Proposed Budget 2018/2019
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UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY Proposed Budget 2018/19 Fiscal Year Presented to UFA Finance Committee April 3, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1- Introduction and Profile 1-1 Overview of UFA 1-2 Board of Directors 1-3 Command Staff 1-4 Organizational Chart 1-5 Geographical Map 2- Budget Message 2-1 Biography of Chief Dan Petersen 2-2 Chief’s Budget Message 3- Finance Budget Message 4- Strategic Plan 5- Member Fee 5-1 Adopted policy statements 5-2 Member fee charts 6- Administration 6-0 Biography of Assistant Chief Jay Ziolkowski 6-1 Administration 6-2 Human Resources 6-3 Information Outreach 6-4 Special Enforcement 7- Finance 7-0 Biography of CFO Tony Hill 7-1 Finance 8- Emergency Operations 8-0 Biography of Assistant Chief Steve Higgs 8-1 Emergency Operations 8-2 EMS 8-3 Training 8-4 Wildland & Camp Williams (Enterprise Fund) 9- Support Services 9-0 Biography of Assistant Chief Mike Watson 9-1 Logistics 9-2 Information Technology 9-3 Prevention 9-4 Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) 9-5 Emergency Management (Special Revenue Fund) 10- Capital Replacement Funds 10-1 Fire Capital Replacement 10-2 Fire Capital Replacement Plan 10-3 Emergency Management Capital Replacement 11- Appendix 1: Glossary 12- Appendix 2: Benefits & Compensation 12-1 Wage Comparable Tables 12-2 Historical Wage & Benefit Report 13- Appendix 3: Finance Policies OVERVIEW OF UFA UFA is Utah's largest fire agency with 674 employees serving over 400,000 residents in nine cities and five townships in Salt Lake County and Utah County along with all the unincorporated areas of Salt Lake County: Town of Alta Magna Township Copperton Township Midvale City Cottonwood Heights City Millcreek City Eagle Mountain City Riverton City Emigration Canyon Township Taylorsville City Herriman City Unincorporated Salt Lake County Holladay City White City Township Kearns Township UFA staffs 17 engine companies (11 four-handed and 6 three-handed), seven ladder companies (all four-handed), 12 ambulance crews, three Battalion Chiefs, and one District Chief every day from 23 fire stations. UFA responds to over 28,000 calls per year throughout the valley. Other services provided include Water Rescue, Heavy Rescue and Hazardous Materials response. UFA is also a co-sponsor of Utah Task Force 1, one of 28 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Teams. In addition its 23 fire stations, UFA operates facilities for Salt Lake County Emergency Management, Fire Investigations/Bomb Squad, Wildland, Urban Search & Rescue, Logistics, Medical & Fire Training, and Administration. Of the 674 staff; 418 are full-time firefighters, 56 are full-time civilian, and 200 are part-time or seasonal staff. UFA provides advanced life support care and transport, heavy rescue, and hazardous materials response with front line staffed units. In addition, UFA provides emergency management services for Salt Lake County, Fire Management services for Camp Williams, and is the sponsoring agency for Utah Task Force 1, a federal Urban Search and Rescue Team. UFA operates under the direction of the UFA Board of Directors. These board members are directly appointed by the agency they represent giving the agency local control. The Fire Chief serves as the Chief Executive Officer and is the highest-ranking officer at Unified Fire. The Assistant Chiefs are second in command and oversee all the day-to-day operations of Unified Fire Authority. UFA's vision is to enhance and protect the safety and well-being of our community. We value integrity, professionalism, respect, accountability, teamwork, dedication, and courage. 1-1.1 Proposed to Finance Committee 04/03/2018 OVERVIEW OF UFA History of UFA On November 21, 1921 Salt Lake County Fire Department was formed under the direction of Chief Albert Marriott. Throughout the department’s history, members have worked to enhance fire service and improve service delivery to the residents of the Salt Lake Valley. The department was instrumental in helping with the development and design of the first water carrying engines to be used in the Midwest while also addressing the need for rapid transport to the hospital and starting an ambulance service. Salt Lake County Fire continued to grow, morph, and solidify through the decades. During the 1970’s the department certified all employees as EMT’s. A few years later, the department participated in some of the first Paramedic training offered to Utah Firefighters by sending nine Firefighters to Los Angeles, helping pioneer the Paramedic program for the State of Utah. UFA has since created its own Paramedic School that is one of only a few fire department based medic schools in the county. Over the next several years, the department started to create specialized response teams such as HazMat, Heavy