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Center City fire chief reports 2,708 volunteer hours in 2025; budget committee proposes 5.6% increase to township fire contracts
Summary
Chief Travis Greene told the council the department logged 2,708 volunteer hours and responded to 176 calls in 2025; the Budget Committee recommended a 5.6% increase for two-year township fire contracts to reflect inflation, with further meetings pending.
Center City Fire Chief Travis Greene presented the department’s 2025 annual summary at the Feb. 4 council meeting, reporting 2,708 logged volunteer hours, 176 calls in 2025 and a roster of 21 members heading into 2026.
Chief Greene summarized staffing and call-volume metrics as part of routine committee reports. The council did not take an immediate vote on funding at this meeting but recorded the department’s service totals for the minutes.
Separately, Budget Committee members reported that townships’ fire contracts are up for renewal and proposed a 5.6% increase for two-year contracts to account for inflation over the last two years. Councilmember Mark Wolcott presented the committee’s recommendation and said meetings on the budget will continue; no formal budget vote was taken at the Feb. 4 meeting.
Council members and staff flagged the contract-renewal timing and the need for follow-up budget meetings to finalize township-contract terms and any city contribution adjustments. The minutes indicate the increase was a committee proposal, not a council appropriation, and that further deliberation with affected townships and stakeholders is expected.
