TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Boyd, Fire Chief
1. SUBJECT
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Appropriation of $24,950 in designated continuing education funding received from the Rancho Santiago Community College District.
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2. SUMMARY
Rancho Santiago Community College District (Santa Ana College) partners with the Orange City Fire Department to provide reimbursement for mandatory training hours performed by staff. Staff is requesting acceptance of $24,950 in revenue and its appropriation into the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Accept into the City's revenue budget $24,950 in continuing education funds from Rancho Santiago Community College District into revenue account number 100.3023.48210.20234, General Fund - Santa Ana College Fire Training.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $24,950 into expenditure account number 100.3023.51840.20234, General Fund - Santa Ana College Fire Training.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriation for this reimbursement is funded by the additional revenue received from the Rancho Santiago Community College District.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Be a fiscally healthy community
a. Analyze future fiscal needs and potential revenue opportunities.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Orange City Fire Department (Fire) safety personnel are required to attend a minimum of 20 hours of training per month. Training is directed either by outside subject matter experts, or by Orange City Fire captains who have obtained 1A or 1B certification.
Rancho Santiago Community College District, Santa Ana College (College), receives state funds to administer this training and can redirect a portion of the funds to fire departments that enroll their personnel as students at the College. Fire is a party to an agreement whereby the College pays the Department $3.50 per firefighter for each hour of training the firefighter attends. Such funds may b...
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