2020/02/26 Council Agenda Packet

Impact on the General Government Budget: Fire Costs - Proposed 2020 Budget (excluding EMS) General Government(Fire). $22,620,000 q>Includes operating budget less cost of Fire Marshal's Office, plus capital improvements,facility maintenance,vehicle replacement, and cost allocations from support departments Property Tax Levy Considerations: 2020 Estimated Assessed Value: $20,087,239,957 2020 Fire Costs Levy Rate Equivalent: $1.13/$1,000 of Assessed Value q>Levy rate that would generate funding equal to the 2020 Fire Costs Fire District or RFA Max Levy Rate: $1.50/$1,000 of Assessed Value Levy Amount using$1.50 Levy Rate: $30,130,000 >,at 2020 Assessed Value Estimate Difference: $7,510,000 between 2020 Fire Costs & Levy Amount using$1.50 Levy Rate Note-this analysis only looks at the City's existing costs for fire services. If a fire district or RFA was formed, additional consideration would be required for administrative services that are currently provided by HR, Legal, and Finance, plus any changes relating to potential reorganization required to combine services with another entity. Impact on Support Departments — Potential Ancillary Savings Indirect costs are associated with services provided by Facilities, Finance, HR, IT, and Legal. Eliminating responsibility for Fire through the establishment of a regional fire authority would not reduce the workload sufficiently to consider a reduction in staffing. It would require the elimination of two large departments, such as Transit and Fire,to create enough of an impact to accommodate a reduction in support department staffing. However, removing responsibility for Fire may allow HR to reorganize and exchange an HR Manager position for a lower-level HR Assistant position,which could result in approximately$92,000 in annual savings for the General Government. in Alternative Service Delivery/Funding Models 28 I P a g e