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Atwater OKs One-Year Cost-Share With Merced County for Fire Mechanic to Reduce Repair Delays
Summary
Council approved a one-year cost-share agreement with Merced County to fund half of a mechanic post at the county shop (city share up to $65,000) to speed apparatus repairs, reduce current annual labor costs (estimated at $124,000) and potentially enable more assistance-by-hire revenue.
The Atwater City Council unanimously approved a one-year cost-share agreement with Merced County to fund half of an additional mechanic position at the Castle county shop, with the citypaying its share based on actual costs up to $65,000.
Battalion Chief Bobby Iusso described long repair turnaround times and the expected benefits of the shared arrangement: "We're looking at an average of about 3 to 4 months turnaround for apparatus to come back to us," he said,…
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