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Measure P committee backs fire and police staffing and equipment requests, approves SAFER match
Summary
The committee recommended a package of public-safety spending to the City Council: SAFER grant match for six firefighters (three-year match ~$2.62M) approved 4–1; defibrillator lease, PPE and recruit academies were recommended (some votes 4–1); PD computer upgrades and background-investigation funding were also recommended.
At its May 4 meeting the Measure P Oversight Committee recommended several public-safety expenditures to the Vallejo City Council, approving most requests while recording dissent on a few staffing-related items.
Fire department requests - SAFER grant match: The committee voted 4–1 to recommend Measure P funding to cover the city’s matching portion of a FEMA SAFER grant that would fund six firefighters from March 2026 through March 2029. Staff said the grant is front-loaded and that the city’s match obligation applies only during the three-year grant term; if the match is not provided the city risks…
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