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OMB Director outlines current Fire Department budget allocations
3:35:41
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OMB Director Jacques Jiha responds to Council Member Ariola's funding concerns by detailing current budget allocations for the Fire Department.
- Explains the ten-year capital plan includes $1.8 billion for the Fire Department
- Breaks down allocations for construction, rehabilitation, and equipment purchases
- Mentions the current expense budget of $2.64 billion with additional funds for fiscal years 2025 and 2026
Joann Ariola
3:35:41
I know, Jacque, when we spoke I said this is a $1,000,000,000 ask because they have not gotten money.
3:35:48
And if we just had implemented, now that I heard my colleague Julie Menon, if everything that she spoke about had just been implemented, $1,000,000,000 would have been saved and that could have been $1,000,000,000 going to the fire department right now.
3:36:01
This is something that we need to take a hard look at because we're seeing in newspaper people are losing their lives.
3:36:08
So what are we doing this year for funding for the fire department?
Jacques Jiha
3:36:12
Yeah.
3:36:13
We currently, in the ten year capital plan, we have about $1,800,000,000 for the in term of capital.
3:36:25
$1.81770000000.00 dollars.
3:36:28
Yeah, for capital.
3:36:32
And $894,000,000 is for construction and rehab of firehouses, EMS stations, and other facilities.
3:36:43
We have $674,000,000 to purchase fire apparatus and other vehicles and equipments that they need.
3:36:54
In terms of the expense budget, we currently have like $2,600,000,000, 2 point 6 4 billion dollars in term of expense.
3:37:06
Total ad in '25 is $102,000,000 and $27,000,000 in fiscal year twenty six.