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Attachment D-9212020 463 for funding for a total of six firefighters. We expect to hear about the SAFER grant by mid- 464 August and feel we are positioned well to receive grant funds. 465 466 The Fire Department has also requested the creation of Lieutenant positions that would be added 467 to the organizational structure. This will allow for an additional supervisor to the shift crew that 468 can supervise when the Battalion Chief overseeing that shift is absent. Having a Lieutenant 469 position will also allow for a more graduated leadership progression for firefighters. Moving from 470 a firefighter to a Battalion Chief in the current system is a big jump in responsibility and required 471 knowledge and skills. This request does not add new personnel to the Fire Department. The 472 Lieutenant positions would be filled by promotions of existing firefighters. 473 474 The Fire DepartmentÓs overall request related for new spending related to staffing in the 2021 475 budget is as follows: 476 477 New Full-Time Firefighters (6) $599,280* 478 Funding Fire Department Lieutenant positions (3) $ 30,000 479 Total$629,280 480 *Costs for the new firefighter costs are proposed to be covered by SAFER grant. 481 482 City Manager Recommendation ÎFire Department Staffing 483 2021 Levy Impact: Increase of $30,000 484 485 I am proposing six new full-time firefighters and funding for Fire Department Lieutenant positions 486 in to the 2021 budget subject to receiving the SAFER grant. If the city receives a lesser grant 487 award than what was applied for, the 2021 budget will be adjusted accordingly and only create the 488 full-time positions that can be paid for through grant funds. If no grant funds are received, I would 489 propose that no new firefighter positions are added in 2021, due to financial constraints. 490 491 As mentioned, I have included funding for the three Lieutenant positions in the 2021 budget. As 492 you will recall, I did not include it as part of the 2020 budget due to the limited resources available 493 and other prioritized needs. In my 2020 budget message, I agreed with the rationale behind the 494 need for Lieutenants, primarily because it will create additional supervision and leadership 495 development for the Fire Department. I also mentioned that I would be revisiting funding the 496 Lieutenant positions as part of the 2021 budget. If no new firefighters are created in the 2021 497 budget, I would propose to eliminate funding for the Lieutenant positions in 2021 498 499 Total new levy costs for the Fire DepartmentÓs staffing requests included in City ManagerÓs 2021 500 budget: 501 502 Funding Fire Department Lieutenant positions (3) $ 30,000 503 Total$ 30,000 504 Page 16 of 20