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The committee voted 2-0 to recommend creating three firefighter positions if the City of Groton applies for and receives SAFER grant funding. The committee also reviewed a projected $176,000 current-year overtime request, an estimated $140,752 cost to onboard one firefighter, and a potential $222,720 deficit for staffing five firefighters per shift through overtime.
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The recommendation would add three firefighters, but only if grant funding is secured; the full Council would still need to act. Members also considered fire marshal inspection fees, changes to fire-service charges in the West Pleasant Valley Fire District, and other ways to fund staffing. No final decisions were made on overtime staffing, inspection fees, or service charges.
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