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Council unanimously adopts emergency public-safety budget changes and appoints emergency communications director
Summary
Spokane City Council approved multiple emergency budget ordinances (public-safety answering point equipment, firefighter positions, behavioral-health response services, communications equipment) and confirmed appointments including Stephen Williams as director of emergency communications and Jacob Miller as director of management and budget.
The Spokane City Council voted unanimously on multiple emergency budget measures to support public safety operations, and confirmed key appointments to help implement those changes.
The council adopted a resolution authorizing taxable limited tax general obligation bonds of up to $6,000,000 to finance emergency-communications capital needs and related interfund loans to create a runway for equipment purchases and system implementation.…
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