REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BILLY ALCORN, Fire Chief
Fire Department
SUBJECT
Title
***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 55th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2023-185 to increase appropriations by $3,157,000 for the Fire Department to fund Shift Replacement and Workers' Compensation expenditures projected above the FY 2024 Amended Budget. (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the 55th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution 2023-185 to increase the FY 2024 Amended Budget by $3,157,000 to fund Shift Replacement and Workers' Compensation expenditures projected above the FY 2024 Amended Budget.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fire Department is requesting to increase their FY 2024 Amended Budget to fund Shift Replacement and Workers' Compensation expenditures that will exceed current appropriations by Fiscal Year End.
BACKGROUND
The Department uses Shift Replacement/Overtime to fill any vacancy on an apparatus due to sick leave, injury leave, vacation leave, or any other earned accrual usage. If the Department does not have enough relief pool positions to fill a vacancy, it will be filled with an off-duty member - requiring Shift Replacement/Overtime. The Department's Shift Replacement current budget is short to cover the anticipated vacancies.
It was also brought to the Department's attention that the Workers' Compensation Fund is projected to run short of appropriations to cover citywide current level of claim payments. To address the Workers' Compensation funding shortfall, citywide departments are needed to receive additional Workers' Compensation charges; Fire's additional charge equates to $1,095,100. Due to the appropriation shortfall in the Department's PERS accounts, there is no appropriation for this charge.
Approval of this AAR will bring expenditure appropriations in line with actual costs for FY 2024.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
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