Rescue and Wildland Teams. Discussions for the formation of a unified fire department within the Salt Lake Valley began in 1998. For many years, Salt Lake County Fire provided emergency services to several contract cities in addition to the Unincorporated Salt Lake County. While each city appreciated the service delivery of the County Fire Department and wanted to move forward with the relationship, they also recognized some problems with that relationship. There was no direct avenue for the elected officials of their respective cities to vote on current issues or budget proposals. Also, changes in the service package for one city might affect another city detrimentally. These points, along with administrative concerns for the ability to develop and carry out long term planning added to the need to move the department in a different direction. In September 2003, each of the respective mayors came together, with the voting approval of their councils, and signed a 50-year agreement creating the Unified Fire Authority. In 2004, the Fire Department ceased operation as a County government entity and became the Unified Fire Authority (UFA), a quasi-governmental organization. At the same time, Salt Lake County leaders worked within the Utah State Legislature to make changes to laws regarding the creation of a Fire District. Once the legal issues were resolved, the County Council took steps to create a fire district for the unincorporated areas of the County. Unified Fire Service Area (UFSA) was formed, and quickly joined the UFA. The UFSA is a Special Service Area that pays for its services with a property tax. Entities belonging to the UFA may choose whether to pay for services through their own funding or may choose to join the UFSA. Regardless of how an entity joins, they are an owner of the UFA. As an owner of the UFA, members have authority over the budget and local control over the agency. 1-1.2 Proposed to Finance Committee 04/03/2018 UFA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Holladay City Magna Township Robert Dahle, Chair Eric Ferguson Kearns Township Midvale City Kelly Bush, Vice Chair Robert Hale Town of Alta Millcreek City Harris Sondak Jeff Silvestrini Copperton Township Riverton City Kathleen Bailey Sheldon Stewart Cottonwood Heights City Salt Lake County Mike Peterson Richard Snelgrove Sam Granato Emigration Canyon Township Gary Bowen Taylorsville City Kristie Overson Eagle Mountain City Tom Westmoreland White City Allan Perry Herriman City Nicole Martin 1-2 Proposed to Finance Committee 04/03/2018 UFA COMMAND STAFF Fire Chief Dan Petersen Executive Assistant Michelle Roper Chief Legal Officer Brian Roberts Assistant Chief – Support Services Mike Watson Assistant Chief – Emergency Operations Steve Higgs Assistant Chief – Administration & Planning Jay Ziolkowski Chief Financial Officer Tony Hill Director of Communications Nile Easton Strategic Data Manager Talsan Schulzke 1-3 Proposed to Finance Committee 04/03/2018 UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY BOARD 17 Elected Officials from Cities, Townships and Salt Lake County Council FIRE Legal CHIEF Chief Legal Officer Brian Roberts Dan Petersen Strategic Data Manager Executive Assistant Talsan Schulzke Michelle Roper Information Outreach Administration and Support Services Emergency Operations Finance Planning Director of Assistant Chief Assistant Chief Chief Financial Officer Assistant Chief Communications Mike Watson Steve Higgs Tony Hill Jay Ziolkowski Nile Easton Human Resources Administrative Operations Accounting Admin Assistant Support Coordinator Director Sr. Accountant 2 Captains Arriann Woolf Cyndee Young Kate Turnbaugh Kathy Devoogd Fire Prevention Wildland Communications Special Fire Marshal Division Chief Acct Pay/Receivable Assistant Enforcement Purchasing Manager Division Chief Riley Pilgrim (Part Time) Division Chief Michelle Peterson Brad Larson Steve Ball Fire Training Media Relations, Emergency Compliance and Division Chief Payroll Community Events, Management Public Education Records Greg Reynolds Accountant Division Chief and CERT Compliance Officer Greg Fisher 3 Public Information Clint Mecham Medical Lana Burningham Officers Division Chief Information Wade Watkins Health & Safety Technology Captain Director Mike Greensides Emergency Jarin Blackham Response 3 District Chiefs Logistics Division Chief Battalion 14 Zach Robinson 4 Stations Special Ops/USAR Battalion 11,12,13 Division Chief 9 Battalion Chiefs Bill Brass 19 Stations Command Staff General Staff Effective July 1, 2018 1-4 M A I N H IGH S WA T Y 6 6 PARRISH LN I-15 South Davis Metro 83 B S Y B 400 N C N A Y G C E A L G E L 500 S 500 S 500 S SouthW 0 0 Davis Metro2 81 5 6 HIGHWAY 68 Y South A 1100 N W Davis H G South Metro 84 I 89 H Davis Metro 85 89 South Davis I-15 Metro 82 D R D O O W D E R I-215 V IC T SLCFD 12 O R Y Emigration R UT Air Nat'l Guard Station