Page 37 - Pantego FY23 Budget

TOWN OF PANTEGO
ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET & PLAN OF SERVICES

FUND: General Fund ‐ 100
DEPARTMENT: Fire Department ‐ 150
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and hired three replacement firefighters.
*COVID and Winter Weather Responses, including in‐home vaccine
COG
Clean Fleet
A
Grant
from
NCT
*Acquired the Clean Fleet Grant from NCTCOG
cquired the
* *Established a new shift scheduling system
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ice,
*Placed a new Engine in to service, replacing a 1997 Pierce.
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program
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staffed department all y
* *Maintained a fully staffed department all year.
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ear.
*Overhauled hiring and promotional processes
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*Hired a part-time Emergency Management Coordinator
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ergency
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a part-time
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i
* *Established a pay scale with step raises
a pay
step raises

stablished
scale w
th
and hired two new firefighters.
m
eased
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edical billing
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a
the collection r
te for
*Purchased new RMS to more efficient and effective system for
M
CE
*
*Changed EMS CE's instruction
C
's instruction
S
hanged E
records and reporting (budget savings)
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