FY 14-15 Adopted Budget

Public Safety - Fire

Effectiveness Measures  Percentage of actual residential structure fires that are contained to the room of origin  Percentage of total number of fires that were commercial structures  Percentage of total dollar loss that were commercial structures  Percentage of dollar loss based on total value of commercial property where fires occurred  Number/Percentage of fire deaths inside of the room of origin  Number/Percentage of fire deaths outside of the room of origin  Percent of property value saved by fire protection services

67.15%

70.00%

70.00%

70.00%

16.53%

20.00%

20.00%

20.00%

9.03%

7.00%

3.00%

3.00%

1.30%

8.29%

0.06%

0.06%

(1) 100%

25.0%

25.00%

25.00%

(0) 0%

75.0%

75.00%

75.00%

97.67%

85.00%

95.00%

95.00%

$78.89

$69.27

$69.00

$78.89

 Cost per inspection

BUDGET SUMMARY

2012-13

2013-14 Budget

2014-15 Adopted

2015-16 Projected

Actual

Expenditures:

Personnel Costs

35,252,779 6,707,188

37,059,450 6,022,077

39,317,243 6,342,794

40,345,509 6,342,794

Maintenance & Operations

Capital Outlay

85,389

56,182

0

0

Total

42,045,356

43,137,709

45,660,037

46,688,303

Total FTE Positions

544.000

551.000

566.000

566.000

Revenues:

Intergovernmental

401,746 208,787 992,366

308,575 230,410 941,070

401,746 230,410

401,746 230,410 944,570

User Charges

All Other

1,004,570 1,636,726 44,023,311

Subtotal

1,602,899 40,442,457

1,480,055 41,657,654

1,576,726 45,111,577

General Fund Contribution

Total

42,045,356

43,137,709

45,660,037

46,688,303

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS  The FY 14-15 Adopted Budget increasing by $2,522,328, or 5.85%.

 In response to the Council directive to maintain the current tax rate, Fire submitted net reductions totaling $108,800. Reductions include contracted services, revenues from off-duty fire services, and one-time revenues from the sale of air packs.  The service contract with the Colfax Fire Department will be reduced due to additional coverage through redeployment of City apparatus. Reductions to the contract total $47,800.  Revenues of $1,000 are budgeted from fees for off-duty fire services provided at private events.  The department replaced outdated self contained breathing apparatus during FY 13-14. One-time revenues of $60,000 are included in the budget for the sale of retired air packs and related equipment.  A service enhancement initially included as a year two enhancement in the FY 13-14 Adopted Budget to provide an additional 15 firefighters to staff an engine company for east Greensboro will be implemented in FY 14-15. The projected annual cost is approximately $1,000,000.  The new Reedy Fork Fire Station is anticipated to begin operations in July of 2014. The station will also house apparatus and staff for Guilford County Emergency Medical Services.

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Adopted FY 2014-15 Budget