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Auburn council hears public-safety budget driven by contract raises and full-year third ambulance
Summary
Councilors reviewed a public-safety budget that includes multi‑year contract pay increases and conversion of a pilot third ambulance into a full-year service; chiefs warned staffing turnover is reducing advanced training time and EMS revenue sensitivity could shift priorities.
The Auburn City Council discussed public-safety budget drivers on March 16 as staff prepared FY27 numbers that follow a directive to add no new services. City Manager Phil Croll told the workshop the largest cost drivers in public safety were multiyear wage increases settled in recent contracts and the decision to fund a third ambulance for a full fiscal year after a six‑month pilot.
Chiefs for police and fire told the council their negotiated contracts produced increases that appear across FY26 and FY27, explaining why the proposed public-safety figures are higher than last year’s adopted budget. “You’re getting two years” of negotiated salary changes, the manager said, noting the fire unit’s wage impact is larger…
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