April 28 Special Session: FIRE STUDY UPDATE
Public Safety Budget Trends
Public Safety Annual Budget Trends $60,000,000 12.2% $50,000,000 $40,000,000 Police Fire $30,000,000 41.4% Sheriff $20,000,000 $10,000,000 54.1% $0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FACETS FIRE DEPARTMENT STUDY • UG commissioned comprehensive department study • Collaborative effort including UG Administration, Fire Command Staff, and IAFF Local 64 – Developed study specifications – Interviewed applicants and selected FACETS to complete the study
Current Station Locations
Peer City Comparisons KCK Olathe Independence Population served 146,000 133,000 117,000 Square miles covered 129 60.42 78.25 # of stations 18 7 10 # of uniformed employees 426 102 157 FD budget cost / resident $293.62 $125.49 $140.44 *Data source: pages 26-30 of FACETS Fire Study
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT TIME TRADING PRACTICES • County Administrator requested an audit of the Fire Department Shift Exchange/Time Trading practices • Released March 2016 • Audit Findings – Need for enhanced approval and tracking procedures – Antiquated time accrual and year-end payout procedures
What is Shift Exchange/Trading Time? • Prevalent practice among Fire Departments • Two scenarios: 1. Firefighter exchanges shift with another Firefighter 2. Firefighter works another Firefighter’s shift without reciprocating
Shift Exchange Scenario #1 • Practice whereby a Firefighter exchanges shifts with another Firefighter – Firefighter A works Firefighter B’s shift • Firefighter B receives regular pay – Firefighter B reciprocates and works A’s shift • Firefighter A receives regular pay • Allowed under FLSA and current labor contract provisions
Shift Exchange Scenario #2 • Practice whereby a Firefighter works another Firefighter’s shift without reciprocating – Firefighter A works Firefighter B’s shift • Firefighter B receives regular pay – Firefighter B does not reciprocate • Permitted by current and past practice • Allowed under FLSA • Not specifically addressed in labor contract
Legislative Audit Findings • Report illustrates an exchange imbalance – Trade does not mean trade – 3,154 total shifts traded – 1,770 shifts were not traded back – $1M paid to Firefighters who did not work – Includes $250k paid in overtime to Firefighters who did not work – Assumption that cash payments were made to Firefighters who did the work
FIRE OVERTIME PAY FISCAL YEARS 2006 - 2015 $1,400,000.00 $1,304,744.00 $1,200,000.00 $1,101,263.00 $1,012,657.00 $1,000,000.00 $800,000.00 Fire $675,302.00 $600,000.00 $492,663.00 $400,000.00 $373,943.00 $251,981.00 $275,365.00 $200,000.00 $16,079.00 $72,230.00 $- 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FIRE OUT OF CLASS PAY FISCAL YEARS 2006 - 2015 $350,000.00 $317,654.00 $300,000.00 $269,170.00 $250,000.00 $230,752.00 $185,167.00 $200,000.00 $200,346.00 $189,914.00 $198,065.00 Fire $182,523.00 $150,000.00 $162,879.00 $146,209.00 $100,000.00 $50,000.00 $- 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
FIRE Annual EOY Total Payouts Fiscal Years 2011-15 $400,000.00 $366,258.00 $350,000.00 $308,507.00 $300,000.00 $257,874.00 $250,000.00 Average: $244,545 $200,000.00 $191,388.00 $150,000.00 FIRE EOY Total Payouts $100,000.00 $98,698.00 $50,000.00 $0.00 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 *Values represent Vacation, Kelly Days, and Holidays
Average Retirement Payouts as % of Base Pay* Fiscal Years 2011-15 250.00% Fire Police 223.81% Sheriff Other 200.00% 175.56% 173.26% 139.15% 145.96% 150.00% 118.48% 133.49% 108.10% 106.00% 100.00% 90.59% 66.56% 61.51% 46.15% 50.00% 40.76% 35.69% 35.15% 30.72% 39.85% 22.82% 23.40% 0.00% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 *Figures include KPERS penalty payments made by the UG
Retirement Payouts • In 2015, 96 UG employees retired • In 2015, the UG paid $3.7M to retire 26 Firefighters • In 2015, the UG paid $3.4M to retire the remaining 70 UG employees* *Figures comprised of Police, Sheriff/Jail, and non-Public Safety Employees
FACETS FIRE STUDY UPDATE
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