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General Fund Fire

FY2025 DISCUSSION AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
The Recommended Budget:

• Increases by $5,230,290 for scheduled increase in civil service employee pay that is outlined in the
current Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Increases by $3,065,445 in salary and benefits for pay band adjustment, rising health care costs and
pension contributions.
• Increases by $947,392 in General Operating & Maintenance for previously approved costs associated
with Risk Management and IT Solutions allocation costs.

• Increases by $199,885 in Equipment to develop a gear exchange program for firefighting gear through
GEAR-1.
• Decreases by ($349,354) in Operating & Maintenance for previously approved costs associated with the
trainee budget to align with attrition rate.
• Decreases by ($2,669,723) in salary and benefits due to a one-time cost of 70 fire trainee positions added
last year. The department will retain funding for its standard recruitment class of 25 per fiscal year.

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