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Assembly considers $40,000 repeat of seasonal firefighting post piloted in 2024
Summary
The Skagway Municipality assembly discussed renewing a seasonal emergency responder position with a $40,000 allotment to repeat a 2024 pilot, which officials said improved coverage in remote Dye Flats and could reduce overtime but does not create a permanent PERS-covered post.
The assembly reviewed a request to fund a seasonal emergency responder position with a $40,000 allocation, repeating a pilot the municipality ran in 2024. Chair opened the new-business discussion and asked Chief Rauscher to summarize the 2024 pilot and the department’s plan for 2025.
Chief Rauscher said the seasonal responder was piloted beginning 07/20/2024 and "What we're asking to do with the $40,000 is a repeat of what we did in 2024." He told the assembly the position provided a stationed responder in the Dye Flats with a brush truck and…
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