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<br />City Council Study Session - 08/21/06 <br />Minutes - Page 6 <br /> <br />proposed budget and levy increase at 3.5%; a 2006 Budget of <br />$1,458,895, the City Manager's proposed budget of $1,452,240 <br />for the department, representing a difference of$6,655. <br /> <br />Chief Gasaway advised that the firefighters were not included as <br />City employees in the compensation program; and therefore not <br />recipients of any Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increases <br />or benefit enhancements. Chief Gasaway, in his budget request, <br />was proposing a $.50 per hour increase in firefighter wages. <br />Chief Gasaway identified the two areas impacted by the <br />reduction would be the firefighter pay increase (representing <br />$30,000) and turnout gear replacement (representing $29,000). <br /> <br />Discussion included the department's goal of replacing 20% of <br />their turnout gear replacement every five years; compliance with <br />OSHA requirements that each firefighter's turnout gear be <br />custom fit for their safety and protection; clarification of <br />department requests and City Manager recommendations on <br />budgets per department and city-wide; firefighter wages based on <br />marketplace competition in order to retain trained firefighters; <br />and greater pressures on future budgets when deferring <br />equipment and/or turnout gear replacement. <br /> <br />Councilmember Pust requested, and Interim City Manager Miller <br />offered to provide, additional detail related to department <br />requests and City Manager recommendations to allow informed <br />decision-making. <br /> <br />Councilmember Maschka reminded Chief Gasaway of his <br />request some time ago for detailed information regarding <br />equipment and training breakdown costs and efficiencies realized <br />related to the Technical Rescue Team. Chief Gasaway advised <br />that he thought the information had been submitted, but he would <br />resubmit the information as requested. <br /> <br />4. <br /> <br />Police Department Budget Presentation <br />Police Chief Carol Sletner; Lieutenant Rick Mathwig; and <br />Community Relations Coordinator Heather Darby presented the <br />proposed 2007 Police Department budget requests; and detailed <br />budget realities and objectives. <br /> <br />Police Department <br />Budget <br />Presentation <br />