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<br />FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />Provides for the overall administration of the fire department. <br />Included is the preparation and distribution of information <br />regarding public safety programs, preparation of the annual <br />budget, training of firefighters, plus the acquisition and <br />maintenance of equipment and facilities. <br /> <br />Provides for the inspection of building plans, buildings under <br />construction, and existing structures in order to secure compliance <br />with fire protection codes. <br /> <br />Provides for the controlling and extinguishing of fires of all types in <br />order to minimize personal injury, loss of life and property damage. <br /> <br />2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET <br /> <br />This departmental budget is: <br /> <br />- Proposed in the amount of $340,650; <br />- A $39,550 or 13% increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget; <br />- Approximately 5.8% of the total general fund expenditures. <br /> <br />All but $5,150 of the total budget increase is in the personal services category <br />and most of the increase for another full time employee. This full time <br />employee will either be an assistant fire chief or a full time inspector. The <br />budget also calls for some inspections to be completed by part time <br />employees. It should be noted that the other part time pay goes to the <br />firefighters and this is based on approximately 420 calls in the year 2000. In <br />addition to being paid for fire calls, the firefighters are also paid for training <br />hours. <br /> <br />The capital outlay expense is for part of the fire pumper payment. These <br />general fund monies are combined with equipment reserve monies to make <br />the annual $56,000 pumper payment. The last payment for the $300,000 <br />pumper is in 2002. An additional capital outlay expense for the fire <br />department is also located in the equipment certificate budget. This <br />expenditure calls for $20,000 to be spent on self contained breathing <br />apparatus equipment. Additionally, plans are being formulated for the <br />purchase of a $275,000 tanker in 2002. This purchase is possible by way of <br />using funds that are "freed up" because of the above noted last payment on <br />the pumper in 2002 and because the last payment for the aerial platform <br />ladder truck takes place in 2001. <br /> <br />34 <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />