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If 19 agencies were consolidated into one, how much administrative money would be saved? Fewer "chiefs", one finance department, one personnel department, etc.
Government needs to be cut, basic services do not. "Consolidation" remains a dirty word among most of Stanislaus County's 19 fiercely independent fire departments. But the idea of merging at least some functions to save taxpayer money continues to simmer under the heading "regionalization."
Time for government to consolidate and save. Angry yet? Government is waste—especially in Stanislaus County.
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Government needs to be cut, basic services do not. "Consolidation" remains a dirty word among most of Stanislaus County's 19 fiercely independent fire departments. But the idea of merging at least some functions to save taxpayer money continues to simmer under the heading "regionalization."
Time for government to consolidate and save. Angry yet? Government is waste—especially in Stanislaus County.
More...