TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Thomas R. Hatch, Interim City Manager
FROM: Sean deMetropolis, Fire Chief
1. SUBJECT
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Appropriation of $61,574.49 in State of California Office of Emergency Services funding received.
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2. SUMMARY
Costs for strike team and individual overhead deployments represent non-budgeted expenditures for the Fire Department. These costs are reimbursed by the State of California Office of Emergency Services at a later date. Staff is requesting that funds be appropriated into the appropriate expenditure accounts for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Accept into the City's revenue budget $61,574.49 in strike team reimbursement funds from the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal-OES), into the revenue account numbers for Cal-OES reimbursements as specified in Section 6 of the staff report.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $61,195.61 into the expenditure account numbers for Overtime-Safety as specified in Section 6 of the staff report.
3. Authorize the appropriation of $378.88 into the expenditure account numbers for Strike Team Expenditures as specified in Section 6 of the staff report.
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriations for this reimbursement are funded by the additional revenue received from the State of California Office of Emergency Services.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
a. Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Orange City Fire Department is a party to a state-level agreement with the State of California Office of Emergency Services (Cal-OES) to provide fire and emergency assistance to state and federal fire agencies. This agreement is managed by Cal-OES and referred to as the California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA). Under this agreement, the Orange City Fire Department generally provides resources two different ways: Strike Teams a...
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