Fiscal Note
This five-year grant provides funding to pay a portion of the salaries of 18 additional firefighters to be hired in October 2009. The grant provides $39,015 per firefighter in the first full year and declines to $0 in the fifth year, for a total of $1.95 million ($108,380 per position) over the five-year grant period. The net cost to the City for these 18 new positions is estimated at about $6 million over that five-year period (see attached schedule). The 2009 Adopted Budget includes funding for a class of 10 beginning in October. This resolution authorizes a class of 20, 18 of which will be partially offset by grant revenues. The net expense to the Fire Department’s 2009 Budget is estimated at $38,000 as shown below. Funds for this net expense will be appropriated from the Contingent Reserve, which has a current balance of $1,195,000. There is no impact on the tax levy or State Expenditure Restraint Program eligibility.
$382,900 Total Cost for 20 Firefighters
(125,200) Salaries and Fringe Benefits in 2009 Adopted Budget
( 73,400) Recruit Class Expenses in 2009 Adopted Budget
(146,300) Grant Revenue for 18 Firefighters
$ 38,000 Net Expense (from Contingent Reserve)
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SUBSTITUTE - Amending the 2009 Operating Budget and accepting a SAFER Grant (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) if awarded from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for 18 firefighter positions and appropriating $38,000 from the Contingent Reserve.
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A SAFER application is pending for eighteen firefighter positions. The SAFER grant is to enhance staffing to increase response capabilities and assist in reducing response times. The goal of SAFER is to help local fire departments to comply with staffing, response and operational standards as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.(OSHA).
The Fire Department has recently been contacted by FEMA regarding the gra...
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