Summary
Vice Chair Schultz reported the Fire Department's Community Emergency Response Team staffing was cut 66%, leaving one staffer to manage hundreds of trained disaster volunteers. He asked the commission to consider a letter urging restored staffing within the existing budget.
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Last discussed Sep 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
Tied to the city's directive that departments cut about 7% of their budgets.
Restored staffing would re-activate hundreds of trained volunteer responders citywide.
Residents could lose volunteer disaster-response capacity when the next emergency strikes.
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