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Budget proposes new public‑safety roles, EMS staffing and park rangers; $10M SCBA replacement programmed
Summary
The proposed operating and capital budgets redirect or add public‑safety capacity: six vacant police positions to be reclassified as conservators of the peace, a three‑FTE park‑ranger pilot, 12 EMS FTEs (including 10 paramedics) supported by the EMS Compassionate Billing Fund, and $10 million programmed in CIP for SCBA replacement for the fire department.
Budget staff highlighted several public‑safety and service initiatives included in the proposed operating and capital budgets.
Police: the proposed budget includes the reclassification of six vacant police‑officer positions to establish those roles as conservators of the peace, intended to free patrol officers from some behavioral‑health and social‑service interactions so they can return to patrol duties.
Fire and EMS: staff proposed $10 million in year‑one CIP funding for the fire department’s…
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