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San Jose City Budget
Originally posted Jun 10, 200510 Jun
eMail received from Ken Yeager …
Greetings. This week, the Mayor released his June Budget Message, which includes those proposals from individual councilmembers that the Mayor is recommending for funding in the final adopted City budget. (You may view the Mayor’s June Budget Message online at http://www.sjmayor.org.)
As you may know, I had requested continued funding for the hose wagon at Fire Station No. 6. In his June Budget Message, the Mayor has recommended cutting the hose wagon. I still believe very strongly that the hose wagon fills a vital public safety need in the Willow Glen neighborhood.
The Mayor did include my recommendations to restore Monday hours at our branch libraries, maintain the City’s crime prevention programs, and save the Young People’s Theater.
The final public hearing on the 2005-06 proposed City budget is Monday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The City Council will vote on the Mayor’s June Budget Message and the 2005-06 proposed City budget at its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 14 at 1:30 p.m., also in the Council Chambers at City Hall. I encourage you to contact either myself or the Mayor if you support or oppose any of his recommendations.
Ken Yeager
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Ken Yeager provides this update, mailed just a few minutes after saving the Firestation 6 Hose Wagon from the chopping blocks:
Greetings. I am very pleased to inform you that, late this afternoon, on my motion, the City Council voted to restore full staffing at Willow Glen’s Fire Station No. 6.
As you may know, the Mayor had proposed to cut one firefighter from Station 6 as part of his budget. I reminded my Council colleagues today that maintaining current equipment and staffing levels at Station 6 ensures the public safety throughout our City.
Station 6 is unique because it houses the only Air Unit within the City. The Air Unit responds to all greater alarms throughout the City and County. If the Mayor’s proposal had passed, all of the personnel at Station 6 would have been deployed when the Air Unit was called out, leaving no one to cover Station 6.
The proposed cuts and operational changes at Station 6 would not only have reduced service in Willow Glen. These cuts would also have placed surrounding firefighting companies at a disadvantage, as their response times into Willow Glen would be longer.
The restoration of full service at Station 6 also means that the hose wagon remains to respond to non-fire medical emergencies, filling a critical public safety need. I was very gratified by the advocacy and support of our City’s dedicated fire personnel and the residents of the Willow Glen neighborhood. Their stories were instrumental in convincing my colleagues that maintaining the current service levels at Station 6 was the right thing
to do.
Regardless of our budget situation, the safety of our neighborhoods must remain our first priority. We must continue to support frontline public safety personnel to ensure rapid response times so that San Jose residents are safe and feel safe in their neighborhoods. The Council’s action today is consistent with this commitment.
Ken
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