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The Public Safety Committee voted to move a Fire Department mutual aid agreement to the City Council agenda for consideration. March dispatch handled 3,785 phone calls and 1,775 calls for service, up from 1,673 in March 2025.
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The committee did not approve the mutual aid agreement itself; it recommended that the full City Council consider it. The agreement would support coordination among fire and emergency response agencies, while the committee also reviewed staffing, police activity, and a delay in approvals for the MARCS communications tower project. Police staffing was 33 of 34 authorized positions, fire and EMS staffing was full-time authorized strength, and dispatch had 8 of 11 authorized positions filled.
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