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Fire
Program Changes Direct Cost Positions Total Cost
Changes in Salaries, Expense, Equipment, and Special
Efficiencies to Services
8. One-Time Salary Reduction (4,618,732) - (4,618,732)
Reduce funding in the Salaries Sworn Account, as a one-time
budget reduction, to reflect anticipated savings achieved
through vacancies.
SW: ($4,618,732)
9. Platoon Duty Vacancies (5,000,000) - (5,000,000)
Reduce funding in the Constant Staffing Overtime Account,
as a one-time budget reduction, to reflect savings achieved
through vacancies on Light Force Truck resources. The
Department will balance platoon duty staffing with existing
resources.
SOFFCS: ($5,000,000)
Other Changes or Adjustments
10. Firefighter Position Realignment - - -
Add funding and regular authority for six positions consisting
of four Firefighter IIIs and two Fire Captain Is. Delete funding
and regular authority for six positions consisting of four vacant
Firefighter III-5 positions and two Fire Captain I-3 positions to
reflect current staffing. The position realignment is necessary
to reflect authorized positions and remove obsolete Firefighter
classifications that are vacant.
11. Special Fund Realignment - - -
Realign funding on a one-time basis totaling $419,325 from
the Local Public Safety Fund to the General Fund. Realign
funding on a one-time basis totaling $3,100,000 from the
General Fund to the Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer
Program Fund. There is no change to the level of services
provided nor to the overall funding provided to the
Department.
12. Salary Account Adjustment - - -
Transfer funding from the Salaries Sworn Account to the
Overtime Constant Staffing Account, on a one-time basis, to
reflect platoon duty vacancies maintained by firefighters on
overtime.
SW: ($36,762,247) SOFFCS: $36,762,247
13. As-Needed Fire Cadet Ambulance Apprentice - - -
Add as-needed employment authority for the Fire Cadet
Ambulance Apprentice classification to provide on-the-job
paramedic training to qualified Cadets through a "train-to-hire"
youth program.
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