Tallahassee firefighter union requests additional audit on city's fire service fund
The Tallahassee Professional Firefighters requested an additional audit be done to the city's Fire Service Fund.
and last updated 2021-07-09 19:58:48-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The Tallahassee Professional Firefighters requested an additional audit be done to the city's Fire Service Fund.
In a press release, the union said:
In April of 2021 the Fire Chief of the Tallahassee Fire Department was directed by City Administrators to cut $1 million from his budget for the remainder of FY21. In that direction, the Fire Chief was told to entertain reduced services or reduced coverage to make up the shortfall. Due to the safety concerns these cuts would raise, both for the public and the members of the Fire Department, the Tallahassee Professional Firefighters have requested that an audit be completed of the Fire Services Fund. We feel it essential that this fund be immediately examined by an outside, third-party auditor to ensure that the fees that have been paid have been used to provide the services they were intended to fund.