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Council debates shift to full‑time fire staffing and $30/hour paid‑on‑call proposal
Summary
Councilors spent significant time weighing a move from a paid‑on‑call model to a partial full‑time staffing model, the proposal to pay paid‑on‑call firefighters $30/hour, and the retirement/pension implications tied to dissolving the relief association versus PERA.
A major portion of the Nov. 26 Dayton City work session centered on the fire department’s staffing model and pay assumptions. Staff and councilors discussed two linked questions: whether to hire two full‑time firefighters next year and whether to adopt a $30/hour paid‑on‑call pay rate.
Staff framed the choice as dependent: the proposed $45,000 reduction in budget 'estimates' assumes the city will move to a partial full‑time staffing model, which would allow some state aid…
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