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Nicks said the union will not accept money from any anti-police groups. The police staffing plan starts with requiring the city to employ two officers per 1, residents. To ensure that shifts are staffed adequately, city staffers say even more than two officers per 1, residents are needed.

The true ratio, they say, is somewhere between 2. Weighing police attrition rates against Austin's current population and projected growth, the city would need to hire to more officers in the next five years, according to the city's math. To come up with the money, the city could have to cut funding for other departments. We know this was a difficult and highly unusual endorsement for the Austin Firefighters Association to make, and we applaud their objective approach to this election.

The fire union's stance was unusual, as it historically has endorsed individual candidates but has not taken positions on ballot propositions. But Nicks said he held the vote because he felt this directly involved the firefighters. Support the Chronicle. Information is power. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Daily News. With early voting underway, campaigns for, against Proposition A heat up.

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