Jefferson Firefighters
11-13-2008, 02:53 AM
Myth: The Parish has provided the resources to place the fire department at the top of its peer group in the state and region.
Fact: The taxpayers of East Jefferson authorized the annual collection of dedicated funds of up to 25 mils of property taxes to fund a professional fire department manned by career firefighters. The Eastbank Consolidated Fire Department's funds are being spent unwisely by fire department administrators and without as much as an offer to curb fire administrator's frivolous spending or to cut expenses in any other area, and under the false pretense of budgetary constraints; Jefferson Parish proposes to harm firefighter families by drastically cutting their pay, and continues to profess firefighters are at the top of its peer group, while at the same time wasting more fire department funds, by hiring a New Orleans based lawyer and public relations firm, in an effort to discredit these public servants.<O:p</O:p
Fact: The taxpayers of East Jefferson authorized the annual collection of dedicated funds of up to 25 mils of property taxes to fund a professional fire department manned by career firefighters. The Eastbank Consolidated Fire Department's funds are being spent unwisely by fire department administrators and without as much as an offer to curb fire administrator's frivolous spending or to cut expenses in any other area, and under the false pretense of budgetary constraints; Jefferson Parish proposes to harm firefighter families by drastically cutting their pay, and continues to profess firefighters are at the top of its peer group, while at the same time wasting more fire department funds, by hiring a New Orleans based lawyer and public relations firm, in an effort to discredit these public servants.<O:p</O:p