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TO: BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM: TERRY SCHWERM CITY MANAGER DATE: JULY 10,2009 SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - FULL DUTY CREW STAFFING At the May 20th Board of Directors' meeting, the Board discussed supplemental information that had been provided regarding the Fire Station Staffing Study. The discussion focused on the implementation of full Duty Crew staffing. A four-person Duty Crew currently works from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday- Friday, and the proposed 2010 budget included the implementation of weekend evening (Friday and Saturday) Duty Crew staffing. One of the questions that was_asked involved the cost of a full Duty Crew and whether an implementation plan could be put together. Attached are two spreadsheets that show the costs of implementing a full Duty Crew staffing, as well as an example of an implementation plan that could be considered. As shown in the first spreadsheet, the total cost of a full 24-hour/7 day per week Duty Crew program in 2010 would be about $548,000. If you delete the daytime Duty Crew costs that are already incorporated into the City's budget, the increased costs are about $415,000. The spreadsheet then shows the costs inflated by 3% per year. The second spreadsheet shows all example of an L.~plementation plan that is spread over six years. Listed below is the implementation plan under this alternative: 2010 - 2011 - Full Weekend Evening Duty Crew 2012 - 2013 - Full Weekend Daytime Duty Crew 2014 - 2015 - Weekday Evening Duty Crew The spreadsheet assumes that the Department's base budget will increase at a rate of 3% per year, and that the Duty Crew costs will also increase at a 3% per year level. It also assumes a $10,000 per year reduction in fire run compensation costs for years 2011-2014, and a $25,000 reduction in station costs as a result of vacating Station 1 in 2015. As shown in the spreadsheet, the increase ranges from about 6.7% in 2010 to 10.3% in 2015. After the implementation of the full Duty Crew, it is anticipated that operating budget cost increases would be at an inflationary leveL This spreadsheet does not include projected capital cost savings that would result from the elimination of Station 1. The Department would not purchase a utility truck in 2013 and a fire engine in 2015. Listed below is the estimated capital cost savings by community for the two pieces of equipment: