Page 37 - Pantego Adopted Budget FY21

TOWN OF PANTEGO
ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET & PLAN OF SERVICES

FUND: General Fund - 100
DEPARTMENT: Fire Department - 150
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M ission S t atem en t : O b ject iv es f o r Fiscal Y ear 2020 - 2021:
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The 2019- 2020 goals are to retain all employees, have no vacates *Upgrade our Record Management System
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within the department. Refine fire inspections, make the system user *Initiate Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices
friendly and more productive for the department. And enhance our
EMS service, under the same medical direction for the last 15 years,
the members did not seem challenged in this field. With new medical
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Accomplishments:
direction, we will improve our education component to include more Major Budget Changes:
and better skills labs.
Purchased a new Fire Engine
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Adjust personnel pay for everyone with 2 to 5 years in each pay grade.
New Medical Billing Company
*Move Emergency Management Coordinator from part-time to a full time
Hire Part-Time Emergency Manager Coordinator
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Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Accomplishments: *Record Management software upgrade
*Acquired the Clean Fleet Grant from NCTCOG
*Placed a new Engine in to service, replacing a 1997 Pierce.
*Maintained a fully staffed department all year.
*Hired a part-time Emergency Management Coordinator
*Established a payscale with step raises
*Increased the collection rate for medical billing
*Changed EMS CE's instruction