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department utilizing full-time and part-time personnel to ensure consistent service is <br />provided to all customers. <br />Obj ectives <br />• Prepare and present a ten-yea.r budget projection plan to the City Administration <br />that corresponds with this strategic plan and accurately represents thc <br />department's operational and capital funding requirements. <br />• Develop and recommend supplement revenue plans that identify nevcr sources of <br />revenue for services and methods to recover costs for services provided by ihe fire <br />department. <br />• Develop and implement training for fire department staff to increase budgeting <br />and accounting knowledge and expertise of our members through our of�cer <br />development program and outside training and educational opportunities. <br />• Develop fire departmcnt senior sta.ff by working with the fi.nazxce department to <br />increase the knowledge of finance/budget management for the department's chief <br />officers. <br />• Fite Administration shall strive to dcvelop junior officers understanding of budget <br />and adnninistzation by involving them in budget development and administrative <br />functions. <br />Action Plan <br />AP 4.2 Fire Administration wiil proactively represent the departinent's funding needs to <br />the City Administration through the deveiopment and presentation of a comprehensive <br />budget document. PRIORITY 4. <br />AP 4.3 Fire Administration will maintain a proactive financial management program to <br />assure the maximizing of the department's resources throughout this s�rategic planning <br />period. PRIORITY 3. <br />AP 4.4 Fire Administration will work with the finance de artment to <br />develo and im lement a olic for billin res onsible arties for <br />services provided, in cornpliance with statutorv requirements. <br />PR�ORITY �. <br />AP 4.5 Members will be encouraged and supported to use the college tuition <br />reimbursement program to take cou.rses to improve their expertise in administration, <br />personnel, budgeting and accounting. PRIOR�TY 3. <br />Facility maintenance and replacement <br />Financial suppart for facility maintenance is improving_ However, there is stili work to be <br />done. Fire Station #3 sustained sigmificant damage from water that was teaking through <br />the walls. This problem is being addressed and it is planned that the downstairs and <br />upstairs of this station will be repaired and renovated by the end of 2002. <br />31 <br />