chief Janine Nicholson said the department is engaging the mayor's budget office ahead of the June 1 balanced budget submission. Nicholson said the Board of Supervisors approved increasing the department's apparatus contract authorization from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 to continue purchasing engines and other apparatus.
"We got it approved for up to $15,000,000 so we can continue purchasing…
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