Summary
Directors discussed firefighter pay lagging police pay, losses to neighboring departments, a paramedic-heavy fire response model, and financing a police precinct/training center with franchise fees. A July 28 study session will take up the precinct financing.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
A ~$9-10 million precinct project plus pay increases that could cost roughly as much as restoring the 71 cut positions.
Police officers, firefighters and city employees seeking market-rate pay; residents through retained services.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Directors - Strategic Workshop - Jun 26, 2026
Directors discussed firefighter pay lagging police pay, losses to neighboring departments, a paramedic-heavy fire response model, and financing a police precinct/training center with franchise fees. A July 28 study session will take up the precinct financing.
Civil Service Commission - Regular Meeting - May 4, 2026
Budget cuts at the start of 2026 eliminated police officer positions and an entire fire engine company at Chaffee Crossing. Police are nearly fully staffed but leaning on overtime; restoring the fire company would take nine hires, a million-dollar truck, and two to three years. The chiefs say another big weekend like the recent chemical spill, homicide, and rally could push departments past capacity.
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