Bozeman City Council adds First Responder Levy and Fire Station 4 Bond to Nov 2024 ballot

BOZEMAN, Mont. - The Bozeman City Council voted Tuesday to add the First Responder Levy and Fire Station 4 Bond to the November 2024 ballot.

“We’re excited to see this issue be placed in the voter’s hands to decide,” Interim City Manager Chuck Winn said in a release from the City of Bozeman. “The fact is that we haven’t meaningfully added staff in these departments since the 2007 mill levy and we’re still operating with that same capacity even though Bozeman has nearly doubled in size. We also knew when we relocated Fire Station 2 we would need to fill the gap in service on the west side with a new fire station. These are important things for residents to know and weigh as they make their decision.”

Bozeman voters will decide if they want to fund the hiring of 30 new police officers and 22 new firefighters, in addition to eight new non-sworn positions in the police department and three new non-sworn positions in the fire department.

According to the release, the City of Bozeman plans to carry out the hiring process in stages, aiming to fill all positions by fiscal year 2030.





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