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Fire Protection <br />General Fund <br />ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: <br />The objective of the Fire Protection Department is to provide fire protection and prevention services. <br />The City of Gem Lake entered an agreement with the City of White Bear Lake for such services. The <br />contract also provides for site inspections and enforcement of fire codes through their Fire Marshal. <br />Paramedic and ambulance service is provided by the contract, but the cost of the service is not <br />included in the contract since it is billed as a fee -for -service to the individuals using the service. <br />GOALS: <br />1. Promote public education and information about fire prevention and safety. <br />2. Reduce property damage and loss due to fire. <br />3. Provide emergency medical assistance to all residents. <br />BUDGET COMMENTARY: <br />The City's contract amount is based on the White Bear Lake Fire Department 2025 budget less an <br />adjustment for 2023 actual expenditures compared to budget and multiplied by the City's percentage <br />of average population and average market valuation of the area served by the White Bear Lake Fire <br />Department. This budget also includes $9,346 in debt costs for the city's new public safety building. <br />BUDGET: <br />FIRE <br />DEPARTMENT 42200 <br />ACCT. <br /># ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION <br />12/19/2023 12/11 /2024 12/17/2024 <br />2021 2022 2023 2024 2024 2025 % <br />ACTUAL ACTUAL r ACTUAL ADOPTED ACTUAL ADOPTED CHANGE <br />OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES <br />308 <br />PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY COSTS <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />$0 <br />$8,941 <br />$0 <br />$9,346 <br />4.53% <br />309 <br />MISCELLANEOUS <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />0.00% <br />311 <br />FIRESERVICE <br />19,060 <br />22,593 <br />26,912 <br />$31,982 <br />38,486 <br />$35,300 <br />10.37% <br />312 <br />FIRE MARSHALL SERVICES <br />6,448 <br />6,747 <br />6,306 <br />$7,746 <br />6,455 <br />$8,181 <br />5.62% <br />TOTAL OTHER SERVICES & CHARGES <br />$25,508 <br />$29,340 <br />$33,218 <br />$48,669 <br />$44,941 <br />$52,827 <br />8.54% <br />TOTAL FIRE <br />$25,508 $29,340 $33,218 <br />669 $44,941 $52,827 8.54% <br />22 <br />