Summary
The city will spend $45,000 in FY27 to update the site and programming study for a possible public safety headquarters, looking at both a new site and the city hall footprint, with phased cost scenarios. A ballot proposal to merge police/fire pensions with general employee pensions could cut pension costs up to 50%.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
$45,000 budgeted for the updated study; pension savings of up to 50% possible if the ballot measure passes.
Residents who want modern, functional police and fire facilities and lower pension costs.
Firefighters currently work with asbestos, inadequate decontamination showers, and failing boilers; deferring investment risks higher costs.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council - Sep 14, 2026
The city hired OHM Advisors for up to $15,000 to develop renovation concepts for the 1956-built Fire Headquarters, backed by $500,000 in state funding.
City Council - Budget Workshop - Mar 21, 2026
The city will spend $45,000 in FY27 to update the site and programming study for a possible public safety headquarters, looking at both a new site and the city hall footprint, with phased cost scenarios. A ballot proposal to merge police/fire pensions with general employee pensions could cut pension costs up to 50%.
City Council - Strategic Planning Workshop - Feb 28, 2026
Fire Station One (1956), Fire Station Two (1952), and the police department (1964) are all aging with serious deficiencies. A 2024 feasibility study priced a combined police/fire headquarters at $32.8 million, and the city has a $1.6 million state funding request pending for Fire Station One repairs.
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