2021-11-02 CC Agenda Packet - ITEM #13 - PRESENTATION - FY 2021-2022 Fire DepartmentCITY OF
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FY 2021-2022 Fire Department
Budget Reductions
Follow-up Report
November 2, 2021
Background
• Initial Proposed FY 2021-2022 Fire Dept. Budget = $14-8M
• Reduced to $13.8M
Equipment Replacement Fund Contribution Reduction: <$500,000>
➢Three Frozen Positions: <$437,000>
• Firefighter/Paramedic
• Fire Marshal
• Fire Prevention Specialist
➢Variety of M&O Line -item Reductions: <$100,000>
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June 15, 2021 Budget Public Hearing
• City Council directed staff to:
• Report back with an additional $1 M in recurring Fire Department
expenditure reductions
• Pursue "Zero -Based Budget" methodology for Police and Fire
Department Budgets starting in FY 2022-2023
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Fire Department Expenditure Reduction Options
1. Contract with L.A. County Fire (save up to $5M)
2. Merge with an adjacent city/cities to provide regional service ($2M-$5M savings)
3. Permanently shut down Fire Engine #32 (save up to $2M)
4. Permanently contract with a private ambulance company (save up to $850,000)
5. Permanently shut down Rescue Ambulance #32 (save up to $850,000)
6. Suspend Fire Engine #32 for a full year (save up to $900,000)
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Staff Recommendation
• Suspend Fire Engine #32 for remainder of FY 2021-2022 (8 months)
• Assess impacts in preparing Proposed FY 2022-2023 Budget
• Financial Impacts
• Service Impacts
• Staff Impacts
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Staff Recommendation Details
• Suspend Fire Engine #32 through June 30, 2022
➢ Save up to $600,000
➢ Reduce daily staffing from 14 to 11 sworn personnel per shift
➢ No layoffs
• Underfill vacant Battalion Chief position with a temporary Special Projects Administrator
➢ Save up to $250,000
• Freeze Battalion Chief position after he retires and then fill vacant Fire Marshal position
➢ Save up $150,000
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Staff Recommendation Details
(Continued)
• Maintain one frozen Firefighter/Paramedic position through June 30, 2022
➢ As included in Adopted FY 2021-2022 Budget
• Maintain one frozen Fire Prevention Specialist position through June 30, 2022
➢ As included in Adopted FY 2021-2022 Budget
• Continue to work with Redondo Beach & Manhattan Beach to Share a Battalion Chief position
➢ As part of ongoing "Shared Fire Services" review
• Complete Fire Service Accreditation Study by April 1, 2022
• Review Transferring from Disaster Management Service Area G to Area A
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Current Fire Station Staffing Levels
(14 Sworn Positions)
Fire Station #31 Fire Station #32
• Battalion Chief — 1 • Battalion Chief — 0
• Engine 31 — 3 • Engine 32 — 3
• Rescue 31 — 2 • Rescue 32 — 2
Total - 6 • Truck 32 -- 3
Total - 8
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Proposed Fire Station Staffing Levels
(11 Sworn Positions)
Fire Station #31 Fire Station #32
• Battalion Chief — 1 • Battalion Chief — 0
• Engine 31 — 3 • Engine 32 — 0
• Rescue 31 — 2 • Rescue 32 — 2
Total - 6 • Truck 32 -- 3
Total - 5
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FY 2021-2022 Year -End Impact Report
• Assess Impacts
➢Financial Impacts
➢Service Impacts
➢Staff Impacts
• Zero -Based Budget Methodology for FY 2022-2023
• Data will drive future conclusions and recommendations
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Questions
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