County to hire four more career firefighters
Valencia County Commissioners unanimously approved the addition of four new paid positions for the county’s fire department, providing the state approves its budget later this summer.
Loretta Trujillo, the county’s finance director, said the state should give final budget approval in late August or early September. She added the department could begin advertising and interviewing for the positions with the caveat that they couldn’t hire anyone without the state’s approval of a budget adjustment to increase expenditures for the department.
At a recent commission meeting, VCFD Assistant Chief Nick Moya made the plea for the additional positions, presenting call for service numbers that have increased by more than 20 percent from 2019 to 2020.
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