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Fire chief reports training and calls; engine repair could cost about $10,000
Summary
Fire Chief Price reported monthly activity (104 total calls, 230 training hours) and said repairs to Engine 2 may cost about $10,000; the mayor said the city will treat the expense as a budget amendment if needed.
Chief Price (S7) gave the fire department report: total calls were 104 for the period, with 99 in the city and 5 in the county; the department logged about 230 training hours and completed smoke-alarm and CO-alarm installations and inspections.
On equipment, Mayor (S1) told the council that Engine 2 had an unplanned repair and that Chief Price estimated it “could end up being 10,000.” The mayor instructed the chief to proceed with repairs so the engine would remain in service and said the cost would be handled later as a budget amendment rather than delaying the work.
Chief Price also invited council members to attend a Sept. 11 remembrance program, a Sept. 19 emergency-services career day at the high school, and a Sept. 25 walkthrough at the new hospital.
The council did not vote on the repair expenditure at the meeting; the mayor said staff would include the repair as an amendment in year-end budget work.
