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ennorrr <br /> 111 <br /> Everett Fire Department Strategic Plan—2013 <br /> Figure 5: Forum Opinion of Cost of Service <br /> 1 100% <br /> 90% <br /> 80% <br /> 70% <br /> ' 60% 58% <br /> ■Expensive <br /> 50% 42% <br /> ■Appropriate <br /> ' 40% -. <br /> 30% <br /> ■Adopt New Fiscal Tools <br /> �'— <br /> 20% am10% <br /> 0% <br /> Citizen Forum Responses <br /> The vast majority of the forum participants stated that the EFD is understaffed,that the response level is <br /> appropriate, and that the funding level was appropriate or that new fiscal tools needed to be adopted to <br /> provide for greater staffing and support of the existing services provided by the Everett Fire <br /> Department. It is important to recognize that these dimensions are not necessarily representative of a <br /> community-wide perspective, nor that these survey results would be an accurate predictor of similar <br /> ' results of a broader survey or an actual election to increase taxes. It is a reflection of the opinions of <br /> those in attendance, armed with some background information about the EFD's service delivery system <br /> ' and the challenges and limitations it faces. This result reinforces ESCI's assertion that community <br /> outreach provides the opportunity to provide the same background information about EFD's service <br /> delivery system and its limitations to the broader community. <br /> A summary of the written comments from the attendees of the citizens forum are compiled in the <br /> ' appendix to this report. <br /> 1 <br /> Page 9 <br />