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Police and fire outline equipment, staffing and capital asks in FY27 budget workshop
Summary
Police and fire chiefs described falling crime trends and operational pressures, then requested equipment and staffing investments—police asked for narcotics identification gear, training simulators and conversion of three grant-funded positions; fire requested an aerial and engine, a fire inspector, turnout-gear replacement and drone program funding.
Police and fire leaders briefed the council on public-safety operations and outlined a slate of FY27 enhancements and capital needs.
Police Chief described 2025 trends and operational changes that contributed to increased investigative results after consolidating headquarters. The chief said property and violent crime are “both down for 2025” and pointed to improved real-time assist and co-location of units as drivers of higher investigative leads. He asked for targeted enhancements including a $50,000 TrueNarc narcotics-identification device,…
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