2008/10/15 Council Agenda Packet

CITY OF EVERETT FISCAL ANNEXATION ANALYSIS With the increase in land area through annexation in Scenario 3, the Department is estimated to need an additional 14.5 FTEs including 14 Officers, and 0.5 of a Parking Enforcement Officer. For Scenario 4, the estimated additional staffing needed due to annexation is 29 FTEs. This includes 4 new Sergeants, 21 officers, 1 Records Information Specialist, 1 Parking Enforcement Officer, 1 Compliance Officer, and 1 Administrative Assistant. Additional growth within the City will also require increased staffing. It is expected that with this growth the department will need to add 4.5 more FTEs, including 2 supervisory positions, 2 officers, and 0.5 of an Administrative Assistant. Although this analysis assumes that the employees needed for annexation would be added immediately upon annexation, in reality there would be a transition period. With annexation, the areas being annexed would see an increase in police services to the City level of service standard. This change would not occur overnight however, and the Police Department would have to grow considerably to serve the new areas at the desired level of service. During this transition period the City and County would likely negotiate how the details of police services will be provided, until the City was able to train new staff or find lateral hires to fill positions. This analysis does not make any assumptions about what this transition might look like, and assumes full cost of all new employees begin upon annexation in order to remain as conservative as possible in the cost projections. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Currently Everett's Fire Department serves the City from seven fire stations, with a total of 190 FTEs. Exhibit 21 below shows existing City fire stations as well as those within Fire District 1 (FD 1) boundaries as they relate to the contemplated study areas. IL Final Report:October 2008 Page 38