Summary
Sparks and Reno approved a shared Fire Chief arrangement under Reno Fire Chief Dave Cochran to improve regional coordination and reduce administrative overhead while keeping individual department budgets and labor contracts separate.
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Last discussed Jul 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
Saves the City of Sparks approximately $245,000 in executive administrative costs.
Sparks taxpayers and residents through reduced administrative duplication and enhanced regional operational coordination.
None identified; labor organizations from both departments expressed support for the trial model.
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