Sugar Land - Missouri City Edition | November 2024

Government

BY KELLY SCHAFLER

Missouri City awarded $5.3M grant to hire 13 reghters

Digging deeper Meanwhile, City Council approved 6% salary increases for police and re department employ- ees, Mayor Robin Elackatt said at the State of the City event Sept. 19. “For our residents, this [$5 million] would equate to a ve-cent property tax increase if we had to fund it,” City Manager Angel Jones said at the event. “Please recognize we are only one of three cities in the state to receive this incredible funding.” What’s next Hiring eorts to recruit the 13 new reghters will begin in January, with department sta plan- ning to have the new reghters fully integrated into the 91-person team by March, Partida said. “This infusion of personnel will allow the department to reduce response times, improve coverage and enhance overall public safety for residents,” he said.

A $5.3 million federal grant awarded in September will allow the Missouri City Fire Department to hire 13 new reghters and improve the city’s emergency response services, ocials said. Missouri City received the Stang for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response, or SAFER, grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency Sept. 6, which will provide salaries and benets for the 13 new hires for three years starting in March, Chief Mario Partida said in an email. “The SAFER grant is a game-changer for our department,” Partida said. “With the addition of 13 new reghters, we are better equipped to serve and protect our community as it continues to expand. This funding will enable us to enhance our emergency response capa- bilities and ensure we are [maintaining] a safe community.”

The city of Missouri City received the federal grant Sept. 6. COURTESY CITY OF MISSOURI CITY

Over the next three years, sta will evaluate a plan on how best to fund the positions after the grant is spent.

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