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Week in Review: Foster City, San Mateo Councils Greenlight Fire-Share Expansion Deal
A round-up of major news stories from the past week.
Monday, Nov. 21
The Foster City City Council readied for a vote on a staff recommendation to with neighboring San Mateo.
The council in support of the "Agreement for Shared Fire Department Employees," which calls for combining deputy fire and battalion chiefs.
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The move will save Foster City taxpayers about $550,000 a year, nearly 8 percent of the city’s $8.1 million annual fire budget.
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Tuesday, Nov. 22
Foster City officials on Tuesday announced the .
Toler takes the assistant city manager post vacated by earlier this month.
Cheng replaces Toler as finance director. She is currently the city’s assistant finance director.
Wednesday, Nov. 23
Fire Chief Dan Belville, who heads the San Mateo and Foster City departments, said on Tuesday that the job-sharing measures approved by both city councils on Monday have the .
Thursday, Nov. 24
San Mateo Police offered holiday shopping .
Friday, Nov. 25
Black Friday shoppers but showed less enthusiasm for local businesses on what’s usually the biggest shopping day of the year with retailers offering steep discounts to kick off the holiday shopping season.
