Budgets have been proposed for both the city and county, for Fiscal Year 2016-2017. Here are details on the fire department and fire services expenditures:<\/p>\n
City of Raleigh<\/strong><\/p>\n Proposed budget presented to City Council on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Highlights:<\/p>\n Capital Projects:<\/p>\n About the New HQ:<\/p>\n To meet the Fire Department’s operational and administrative needs, and to facilitate economic development efforts in the downtown Warehouse district, the CIP funds a replacement for Fire Station 1 and a replacement administrative space for Fire Department management staff. Staff tentatively expects to construct a new station up to 21,000 square feet, an administration space up to 13,000 square feet. The project budget also funds land acquisition and a parking deck. Depending on the site selected for the station, additional land and a parking deck may not be necessary in this case, the project budget will be decreased.<\/p>\n For context and perspective on the fire department\u2019s facility planning, see their 2015-2020 Strategic Plan<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n Other Public Safety:<\/p>\n New police training center, to be built on Battlebridge Road ($22.6M over three years). Pilot program for police to test body cameras ($1.5M). Add twelve positions to Central Communications Center, ten call takers and two supervisors.<\/p>\n\n
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