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10/10/2025 <br />9 <br />USE OF ONE-TIME FUNDS <br />OPTION 1 – Not Funding Additional Firefighter/Paramedics <br />Resulting 2026 Levy Increase: 5.44% <br />Aspects for Council to Consider: <br />•Does not address steadily increasing call load for medical calls that necessitate an immediate response <br />•Existing staff is routinely managing overlapping medical calls <br />•City is running a risk of staff fatigue and turnover <br />•Does not address OSHA standard for “two in, two out” on active fire and rescue scenes <br />•Similar levy increase as 2025 (5.34%) <br />OPTION 2 – Absorb the cost of 3 additional Firefighter/Paramedics (1 for each shift) <br />Resulting 2026 Levy Increase: 9.18% <br />Aspects for Council to Consider: <br />•Significant levy increase compared to long-term trend that can adversely impact residents, in addition <br />to other taxing authority’s levy increases <br />•Significant increase is directly tied to additional staff positions <br />•No levy growth beyond inflationary pressure elsewhere in the budget <br />•Preserves all “One-Time” funds from closed TIF districts for known, but not yet quantified, <br />infrastructure needs <br />•Retains greatest amount of flexibility for future needs, requests, and unexpected costs <br />USE OF ONE-TIME FUNDS <br />17 <br />18 <br />19