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Taylor council pauses on battalion‑chief hire, asks staff to study hiring three firefighters instead
Summary
Council discussed an ordinance to add one battalion chief after the city failed to secure a SAFER grant. Staff presented cost options and operational tradeoffs; several council members favored using the money to add three firefighters (one per shift) instead. Council asked staff for a fiscal forecast and tabled the ordinance pending that analysis.
Taylor City Council on Jan. 8 wrestled with a staffing proposal for the Fire Department after the city did not receive a SAFER grant. City staff had reserved roughly $177,000 as the city match and presented an ordinance to add one battalion chief as an interim alternative.
"During the budget we set aside a $177,000 as the city's allocation for the city's match of the SAFER grant," the presenting staff member said, describing the funding context and the alternate plan if…
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