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Emergency services outline firefighter staffing request, equipment leases and questions about 2.9‑mill fund accounting
Summary
Emergency services asked the committee for a new firefighter post, proposed staff restructures and radio‑maintenance staffing, outlined capital needs (tankers, pumpers, SCBA leases) and flagged transfers and salary lines in the 2.9‑mil fund that committee members said must be reconciled before final budget passage.
Chief Smith, the county emergency services presenter, told the committee the department had adjusted several line items across multiple funds and was seeking committee consideration of personnel and capital proposals for FY27. Chief Smith and Scott (emergency management) explained fund‑level changes, a proposed staffing trade‑off and a longer-range apparatus replacement plan.
Emergency services asked for one new full‑time firefighter to even out 24‑hour shifts (two shifts with 16 personnel and one with 15) and proposed offsetting part of the cost by reducing 3–4 part‑time shifts. Scott described a restructuring that would convert several…
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