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• Staffing of the Fourth Ambulance – The city took over emergency medical transport
services from MedStar on October 1, 2023. Since that time, the city has seen a
continual rise in call volume and responded to over 9,000 calls for service in FY24-25.
To continue to provide exemplary service to its residents, on February 3, 2025, the

City Council approved the purchase of two additional ambulances to support the
continued increase in service demand and the expanding geographic footprint of

Burleson’s Fire and Emergency Medical Service response area. Upon delivery of the
th
ambulances, one will serve as a 4 front line unit during peak call volume periods, and

the second will serve as an additional reserve unit. The FY25-26 adopted budget
provides funding for three additional firefighter/paramedics to staff the 4 th

ambulance. While full-time, around the clock staffing of a dedicated ambulance

requires 7 FTEs, this approach serves as a steppingstone to implementation of a full
time 4 th ambulance. These positions will be funded as of January 1, 2026 the
annualized personnel cost for the three FTEs is $411,010.

Human Resources Department

• Public Safety Market Adjustment – The FY25-26 adopted budget includes funding of
$765,000 for a market based adjustment for police and fire personnel. This adjustment
is in addition to step based annual pay increases and will help to ensure the city
stays competitive with peer municipalities in retaining and recruiting critical public

safety personnel.

Parks Department

• Athletic Field Enhancements – The FY25-26 budget incorporates funding to continue to
improve athletic field operations. The city will purchase a new dump trailer, for $10,321,
which will allow parks personnel to haul materials to job sites and remove material for
disposal more efficiently. The budget also provides $24,000 to purchase 8 portable
pitching mounds, 5 of which will replace existing mounds that have reached their end of
life, and 3 will serve to accommodate increased tournament play. Finally, the budget
includes $13,608 in funding to hire an additional part time athletic field attendant, who is
needed to support the field due to the enhanced number of tournaments held at the
fields.

• BRiCk Enhancements – A total of $131,646 in funding will be included in the budget for
various enhancements at the BRiCk in FY25-26. The vast majority of this funding, $94,896,
is associated with the addition of a new aquatic maintenance specialist who will take on
maintenance responsibilities for the various aquatic equipment within the natatorium. A
total of $17,527 in funding is incorporated in the budget to provide for enhanced
chemicals to treat and preserve the large pool slide stair structure, as well as to have a
third party company provide annual maintenance for the slide. The program room, which
is utilized as a flex space for gymnastics, camps, and fitness classes, will undergo a

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