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2020-21 PROPOSED BUDGET
FIRE DEPARTMENT SWORN SALARY ACCOUNT CALCULATION

Assumptions for 2020-21:
1. On July 1, 2020, 3,331 Firefighters are estimated to be on the payroll.
2. Approximately 91 Firefighters (Sworn members) will leave over the course of the year, not including Academy
attrition.
3. Funding is provided for 65 recruits entering an Academy class in November 2020 (Class 20-2) and for an
additional 65 recruits entering an Academy class scheduled to begin in April 2021 (Class 20-3). Funding for the
completion of recruit training for a class that began in 2019-20 (Class 19-2) is also included.
4. The Academy graduation rate is an estimated 80 percent. It is anticipated that Class 19-2, Class 20-2, and Class
20-3 will graduate a total of 156 recruits in 2020-21 to offset sworn attrition. An estimated total of 130 recruits from
Classes 19-2 and 20-2 will be hired in 2020-21.
5. Average salary is $4,916 per pay period, or $128,316 per year, including bonuses.
6. Vacation paid out at separation is an estimated $3.3 million.

2019-20 Adopted Budget $ 403,871,769
2020-21 Proposed Budget 429,087,197
Change $ 25,215,428

Non-Discretionary Changes
BB No. Amount Description
1 $ 26,638,562 2019-20 Employee Compensation Adjustment
2 $ 20,207,262 2020-21 Employee Compensation Adjustment
3 $ (1,728,986) Change in Number of Working Days
4 23,705,681 Full Funding for Partially Financed Positions
5 (9,417,013) Salary Step and Turnover Effect
6 (12,009,957) Deletion of Funding for Resolution Authorities
Total Non-Discretionary Changes $ 47,395,549

Discretionary Changes
BB No. Amount Description
11 $ (1,500,000) Expense Account Adjustments
15 $ (4,618,732) One-Time Salary Reduction
18 $ (28,464,322) Salary Account Adjustment
22 122,046 Arson Counter Terrorism Section (ACTS)
23 4,813,290 2016 SAFER Grant
24 1,126,204 2017 SAFER Grant
25 1,708,644 Incident Command Support
27 238,726 Community Emergency Response Team
30 447,621 Plan Check Inspections
32 139,135 Oil Well Inspections
33 865,026 Cannabis Enforcement
35 1,464,552 Basic Life Support Ambulance Staffing
36 153,186 Computer-Aided Dispatch
38 732,276 Advanced Provider Response Unit
43 275,232 Youth Development Programs
44 119,363 Youth Development Recruitment
45 197,632 Capital and Facilities Planning
Total Discretionary Changes $ (22,180,121)

TOTAL CHANGES FROM 2019-20 $ 25,215,428

TOTAL SWORN SALARY $ 429,087,197

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