BY ALEX REECE
Frisco firefighters test new data system Frisco’s fire department is one of six across the country—and the only one from Texas—selected by the U.S. Fire Adminis- tration to test a prototype information and analytics system. The National Emergency Response Information System is an analytic system designed to collect critical information following emergencies to document and introduce community risk reduction efforts, according to a March 12 U.S. Fire Administration news release. The system will empower fire and emergency services communities by equipping them with an empirical basis for decision-making, according to the U.S. Fire Administration’s website.
Council amends FY 2023-24 budget for new staff A roughly $6 million increase to Frisco’s general fund will add six new city positions, including three firefighters, city officials said. Frisco City Council members unanimously
security positions • Decrease sales tax and building permit revenues • Decrease the allocation for economic incentives relative to sales tax decline • Increase interest income • Transfer funds to the capital reserve fund “Our staff as a whole throughout the city did a really good job last year of managing their expenses, managing their budgets and coming in under budget. Kudos to everybody across the board and all the staff for the great work that they did for the citizens of Frisco last year.” BILL WOODARD, FRISCO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
approved a $6.14 million increase to the city’s fiscal year 2023-24 general fund budget during a March 19 meeting. What happened The increase brings the budget from $266.9 million to $273 million, which was only possible because the city was already under budget from the previous year, council member Bill Woodard said. Breaking it down The increase is the city’s second FY 2023-24 budget amendment, Budget and Strategic Planning Director Tanya Anderson said. Here is a quick look at what the amendment did: • Increase the general fund’s salary and add three firefighter and three information technology
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