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Committee votes to keep two part-time firefighter positions in budget amendment
Summary
A Walhalla budget committee moved funds within Ordinance 2026-13 so two part-time firefighter positions remain funded; the action passed by voice vote after members agreed to reallocate $20,000 from another line item.
The budget committee voted to preserve two part-time firefighter positions as part of a proposed amendment to Ordinance 2026-13. Committee member (speaker 3) moved "So I make a motion that we we change that to keep the 2 part time positions for the fire department and have a balanced budget." The chair called for a voice vote and the motion carried; a formal roll-call tally was not recorded in the transcript.
Members framed the change as a public-safety priority. One member recommended freeing $20,000 by suspending a proposed part-time position elsewhere and applying that money to the fire line item: "step 1 is to eliminate this position for now from the budget and put that 20,000 towards the line item for the part time fire positions," a committee member said (speaker 5). Staff cautioned that recurring costs remain and that amendments must align with projected revenues. Staff also noted the formal amendment process is needed to update the previously passed budget to current revenue and expenditure projections.
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