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RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL

 

900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, Virginia  23219 -
www.council.richmondva.gov <http://www.council.richmondva.gov/> 

                                                            

Advisory

IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Friday May 1, 2009

 

Councilman Charles R. Samuels releases statement regarding funding Richmond
Department of Fire and Emergency Services

 

          

(Richmond, Virginia) - Richmond City Councilman Charles R. Samuels today
released the following statement:

 

"The Richmond Firefighters Union is passing out flyers in the Fan District
and North Richmond which are misleading.  The proposed City of Richmond
Budget, submitted to Richmond City Council by Mayor Dwight Jones on March
26, 2009 includes monies to fully fund the Richmond Department of Fire and
Emergency Services and its 648 positions.  

 

As Vice Chairman of the Richmond City Council Finance Standing Committee, I
have supported and continue to support fully funding the budget of the
Richmond Department of Fire and Emergency Services and its employees. 

 

While council fully funded the request from the Fire Department it appears
that no funding was requested for overtime hours.  This may have been done
due to a shortfall that was caused by declining revenue for the City.  All
departments had to make choices and sacrifices so that the Mayor and
Richmond City Council could avert a disastrous financial crisis for the
coming years without raising city taxes.

 

I am sure Fire Chief Creecy made the most prudent and careful decisions in
determining his budget in order to protect the citizens of Richmond.

 

While grass roots efforts such as this flyer spur discussion, it is
important to understand all the facts before making a decision.  I invite
the Firefighters Union, the administration of the Richmond Department of
Fire and Emergency Services and the City Administration to meet with the
Richmond City Council Finance Standing Committee to discuss this matter
further."

 

CONTACT      For more information, please contact Councilman Charles
Samuels, at 804.646.6532, or charles.samuels at richmondgov.com

 

          

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