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Personnel justifications," "Department of Public Safety, Police Division, Additional Personnel Justifications~" and "Department of Public Safety, Personnel Requests~' were transmitted to the City Council for their informa- tion and review; and WHEREAS, the City Manager presented at the City Council meeting of November 29, 1976 a verbal report of alternatives avail-- able for the use of the aforementioned monies and indica- ted the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative; and WHEREAS, the City Manager noted that the City's fire loss has been declining over the past two years and that the largest number of fire calls (approximately 60% are in the area of District Number 1 served by Station 1; and WHEREAS, alternative Number 1 would provide -two additional fire- fighters and two additional police officers; and alterna- tive Number 2 would provide for a fire chief, assistant fire chief and two police officers; and WHEREAS, the City Manager recommended that the City Council adopt alternative Number 2 since this would stabilize the administrative structure of the fire division, increase the manpower at Station 1 by allowing the reassi~nment of the positions of Captains from a forty hour work week to shift duty, and provide a Comman Officer on duty twenty-four hours per day; and WHEREAS, the Mayor noted that each men~er of the Council had received a written recommendation from the firefighters' local regarding use of the available monies; and WHEREAS, the City Council deliberated on the above alternatives as set forth in information received in writing and orally from the City ~anager and from the fire fighters local~ NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNC!t,~)F THE CITY OF PLEAST~qTON DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: