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recruitment will not help us. If we give, if we wait until that test runs out and give another test, we need to get minorities signed up to take the test in order to be considered. Then, they have got to pass that test and they have got to be high upon the list, because there will only be three position taken from that list unless somebody quits their job, and that is not likely. Once they get in the Fire Department, they just don't turn over. Fisher Are you saying 10 years. Malone Well, how long has it been since we. Burgin Where Mike is talking about where we add firefighters, which we added six last year, and then three to open the new stations, but that is adding to the force, which we only do about every 10 or 15 years. Fisher If it is going to be 10 years before you hire, I don't know why we are talking about the Fire Department. Burgin I share that. Haynes We may not hire these three before the first of Dec. Burgin But, I may have one to quit tomorrow. Harris Even those the section of his, you have the EMS also. Malone Yes, but that is not Civil Service, and that is the same situation. They don't turn over much either, but we have attempted to recruit minorities. I remember that we had a reserve person and Kent tried very much to hire him, and he passed it off because he had a much better position. He was offered a paramedic position in Tyler, and he is going to make $10,000.00 more. Graves They started a new program at PJC. Burgin Just started it. We had it a number of years ago and it kind of filtered out, and they are just now getting back into.