Chief outlines phased regionalization plan; fleet and equipment updates also reported
The chief summarized a three-phase regionalization plan (wage support, labor assumption, consolidation) and projected a faster timeline; staff also reported a new Pierce engine arriving, a current frontline fleet of five engines with two staffed reserves, and planning for fleet rotation.
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Chief Roman briefed the commission on a multi-phase regionalization strategy that would begin with financial support to raise wages for partner districts, move toward assuming labor functions, and ultimately consider consolidation into a single dependent or independent district. The chief said the process is complex, involves multiple agreements and employee associations, and could move faster than his earlier five-year estimate: "I actually believe we could probably get it done in 3," he said.
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