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FIRE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE FIRE CHIEF
PLANNING, RESEARCH AND BUDGET PROGRAM
PROGRAM MISSION: Planning, Research and Budget is responsible for supporting the
Department through project management, liaison activities, statistical analysis
and fiscal management.
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Planning,
Research and Budget Program
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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% Change:
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to '04
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Personnel
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$130,300
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$256,824
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$264,881
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3%
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Non-Personnel
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Total Expenditures
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130,300
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256,824
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264,881
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3%
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Revenues
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Net Tax Support
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$130,300
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$256,824
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$264,881
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3%
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Authorized FTEs
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2.5
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3.0
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3.0
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Funded FTEs
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2.5
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3.0
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3.0
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Significant
Program Highlights: This was formerly the Research and Planning
Program, however a reorganization during FY 2002 transferred the
Departmental budgeting responsibilities from the Administrative Services
Program to this program. The FY 2003 adopted budget reflects this organizational
change. Non-personnel expenditures are
budgeted in the Administrative Services program. There are no significant changes in the FY 2004 proposed budget.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY
2001
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FY
2002
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FY
2003
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FY
2004
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FY
2004
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Actual
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Actual
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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Percent of fire highway boxes to be included in
the Geographic Information System (GIS)
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N/A
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N/A
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50%
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100%
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100%
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Hours committed to technology-based projects
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N/A
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N/A
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1,500
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2,000
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2,000
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Special management data analysis hours
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600
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550
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500
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350
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350
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Hours committed to
technology-based projects is a new measure of performance for this section
starting in FY 2003.
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A more comprehensive
Daily/Monthly Report, and an increased use of technology by the Operations and
Fire Prevention Divisions are factors contributing to a reduction in the number
of requests for special management data analyses.
Objective: Enhance the overall technology equipment and
application within the Department in order to provide timely and efficient data
entry, records management and data analysis.
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FY
2001
Actual
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FY
2002
Actual
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FY
2003
Estimate
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FY
2004
Estimate
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FY
2004
Target
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Workload Measures
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Number of Fire Records Management System Audits
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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100
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100
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Number of Automated Staffing System Audits
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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100
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100
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Fire Records Management and Automated Staffing system
audits are new performance measures related to new technology initiatives.
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In conjunction with the National Institute of
Justice, the Department has implemented mobile data entry systems to be used by
EMS providers for readily documenting EMS responses and providing readily
accessible data for tracking potential health-related terrorist events through
the medical system.
FUTURE BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS:
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Improve the reliability of electronic communications
within the Fire Department to better accommodate a 24/7 organization with
thirteen separate work locations by investigating the possibility of a separate
internal Fire Department land area network (LAN) linked to the County LAN and using
teleconferencing for instructing multiple companies while they remain in
quarters. This will enhance the
continuity of official information sharing across shifts.
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Expansion of the capabilities of mobile data terminals
in fire apparatus.
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