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Department: Fire (121.0) <br />Fund: General (1 0n0) <br />Budget Summary (cont.): <br />this opportunity. No retirement date has been. given at this time; however, management <br />is beginning to investigate options of how to fill the position or restructure the <br />department to best meet the needs of the City upon the individual's. retirement: <br />During 2016, a. retirement in the Police Department's Office Manager. Position allowed <br />management the chance to review the department's structure, position duties and the. <br />overall needs of the City before filling the vacancy. With the increasing. trend towards <br />new technology, the position's responsibilities were. redefined and an. IT coordinator <br />position was created. Since the responsibilities for the IT coordinator benefit more <br />departments than the previous Office Manager position, the position's payroll allocation <br />was changed to coordinate with the new duties. The Fire Department's need for onsite <br />technology assistance continues to grow as new systems are added for daily <br />operations. Beginnings in 2016, a portion of the costs for the IT Coordinator position <br />are incorporated into the budget to reflect the time spent on duties related to the <br />department's activities. <br />The most significant account change in the Personal. Services accounts reflects a <br />revision i.n the City's budgeting practices. In 2016, the worker's compensation <br />expenditures charged to the department are adjusted to represent the actual amount <br />due.fro.m the department for its share of the worker's compensation coverage costs. In <br />previous years, the Employment Expense Fund subsidized a portion of the amount due <br />to help keep department costs low. <br />The Temporary Salaries budget amount is always an estimate in the adopted budget <br />each year and will vary from. the. original budget based on the actual response activity <br />during the year for the volunteer .firefighters on the department. The firefighters are paid <br />an hourly rate based on their position within the department. Extra incentives are <br />offered for individuals who maintain a specific attendance status to calls and training <br />drills. during the year, In previous years, the department has hired temporary <br />employees as they apply if there is an opening. However, a. shift in the department's <br />philosophy now provides for two hiring processes a year to allow consistent training for <br />multiple employees at one time. <br />%Add foam for fire. suppression activities on mutual aid calls inflWen ce the change in <br />the Equipment Supplies budget amount. Expenditures for mutual aid calls in other <br />communities are not reimbursed by the requesting agency because. of agreements for <br />:each agency to repay the work by responding to mutual aid. calls for service in our <br />jurisdiction when needed. <br />The. City purchases homes for sale in areas considered optimal for future; <br />redevelopment projects and allows fire department members to reside in them. at an <br />affordable monthly rent in return for their quick response and commitment to attend <br />