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Peoria police and fire outline staffing, tech and wellness requests in FY2027 budget
Summary
Public safety leaders asked for a mix of civilian and sworn staffing, equipment upgrades and wellness supports: police requested four civilian positions and communications upgrades (drone program, radio replacements), and fire requested 15 rovers, apparatus replacement and a fire prevention inspector tied to industrial inspections; chief noted a SAFER grant could offset firefighter hires.
Public safety appeared as a major theme in Peoria’s FY2027 budget study session.
Police leadership presented a $92.1 million budget and a request for four civilian professional FTEs: two civilian investigators for the real‑time crime center, a case‑management investigator to streamline felony case workflow, and a police business analyst to support data and software systems. The police chief previewed a drone…
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