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Deltona budget proposes fourth fire transport unit, shifts fire admin inspectors to building fund
Summary
Finance staff presented a transport enhancement that would add a fourth transport unit and related firefighters/EMTs; estimated net cost to the general fund is roughly $143,000 after anticipated transport revenue, and the change is contingent on commission approval, county consent and grant funding.
John McKinney, finance director, described restructuring within fire services and a transport enhancement request during the July 14 workshop.
McKinney said the proposal creates a separate fire transport division with 24.9 positions (the presentation described movement of 18 positions earlier and an additional 6 employees for the fourth unit) and estimated the enhancement cost at just under $700,000. "We anticipate receiving, at minimum, $430,000 from that transport... we estimate at least a 143,000 would be needed from the general fund to support the fourth unit being put into service," McKinney said.
Staff said the change is contingent on commission approval and Volusia County approval for a fourth unit within the city’s response area. McKinney said the budget assumes phased-in funding and noted a SAFER grant application had been submitted that would reduce general fund impacts in early years if awarded.
McKinney also said some positions in fire administration that perform plan review and building-related work were moved to the building services fund because those duties qualify for building permit funding. He described the reallocation as an effort to align costs with appropriate funding sources and to ensure fire assessment studies can focus on fire‑related services only.
