[Roll Call: Chair Affa, Mota, Santos]
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          BEEN TOLD I CAN START THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. WE HAVE WITH US FIRE CHIEF. AND 
          [15-8564 Bill 57
Amending the 2026 General Fund budget to accommodate the upgrade of the part-time Clerk 3 Confidential position in Fire Administration & Operations within the Fire Department.  The part-time Clerk 3 Confidential position will remain at the same paygrade (s05) but be upgraded to a full-time position to better align with the job duties and allow for consistent staffing in Fire Administration & Operations.  ]
I'M SORRY, DEPUTY CHIEF. DEPUTY CHIEF. YES. COULD YOU READ BILL 57, PLEASE? BILL 57 AMENDS THE 2026 GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO ACCOMMODATE THE UPGRADE OF THE PART TIME CLERK. THREE CONFIDENTIAL POSITION IN FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE PART TIME CLERK THREE CONFIDENTIAL POSITION WILL REMAIN AT THE SAME PAY GRADE AS FIVE WILL BE UPGRADED TO A FULL TIME POSITION TO BETTER ALIGN WITH THE JOB DUTIES AND ALLOW FOR CONSISTENT STAFFING AND FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATIONS. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO ELABORATE ON THAT, PLEASE? YEAH, WE ADDED THE PART TIME POSITION. WE FILLED IT, I SHOULD SAY, ABOUT JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, AND IT HAS PROVEN VERY HELPFUL. THE SITUATION NOW WE'RE HAVING IS SHE'S WORKING A 8 TO 12 SCHEDULE, AND THE OFFICE IS OBVIOUSLY OPEN 8 TO 4. 
          SO BY MAINTAINING HER FULL TIME, IT'LL JUST HELP WITH EVERYTHING FROM THE ACADEMY TO ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES TO JUST ALL THE CLERICAL WORK THAT WE ALWAYS FALL BEHIND ON. SO YOU THIS IS A POSITION THAT'S NEEDED. OH YEAH, FOR SURE. YEAH. IT'S PROVEN ITSELF FOR SURE. 
          THE SAME. EXCUSE ME. THE GRADE STAYS THE SAME. YEAH, YEAH. YEP. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE DAIS? SO SO WHEN IT COMES TO AN UPGRADE, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW? WE ACTUALLY HAD IT BUDGETED. SO THE ONLY THING WE WERE LIKE $700 SHORT. SO IT WASN'T IT WAS A NO BRAINER. WE HAD THE MONEY THERE. WE NEVER REALLY FILLED THE POSITION. YEAH. BUT NOW THAT WE DID IT PART TIME, IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO JUST CONTINUE. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE COMMITTEE SEEING NONE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC SEEING NONE. MOTION. 
          MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD FAVORABLY IN FRONT OF FULL COUNCIL. I. COUNCIL THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THAT'S WHAT I WAS STARING AT. YOU FORGOT THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO BE RUDE SITTING HERE. WE'LL
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