If it saves Gilroy 25% or more, should the City Council vote to
disband the Gilroy Fire Department and contract with Santa Clara
County Fire for local service?
THIS WEEK’S WEB POLL:
If it saves Gilroy 25% or more, should the City Council vote to disband the Gilroy Fire Department and contract with Santa Clara County Fire for local service?
Yes: 4 No: 8
■ No. There’s no guarantee that the county will be staffed sufficiently to assist the city. The county has serious budget deficits as well.
■ NO! They should contract for increased mutual aid and maybe decrease employees and at the very least reduce the number of personnel on a responding vehicle.
■ YES – the city cannot sustain the cost given the union’s unyielding position on wages and benefits and the requirement for binding arbitration. The unions are going to bankrupt Gilroy!
■ YES, this would be a big savings for Gilroy taxpayers.
■ Why not do a layoff? There are too many firefighters riding in the trucks.
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