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Commission hears FY21 fire assessment spending and proposed FY22 fire-assessment budget
Summary
City staff reviewed uses of FY21 fire assessment fees and presented a proposed FY22 budget funded by approximately $7.0 million in assessment revenue, including personnel, vehicle leases and capital replacements; commissioners pressed for clarity on reserve use and commitments to incremental services.
City budget staff and fire department leadership reported to the commission on how the fiscal 2021 fire-assessment fee was spent and on the proposed uses for fiscal 2022 assessment revenue.
Linda McDermott, the city’s budget manager, summarized third-quarter FY21 collections and expenditures for the fire assessment fund and said year-to-date collections were about $7.0 million. She said FY21 permitted uses included personnel services (the FY21 budget supported 14 positions funded by the fee), materials and services, internal service charges and carryforwards for station repairs and other projects.
McDermott described FY22 revenue on the basis of assessment receipts (about $7.0 million) and related interest, and presented a proposed FY22 budget that includes funding for the same 14 assessment-funded positions, routine station and apparatus maintenance,…
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