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<br />" <br /> <br />EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS <br /> <br />Provides for the preparation of response and survival plans which <br />may be used in the event of natural or man-made disasters (such as <br />a tornado or a train derailment), for the administration of training <br />programs for implementation of those plans, and for the provision <br />and inspection of emergency preparedness sirens and other <br />equipment. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2000 BUDGET COMPARED WITH 1999 BUDGET <br /> <br />This departmental budget is: <br /> <br />- Proposed in the amount of $15,850; <br />- An $1,800 increase compared to the adopted 1999 budget; <br />- Less than 1% of the total general fund expenditures. <br /> <br />The city allocates 10 percent of the fire chiefs time toward emergency <br />preparedness activity. This is the only manpower charged to this emergency <br />preparedness budget while, in reality, other firefighters and staff members <br />participate in emergency preparedness activities. For example, in 1998, <br />significant training took place to prepare staff for how to respond to a natural . <br />disaster and a full scale (one day) practice disaster drill took place. <br />Additionally, in 1999, a significant amount of training exercises and <br />departmental work has been necessary in order to plan for a potential Y2K <br />emergency at the end of the year. <br /> <br />This is a relatively small budget and there are few changes in 2000 as <br />compared to 1999. However, it should be noted that another emergency <br />preparedness siren is planned to be purchased in 2000, and this expense is <br />identified in the equipment certificate budget. This will be the eighteenth <br />emergency preparedness siren in the city. Three additional sirens to be <br />purchased in the next few years will provide the city with nearly 100 percent <br />coverage. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />36 <br />