2C, Lake Johanna Fire Department Discussion

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The Council wants a copy of the fire department policies on: Policy#3 3 0- Operating Budget Fund Balance & Capital Reserve Fund ■ How the department handles surpluses in the operating budget It has been past practice that any year end surpluses in the operating budget those dollars would be deposited into the Fire Departments General. Fund account. The General Fund is actually an Operating Reserve fund and a Capital Reserve Fund which is both used to cover unanticipated operating expenses as well as making Capital purchases. It is also past practice that any year end short falls would be paid for by using the Fire:Department General Fund instead of invoicing the cities. ■ How the department handles the disposal of capital assets (i.e. buildings and grounds when sold) For capital assets that are sold, that money is deposited in the :Department General fund with the intent to be used for future capital purchases. ■ What the department does with the money when equipment is sold Funds are deposited.in-the General Fund. This money has been.used to buy down future capital items to reduce the cost to the cities. It has also been used to reduce the Operating budget for certain Board Approved items such as adding new fulltime positions. ■ What the department defines as a capital item o $5,000 or$10,000 purchase? The Board of Directors makes that decision. Typically for items over $5000 ■ What"standards"the department uses to rate themselves and their performance. o What are the minimum certifications or requirements for the firefighters All Firefighters hired since 2005 are required to be State Certified Firefighter II, State Certified.Hazmat Operations, Certified Emergency Medical Technician basic (EMT-B). 85% of our Firefighters meet that standard.; the remaining 1.5% are certified as Firefighter I and Certified as First Responders. Each.firefi.gh.ter is required to attend 25% of their fire calls quarterly. Each firefighter is required to attend a minimum of 12 fire drills and d EMS drills annually. All Officers .i-n.ust attend four additional. drills per. year. There are specific training requirements for each officer position. If there are no written policies, should some be created to cover these issues? The Department has had Policies and Guidelines since 1944 that clearly define the :Departments expectations and requirements. Finances ■ Why was Station 1 allowed to "go downhill"with the delay of major maintenance and repair work? (Is this a true statement?) This is a completely false statement. Station 1. has remained.in good repair and at no time has the building not been maintained or repaired as necessary. We have consciously chosen not to do Capital improvements