Pitt Meadows Mayor Bill Dingwall campaigned on during last month’s municipal election and has reaffirmed his support for hiring two full-time firefighters.
Council has heard a budget summary with a proposed 5.75 per cent increase for property taxes and utilities in 2019.
That does not include two new firefighters, who would cost an estimated $250,000 per year.
For every one per cent tax increase in the budget, the city garners approximately $200,000 in revenue for the budget.