NBC 4: Columbus fire officials unveiled the division’s 2010 budget with potential safety cuts Wednesday. The $19 million in budget cuts will lead to layoffs of 238 firefighters if voters weren’t to approve the city’s half-percent income-tax increase in August. The income-tax increase will be on the special Tuesday, Aug. 4, ballot.
The division said that in addition to the layoffs, no new recruit class was budgeted. The budget also assumes the loss of 26 uniformed staff in 2009 and an additional 25 uniformed layoffs in 2010.
The division would need to reduce the number of sworn officers from 1,525 to 1,236 by Jan. 1, 2010. The division said it anticipates 27 additional retirements in 2009.Officials also said the loss of staffing would require closing approximately seven fire stations.
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