The Butler/Wilmington Township Fire Territory board approved the 2021 fire department budget and heard five- and 10-year plans from Fire Chief Jeff Shultz at Thursday’s meeting.
The approved budget is $375,260, an increase of just over 4%, according to city Clerk-Treasurer Angela Eck.
The 2021 budget includes $96,315 for part-time firefighters, compared to $80,000 allotted for 2020 salaries.
Shultz laid out future plans for fire territory board members Heather Bledsoe, Tammy Davis and Gale Ryan. Bledsoe is Wilmington Township’s trustee. Davis and Ryan are members of Butler’s City Council. Wilmington Township Advisory Board member Dave Capp was not present.
Shultz said he anticipates adding two or more part-time firefighters.