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<br />/f\ <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item l.e <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Fire Staffing Proposal and 2010 Fire Budget <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Lake Johanna Fire Chief Tim Boehlke will attend the July 20 work session to discuss a proposed <br />staffing proposal, and to discuss the 2010 Fire Budget. The Lake Johanna Fire Department <br />(LJFD) has prepared a staffing proposal to facilitate the continued viability of the "paid-on-call" <br />staffing model, and also to improve response times. <br /> <br />The staffing proposal involves the expansion of the current daytime duty crew to eventually <br />provide 24/7 duty crew coverage vs. paging the full complement of paid-an-call firefighters for <br />every calL The expansion of the duty crew coverage is proposed to be phased-in over a six-year <br />period, so that the increased cost can also be phased in over six years. The implementation plan <br />for full duty crew staffing is attached. <br /> <br />Also attached are the 2010 LJFD Operating Budget, and the multi-year capital budget. The <br />overall operating budget is increasing by $79,979.85, or 6.72%. The Arden Hills share of the <br />budget is increasing by $22,714.28, or 6.72%. The main reason for the overall operating budget <br />increase is the second year phase-in of the Assistant Fire Chief position, at a cost of <br />approximately $46,000. The first year phase-in of the duty crew staffing proposal has a net cost <br />of $20,480. <br /> <br />P:\Admin\Council\Agendas & Packet Information\2009\07-20-09 Worksession\Packet <br />Information\l.C - RCA fire budget 2010 7-20-09.doc <br />