Page 28 - Saginaw FY20 Annual Budget

CITY OF SAGINAW

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
2019-2020

 The interior of City Hall will be painted ($4,655).

 Small office equipment will be funded for operations of the municipal court ($1,000) and
general administration ($2,760).

 Municipal Clerk training is funded ($1,000) in an effort to begin succession planning.

 An Emergency Manager position is added in the Fire Department. Funding of $46,475
is provided for six months as well as $47,000 for necessary equipment. The City of
Lake Worth will fund 50% of the position and related equipment.

 A shift firefighter position is added to the Fire Department. Funding of $77,455 is
provided for nine months.

 The Fire Department will replace 5 sets of bunker gear ($25,000) with a grant received
from the Tarrant County Emergency Services District.

 Fire Department dispatch will be moved from the current Tarrant County Fire Alarm
Center to the City of Fort Worth. The consolidation of dispatch communications is being
recommended to increase efficiency as well as enhance service. Funding for the
necessary equipment $60,000 and ongoing charges $69,000 ($30 per call with an
estimated 2,300 calls) is included in the proposed budget. The Alarm Center will
continue to operate for other cities out of Fire Station #1.

 The Fire Department will replace 5 cardiac monitor/defibrillators for $150,000. The
current units have surpassed their useful life and two of them are no longer supported
by the manufacturer and therefore cannot be repaired or serviced.

 A traffic pre-emption device will be installed at the intersection of Saginaw Boulevard
and Palomino Drive ($7,000).

 The outdoor warning siren at Palomino will be replaced ($27,000) with a battery
powered siren that will increase the coverage area.

 The Fire Department Class A uniforms will be replaced ($10,000) to outfit Honor Guard
staff and upgrade existing uniforms due to promotions and department insignia
changes.

 An additional Police Officer is added ($90,285) along with necessary equipment
($5,500) to increase the officer to population ratio with a goal of 2 per 1,000 residents.

 A second Police Officer is added to the Police Department with funding ($71,195) for
nine months.

 An additional Jailer is added to the Police Department ($68,100). The position will
enable Police Officers to spend more time patrolling the City and less time on jail
administration.

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