REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 9, 2016
FROM: KERRI L DONIS, Fire Chief
Fire Department
BY: MIKE GETTY, Business Manager
Fire Department
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - 46th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 needed to recognize $1,159,000 in unbudgeted revenues and increase appropriations for the Fresno Fire Department (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve the 46th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution 2015-104 to increase the FY 2016 amended budget by $1,159,000 for unbudgeted revenue and expenditures incurred in FY 2016.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fire Department is requesting an amendment to the FY 2016 to account for unbudgeted revenues and corresponding expenditures incurred or to be incurred prior to fiscal year end. These revenues are from various sources totaling $1,159,000 that were received after adoption of the FY 2016 budget.
BACKGROUND
Fiscal year 2016 was another busy fire season and resulted in a number of mutual aid deployments. Consecutive busy fire seasons also created additional wear on fire equipment and other resources. The department is requesting an increase in FY 2016 revenues and appropriations to offset strike team deployment costs and unbudgeted expenditures incurred that will be incurred before the end of this fiscal year.
Under an agreement with the Office of Emergency Services (OES), the department is being reimbursed for the costs of deploying personnel and equipment to assist in wildland fire suppression efforts throughout the state from July through December, 2015. Expenditures and subsequent reimbursements realized by the department are subject to the amount of fire activity and personnel requests made by OES, which can fluctuate significantly from year to year. As such, the department had anticipated a very minimal activity level during the annual budget process and only included $70,000 in the FY 2016 bu...
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