Police officers and firefighters would be cross-trained to save Bay City money under a consolidation plan that will be presented to the Bay City Commission on May 31. "Personnel costs can be greatly reduced with cross-trained public safety officers who can serve citizens in a dual role providing both police and fire services," states the draft plan created by a special city committee. "This would result in additional police on the street who can also respond to the scene of a fire. There would be no reduction in fire services, while the personnel assigned to the fire stations are greatly reduced." Kurt Wagner, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 116, said he was not ready to publicly comment on the plan.
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