Quint Staffing Plan

Firefighters (3): Three firefighters that are part of the long-range Quint concept plan approved in 2012. The addition of these personnel (one per shift) will provide 16 fire personnel per shift that achieves the minimum staffing level for moderate risk response and that is needed to operate equipment. Hiring of these firefighters will allow for training of more experienced staff to drive quint apparatus prior to the delivery of the third quint vehicle.

Full quint staffing, which includes nine additional firefighters (3 per shirt) and revisions to the staffing plan, is a phased addition to staff levels through FY2025.

Police Officer/K9 Unit: Addition of one policer and one K9 officer unit to function more efficiently and effectively. The current K9 team is utilized for patron operations, specialized assignment requests and community events. The Town of Morrisville often

Additional information about forfeiture proceeds and schedule/activities of the current K9 team will be provided in a Budget Work Session.

Transportation Planner: Planner 1 position to support the Long Range Planning Division of the Planning Department. Currently, workload and capacity requirements exceed the abilities of the Long Range Planning/Transportation Manager that affects the ability to manage day-to-day tasks, sacrificing the opportunity to devote time to implementation of other strategic initiatives, such as the Sidewalk Construction Program, regional transportation and transit efforts, and other related activities.

This position would assist in development plan review and traffic impact analysis, coordinate data and mapping services, citizen inquiry and support other professional services need related to traffic and transportation