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Council Member Schulman addresses Fire Department and emphasizes resource needs
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Council Member Lynn C. Schulman addresses the Fire Department and Commissioner Tucker, emphasizing the importance of being honest about resource needs during the budget hearing. She expresses her intention to help fund specific needs in her district and highlights the need for parity within the emergency medical service.
- Schulman acknowledges the work of the fire department and EMS
- She requests honesty about resource requirements from the department
- The council member mentions her past experience working with the emergency medical service
Lynn C. Schulman
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Yes.
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Thank you for the accommodation Chair Areola.
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And I want to welcome everybody from the fire department, Commissioner Tucker.
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I want to echo the chair's remarks about everyone in the fire department EMS.
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I am gonna ask I know that there are representatives from the mayor's office here, but I'm gonna ask in your testimony and also with the questions that you be as honest as possible with us about the resources that you need.
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I know of some specifically in my district that I'm gonna try and help to fund.
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And also I used to work at the emergency medical service on the administrative side.
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And there needs to be some kind of parity done for them because we want to make them all one big family.
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So with that, I apologize for this, but the budget meeting I'm in is with the speaker and so I want to make sure that we're able to get the resources we need for you guys.
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So thank you very much.
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Thank you, chair.