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ARDEN HILLS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION – JULY 14, 2014 2 program to be split equally between the 2015 and the 2016 budgets. If this revised proposal is approved, then it is likely that the full-time Deputy Chief position will be delayed until 2017. City Administrator Klaers commented that the updated funding formula has been calculated and incorporated into this revised budget proposal. The funding formula shows the Arden Hills share of the budget decreasing from 26.2% in 2014 to 25.6% in 2015. City Administrator Klaers reported that this revised budget will be presented to the LJFD Board on Wednesday, July 14th. This new proposal shows the Arden Hills share of the budget going up $28,473 or 6.54%. The increase to the City is lower than the overall increase of 9.3% because of the changes in the funding formula. The funding formula page and the revised and updated budget proposal were included in the agenda packet for City Council and public review. Fire Chief Boehlke discussed the duty crew staffing implementation in further detail with the Council. He indicated that this model is taking four or five years to fully implement. He commented that the full time crew would offer 24/7 coverage and that there would no longer be a need to operate Station No. #1 in the southwestern corner of Arden Hills. He explained that the Deputy Fire Chief position has been postponed to 2017. Councilmember McClung requested further information on the current staffing model. Fire Chief Boehlke commented that during the week the department had a total of four part-time firefighters working, with two at Fire Station No. 2 and two at Fire Station No. 4. He stated that from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. the department had three fire fighters at Stations No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4. Councilmember McClung questioned what the plan was going forward. He indicated that he fully supported the full-time duty crew. He recommended that the Council be kept informed on the plans for Fire Station No. 1. Fire Chief Boehlke reported that the department would have a strong staffing foundation 24/7 to cover the majority of calls. He indicated that station call backs were infrequent. He discussed the future of Fire Station No. 1 and described how the closing of this station could impact the community. He believed that operationally, the City would not need this station in the future--even with the TCAAP redevelopment. He commented that if additional staffing was needed, crew members at Fire Station No. 3 would be increased. Mayor Grant believed that the 6.5% budget increase was quite high for 2015. He questioned how cost increases could be reduced for 2016. Fire Chief Boehlke anticipated that after the full-time duty crew was implemented in July of 2015, the increases would level off but not decrease in 2016. Councilmember Werner questioned who owned the land on which Fire Station No. 1 was located.