THE DEMISE OF YOUR SAFETY
Look what your Port Orange City Council has done for you:
- Eliminated immediate fire protection in the heart of the city (Dunlawton and Clyde Morris area approximately SEVEN SQUARE MILES)
- Eliminated the following community programs:
Flu Shots, Infant/Children Safety Seat Installation, Indigent Elderly Follow-Up Care, Child/Community Education and Safety Program.
- Drastically reduced the number of Paramedics that respond to emergencies by 39%.
- Drastically reduced staffing levels by 24% to well below the national safety standard, which further jeopardizes public and firefighter safety.
- The Port Orange Professional Firefighters have offered approximately $600,000.00/year in savings to help reduce the budgetary burden without reducing services. Firefighters also offered to contribute 10.1% of their salaries and significantly cut their benefits to help reduce pension costs.
However, city council has turned down every offer. Port Orange City Council wants to impose a plan that will increase your tax burden by $100,000.00 a year.
Let your voice be heard by contacting your elected representative:
MAYOR ALLEN GREEN BOB POHLMANN DIST 3
PHONE: (386) 322-0247 PHONE: (386) 756-4435
BOB FORD DIST 1 DENNIS KENNEDY DIST 4
PHONE: (386) 756-8245 PHONE: (386) 756-3286
DONALD BURNETTE DIST 2 CITY MANAGER KEN PARKER
PHONE: (386) 295-5760 PHONE: (386) 506-5501
NOTE: COUNCILMEN BOB FORD AND DON BURNETTE WERE NOT PART OF THE COUNCIL WHO MADE THE CHOICE TO FORCE THIS ACTION ON FIREFIGHTERS.
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