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2015 City Council Budget Priority Discussion <br /> Items <br /> Department priorities, & challenges: <br /> ➢ Department Staffing <br /> o Program Stabilization <br /> o Unionization <br /> o Health Care Reform Act impacts <br /> 2015 Fire department budget is concentrated around adjustments needed to <br /> make the first step in transitioning the department from the current PT staffing <br /> model to a new staffing model centered on the utilization of full-time firefighters. <br /> This item comprises the priority for the 2015 Fire Department budget, but <br /> certainly includes some challenges, and assuredly includes many future <br /> opportunities for the department. <br /> 2015 staffing model to include 6 full-time firefighters. Step one of a new staffing <br /> model- $68,125. <br /> Review chart of staffing options and costs- Attachment A <br /> Other 2015 departmental priorities include: <br /> ➢ Regional opportunities for shared services and partnerships <br /> ➢ Continued pursuit of opportunities for expansion of Emergency <br /> Medical Services <br /> ➢ Community engagement events <br /> ➢ Specialized hazard training <br /> ➢ Delivery of replacement/New staff fire engine <br /> ➢ Delivery of replacement/New medical response unit. <br />