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City of Elk=' Request for Action River To Item Number Mayor and City Council 9.2 Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Work Session August 19, 2013 Tim Simon, Finance Director Item Description Reviewed by 2014 Budget Cal Portner, City Administrator Reviewed by Click here to enter text. Action Requested Continue 2014 budget discussion. Background/Discussion Following is an overview of the Fire and Building Safety and Contingency budgets. Attached are the department-requested budget worksheets for those departments along with the proposed 2014 department/division goals. Let staff know if you would like more detail. Fire and Building Safety Budgets (requested Building Safety—The Building Safety Personal Services is adjusted for a personnel request to add a second part-time permit technician position (16 hours) with an offsetting reduction of removing a vacant inspector position from the 2014 preliminary budget. Operating Supplies increases to add tablets to the inspector vehicles for access to data and updating data on permits. The Dues and Subscriptions line item increases for ProPhoenix ICC codes. Code Enforcement—The budget remains consistent with 2013. Fire Administration—The Fire Administration budget includes the positions of Fire Chief and Administrative Assistant. A personnel request for a Deputy Chief position starting July 1, 2014,is included in the 2014 preliminary budget. The Otber Professional Services line item includes RMS consulting, which the Chief will review at the meeting. The Operating Supplies fine item decreases as the 2013 budget included $20,000 for replacing key boxes. The Conference and Scboolr line item increases for tuition reimbursement and national conference. Two capital items are listed on the Capital Outlay Request worksbeet. Fire Operations—The Fire Operations budget includes the volunteer paid on can fire firefighters. Prior to the reorganization,this budget included the Fire Marshall and Fire Prevention Specialist position, which are now in the Building Safety budget. A personnel request for additional hours for fire academy and fire instruction ($12,850) has been included in the preliminary 2014 budget. The Uniform Allowance line item adjusts slightly for new firefighter uniforms. The Operating Supplies line item increases for a rotation of structural firefighter PPE equipment replacement. This was previously replaced by a grant and this would start replacing a few sets a year. Also, Operating Supplies line item increases for training pawIRI1 0 N:\Public Bodies\Agenda Packets\08-19-2013\x9.3 sr budgetmemo£docx Na U R E