Future staffing plans for College Station’s police and fire departments means future property tax increases. That’s part of Thursday’s agenda for the College Station City Council.
At the council’s last meeting members were told about possible costs. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Kersten says a property tax increase of one cent was possible to continue implementing additional police staff.
Another two cents would towards operation and maintenance costs of College Station’s Fire Station number 6.
The Bryan fire department is adding firefighters. The Bryan city council without public discussion at this month’s meeting (December 10), approved the fire chief’s request to add six firefighters to reduce overtime associated with the department’s mobile healthcare program. Expenses for the first two years will be paid by a federal grant. The paperwork associated with the council’s approval does not show the amount of the grant. After 2027, the council will either decide to find local money to pay the personnel costs or eliminate the additional positions. BFD’s mobile healthcare program reduces the number of responses to medical calls using ambulances and fire engines. Click HERE to read and download background information from the city of Bryan. Click HERE to read and download the ordinance that was approved at the December 10, 2024 Bryan city council meeting.
One of several Bryan police officers who responded to a loud party with an estimated crowd of 100 Sunday night (December 29) at Sadie Thomas Park is shoved and struck from behind by one of the attendees. That led to the arrest of 26 year old Kadaesha White of Bryan on charges of assaulting the officer and resisting arrest. The arrest report makes no reference to the officer receiving medical treatment. The report does say multiple officers were surrounded and being yelled at while another person was arrested on an undisclosed charge. As of December 30th, White remained in jail in lieu of bonds totaling $16,000 dollars.
December’s meeting of the board in charge of the Texas prison system received a year end report from director Bryan Collier. Subjects included making headway in filling vacant positions, adding air conditioned prison cells, making progress in the prison system’s review by the Texas sunset commission, and preparing for the next legislative session. Click below to hear comments from Bryan Collier during the December 13, 2024 meeting of the Texas board of criminal justice.
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