City of San DiegoFiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget – San Diego Fire-Rescue

San Diego Fire-Rescue

Fiscal Year 2004Proposed Budget

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Department SummaryFY 2002ACTUAL

FY 2003BUDGET

FY 2004PROPOSED

FY 2003-2004CHANGE

Positions 1,254.90 1,253.65 1,258.65 5.00

Personnel Expense $ 116,372,864 $ 113,189,021 $ 121,057,984 $ 7,868,963

Non-Personnel Expense

$ 13,574,586 $ 14,556,377 $ 11,692,152 $ (2,864,225)

TOTAL $ 129,947,450 $ 127,745,398 $ 132,750,136 $ 5,004,738

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Expenditures by Category FY2002ACTUAL

FY2003BUDGET

FY2004PROPOSED

PERSONNEL

Salaries & Wages $ 89,741,698 $ 85,882,935 $ 88,976,677Fringe Benefits $ 26,631,166 $ 27,306,086 $ 32,081,307SUBTOTAL PERSONNEL $ 116,372,864 $ 113,189,021 $ 121,057,984

NON-PERSONNEL

Supplies & Services $ 7,871,675 $ 6,455,048 $ 5,730,462Information Technology $ 399,974 $ 862,260 $ 1,030,113Energy/Utilities $ 2,105,483 $ 2,232,276 $ 2,023,312Equipment Outlay $ 3,197,453 $ 5,006,793 $ 2,908,265SUBTOTAL NON-PERSONNEL

$ 13,574,586 $ 14,556,377 $ 11,692,152

TOTAL $ 129,947,450 $ 127,745,398 $ 132,750,136

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Expenditures by Category

Fringe Benefits24.1%

Salaries & Wages67.3%

Equipment Outlay2.2%

Energy/Utilities1.6%

Supplies/Services4.0%

Data Processing0.8%

General fund - $124,036,505

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Expenditures by Category

Fringe Benefits23.0%

Salaries & Wages65.4%

Equipment Outlay2.0%

Energy/Utilities0.7%

Supplies/Services8.6%

Data Processing0.2%

Emergency Medical Services Fund - $8,713,631

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City of San DiegoFiscal Year 2004 Proposed Budget – San Diego Fire-Rescue

Citizen Protection & Service• 91,000 fire/EMS emergency responses annually

– 6 minute average response time goal for first responders

• 7,500 emergency lifeguard responses• 595 hazardous materials incident responses• 13,500 fire prevention inspections • 600,000 community contacts • 1,000 participants in Jr. Lifeguard

Program

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Recent Accomplishments• Department reorganization to improve efficiency &

effectiveness• Highest department rating (96%) on eighth Annual

Resident Satisfaction Survey• Successful, seasonal fire-rescue helicopter pilot program• Strategic Planning, Accreditation, ZBMR• Rapid Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

program growth• Lifeguard vehicle sponsorship agreement

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Initiatives to Reduce Overtime Cost1. Eliminated supplemental positions2. Reduced availability of “Compensatory” time3. Timely hiring & promotions

Note: Additional funding required for Personnel Department to support effort

4. Holding “lateral” academy to hire firefighter/paramedics

5. Replaced Captains with EMTs on medic-rescue units on trial basis

Note: MOU item. Trial sunsets July 1, 2003.

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Significant Changes

New Sta. 46 in Black Mtn. Ranch 5.32 +$590,901

Situational Staffing Overtime 0.00 +$399,933

Fire Act Grant Matching Funds 0.00 +$330,000- For Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

- Grant $770,000 (Total funding $1.1 mil.)

- Replaces 20 year-old equipment

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Significant Changes (cont.)

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-Hazardous Materials Team 0.00 +$149,330 - Renewed County contract for $683,215

- Fully reimbursable

-Reductions in Programs 0.00 ($2,007,688) - safety supplies & equipment,

out-of-town training, facilities maintenance

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Significant Changes (cont.)Non-discretionary expenses 0.00 ($1,252,773)

- lease-purchase payments (updated apparatus costs & delivery schedules)

- utilities costs (updated forecast of requirements) Remove one-time FY ’03 0.00 ($653,980) Expenses

- Lifeguard fire/rescue boat, portable radio grant match, NTC study

Reduced support (2.00) ($87,796) - Two clerical positions in Special Operations & Training

Department reorganization 2.68 ($25,077)

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FY ’04 Expenditure Priorities• Essential equipment replacement & repair• Health & safety repairs to facilities• Service & repairs to fire and marine fleets• Fire & lifeguard academy training• Office of Homeland Security funding &

support

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Service Level Impacts• Inadequate services & supplies to meet

needs of workforce• Difficult to replace emergency equipment

later in year• Facility degradation due to deferred

maintenance• Elimination of out-of-town training

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Significant Budget Issues

• Fire apparatus replacement• Lifeguard vessel replacement• Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) replacement • Lifeguard headquarters dock replacement

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Capital Improvements Program Budget

• Fire/Lifeguard Facilities Reinvestment Program– Upgrades a number of obsolete/deteriorated facilities– Adds new fire and lifeguard facilities– Major component replacement & rehabilitation– Improves efficiency & effectiveness of key public safety

facilities• Black Mountain Fire Station (46)

– Facilities Benefit Assessment (FBA) funded– Open February 2004