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City commission approves new community risk reduction specialist in Fire/EMS
Summary
The commission voted Dec. 20 to add a community risk reduction specialist to the Fire and EMS department to manage plan reviews, life-safety inspections and public education amid rising development pressures; staff said the role is a grade 10 starting near $30/hour and will be added to the 2026 budget.
Chief Roberson presented a proposal to add a full-time community risk reduction specialist to the Fire and EMS department, saying the division is at "bandwidth maximum" because of rapid development and cannot keep up with plan reviews, life-safety inspections and public education.
"We're respectfully requesting the addition of a 1 additional position to the organization, to help offset some of that workload," Chief Roberson said, explaining the post would function as a right-hand person for plan reviews,…
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