Discussion and possible action on grant presentation. – Colton Curles Community Risk Reduction Officer Colton Curles reported on the status of a $3.8M grant for CWPP work. This would add 5 additional full-time staff, 6 seasonal staff, equipment and relate

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Discussion and possible action on grant presentation. – Colton Curles Community Risk Reduction Officer Colton Curles reported on the status of a $3.8M grant for CWPP work. This would add 5 additional full-time staff, 6 seasonal staff, equipment and related support. It is intended that we could get further grants as this is a big topic due to the LA Wildfires. In the event we have to absorb the full-time staff without further grants, it was recommended that all full-time staff also be firefighter capable. James Allen made a motion to direct the department to go ahead and submit the grant. James Bennett seconded. The motion passed Personnel Related:

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.