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PORT ALBERNI FIRE DEPARTMENT 2016-2020 Draft Financial Plan

Fiscal Responsibility

Long Term Financial Strategy

• Maintain level of service
• Manage costs that are within our control
• Extend lives of fire engines from 20 to 30 years
• Discontinue Tender Truck service
• Renewal of existing firehall
• Partner where possible

Partnerships & Collaboration

• Firefighters Assoc
• Tseshaht First Nation
• North Island College
• ACRD
• Port Authority
• BCAS
• SD 70
• Hupacasath First

Nation

• Sproat Lake, Beaver

Creek and Cherry Creek FDs

• Industry
• BC Wildfire Service
• EMBC

Community Engagement

Fire Department Operating Budget Changes

YEAR FF WAGE % INCREASE BUDGET % INCREASE 2016 2.5% 1.9% 2017 2.5% 2.1% 2018 2.5% 1.6% 2019 2.5% 2.2% 2020 2.5% 2.3%

Fire Department Operating Budget Expenditures

G/L Item 2016 $ ↑ % ↑

14241 Revenue ($171,223) ($15,323) 9.8% 22411 Administration $323,522 $3,427 1.1% 22421 Fire Crew $2,462,959 $60,055 2.5% 22422 Personnel Expense $46,379 $909 2.0% 22431 Communication $12,219 $240 2.0% 22441 Fire Prevention $146,945 $3,574 2.5% 22471 Building Maintenance $58,395 $1,145 2.0% 22473 Regional Training $ 1,592 $0 0.0% 22480 Vehicle Maintenance $239,065 $4,540 1.9% 22481 Sundry Equip Repair $14,877 $292 2.0% 22482 Tools/Supplies $21,402 $420 2.0% FIRE PROTECTION $3,157,050 $59,297 1.9%

Personnel

(wages, benefits, supplies) 90%

Apparatus & Equipment

(supplies, maintenance, replacement) 8%

Building

(utilities, repairs, maintenance) 2%

2016 Operating Budget - Fire

Building Maintenance

2% of Expenditures $58,395

Increase of $1,145 (2.0%) in 2016

In 2015 overall building maintenance costs were reduced from previous year by $6,215 (- 9.8%)

Apparatus & Equipment

8% of Expenditures $275,344

Increase of $5,252 (1.9%) in 2016

In 2015 apparatus and equipment costs remained the same as the previous year (0.0%)

Photo: Dan Jones

Personnel

90% of Operating Budget

• Anticipated salary increase of 1.75% for CUPE

support staff ($ 140)

• Anticipated salary increase of 2.5% for IAFF

firefighters ($ 60,661)

• Anticipated salary increase of 1.0% for ADMIN

staff ($ 2,844)

Capital Budget

2016

$90,000

2016 Fire Capital Budget that was approved in 2015 included 5 items from taxation totaling $150,000, and 2 items from reserve funds totaling $85,000, for a combined capital budget of $235,000. 2016 Fire Capital Budget is reduced to 1 item from taxation ($60,000) and 1 item carried forward from 2015 ($58,000 from reserves)

Capital Budget

2016

$90,000

Replace Firehall Generator $60,000 Control Room Console & Electronics $58,000 (ERRF) (approved in 2015) Replace Ladder Truck $1,050,000 (2017)

Generator Replacement

2016

$60,000

• Current back-up

generator is 50 years

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• $60,000 in Capital

Budget for replacement

• Project moved up

from 2019 ($45,000)

Control Room Console

2015

$58,000

• Project approved in

2015 budget – work was not completed

• Funds carried over

from 2015

Ladder Truck Replacement

2017

$1,050,000

• 20 year life span set

by Fire Underwriters

• There is potential for

extension of working life – up to 5 years

• In 2016 CPA will

apply for FUS recognition of Ladder 2 life extension

Fire Underwriters’ Survey

• Fire Underwriters rate community fire protection.

Those ratings affect insurance premiums (not for single family dwellings)

• Port Alberni has not been reviewed since 1980s
• In 2016 FUS will review Port Alberni ($8,500)
• FUS review will determine impact if any from

current CPA practices

• Opportunity to ask specific questions

Tsunami Warning System

• City-owned & operated
• 4 stations – all renewed
• In 2016 Tseshaht First

Nation will install a 5th station – no cost to City

• Longer term plan –

partner to expand system without cost to City

• Questions
• Comments
• Suggestions

Email: timothy_pley@portalberni.ca Phone: (250) 724-1351