Commissioners Hear Plan to Add Fire, EMS Staff and Discuss Recruit Retention

Aug 10, 2026

County staff told commissioners Fire would require roughly 37 full-time equivalents (plus three part-time) to reach recommended staffing and EMS would need two additional part-time positions to meet its target of 30; commissioners discussed pay, training agreements and recent recruit fall-out.

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County Administrator John Gorton told the Meriwether County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 10 that Fire and EMS staffing remain the largest personnel requests in the draft budget.

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