fire rescue fy 2014-15 budget worksession july 14, 2014

Fire Rescue

FY 2014-15Budget Worksession

July 14, 2014

• Background

• Organizational Chart

• Proposed FY 2014-15 Budget

• Accomplishments

• Budget Pressures

• Summary

Presentation Outline

41 fire stations Respond to over 99,000 calls annually 1,177 employees 4th largest Fire Department in Florida

• Miami – Dade (1)• Jacksonville (2)• Palm Beach County (3)

Background

• Background



• Accomplishments


• Summary


Organizational Chart

Planning & Technical Services Dave Rathbun

Planning & Technical Services Dave Rathbun

OperationsMike Wajda

OperationsMike Wajda

Infrastructure SupportVince Preston

Infrastructure SupportVince Preston

Office of Emergency ManagementDave Freeman

Office of Emergency ManagementDave Freeman

Fiscal & Operational SupportAlex Morales

Fiscal & Operational SupportAlex Morales

Otto Drozd III Fire Chief

Otto Drozd III Fire Chief

Office of the Fire ChiefJames Fitzgerald, Deputy Chief

Office of the Fire ChiefJames Fitzgerald, Deputy Chief

• Background



• Accomplishments


• Summary


Proposed FY 2014-15 BudgetCurrentFY 2014 $ Change

ProposedFY 2015

Personal Services $112.3M ($3.5M) $108.8 M

Operating 28.3M (0.2) 28.1M

Capital Outlay 7.7M 3.0 10.7M

Budget Change (0.5%)

Staffing 1,177 (4) 1,173

CurrentFY 2014 $ Change

ProposedFY 2015

Capital Improvement Projects

$6.1M ($1.6M) $4.5M

Budget Change (27.4%)

Proposed FY 2014-15 Budget


84%12%

4%

Other*

EMS Transport *Fire MSTU

Fire Rescue Revenue Sources

* Fees will be indexed


• Staffing Changes / Efficiencies– Eliminate 10 Vacant Positions Related to FY13-14

Staffing Efficiencies/Reclassifications– Reclassify 36 Firefighters to Lieutenants– Establish 6 Facilities Maintenance Positions

• Net Result = Reduction of Total Authorized Positions by Four (4)


• Operating Efficiencies– Renewed Focus on Recruitment Efforts– Continued Effort to Increase Paramedic– Continue to Focus on Response Time Reduction

Initiative


• Operating Efficiencies– Replace Stretchers– Improve Medication Dispensing System– Visual Representation of Performance Objectives


• Capital Outlay– Fire Apparatus – Rescue Vehicles– Refurbishment Program

• CIP / Infrastructure Investment – Fire-Rescue Training Academy– New Fire Station Location Study– Automated Emergency Dispatch - Station

Alerting


• Background



• Accomplishments


• Summary


Accomplishments

• Increased 51 Paramedic since 2013• Increased Firefighter Recruitment• Emergency Management

Accreditation Program• Managing for Results - -

Strategic Planning

Accomplishments

• Federal Grant – Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency

Response (SAFER) Grant– Two-Year Funding / 45 Positions

• Replaced Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Through a FEMA Grant

• Finalized Incident Command Simulator Through a FEMA Grant

• Background



• Accomplishments


• Summary


Construct Fire Training Facility Replace Temporary Stations Aging Infrastructure New Growth Stations

Budget Pressures

Gap Between MSTU and a 3% Growth:– Standard Growth of 3%– Gap Between MSTU and 3% Growth

Budget Pressures

Continued Dependence on Reserves to Balance Budget as a Result of:– Statutory Millage Reduction– Amendment I – Economic Downturn

Budget Pressures

Consider Revenue Enhancement Opportunities:– Increase MSTU– MSTU Plus Fire Assessment– Replace MSTU with Sales Tax

Budget Pressures

Population Growth:– Resident Growth of 7% since FY 2008– Service Growth of 8% since FY 2008

Budget Pressures

• Background



• Accomplishments


• Summary


Summary

Fiscal Efficiencies

Systems Improvements

Focus on Operational Challenges

Fire Rescue

FY 2014-15Budget Worksession

July 14, 2014

fire rescue fy 2014-15 budget worksession july 14, 2014

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