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Residents press council on fire-territory legal costs and payroll changes; police and fire chiefs cite staffing strains
Summary
During public comment on March 26, residents raised concerns about reported Fire Territory legal costs and recent payroll/shift-rollout decisions; Police Chief Joe Grimes and Fire Chief Larry Alcorn reported multiple staff vacancies and ongoing recruitment efforts.
Residents used the March 26 meeting’s public-comment period to press the council for clearer oversight of the Fire Territory and to question recent operational changes.
"I asked what the FLSA expenses were for the legal costs… I was told it was about $173,000 as of December 2025," David Wyatt told the council, adding that subsequent packet line items showed roughly $31,000 in January and $12,000 in February, creating an unexplained gap he said "is not a rounding error" and appears to be a reporting…
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