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Under SAFER pact, city could be forced to foot bill if layoffs occur in July

Firefighters at the Central Fire Station, shown here, said that, by 2:30 p.m., they hadn't heard directly from officials about the potential cuts.

Herald News Photo | Dave Souza
Jo C. Goode
Herald News Staff Reporter
Posted Mar. 26, 2014

FALL RIVER — If Mayor Will Flanagan moves ahead with planned layoffs in July, the city could be on the hook to repay the $14.4 million SAFER grant.

According to firefighters Local 1314 President Jason Burns and Fall River Fire District Chief James Mellen, the union’s vice president, terms of the grant dictate that through “the performance period,” which runs through mid-September, there can be no layoffs or else the grant must be repaid.

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