Backup Documents 09/09/1998 BBUDGET MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER g. 1998
ADVERTISEMENT REQUIREMENTS
Taxing Authorities are not required to advertise the tentative millage and
budget hearings. The advertisement is done via the Notice of Proposed
Property Taxes (TRIM Notice) mailed by the Property Appraiser. The
proposed millage rate, rolled-back rate, date, time, and place of the headng
is generated from the Taxing Authorities completed Certification of Taxable
Value (Form DR-420).
Within 15 days after adoption of the tentative millage and budget, T~xing
Authorities are required to advertise its intent to finally adopt a millage and
budget.
The final hearing shall be held not less than 2 days or more than 5 days
after t.he day the advertisement first appears in the newspaper.
(s. 200.065(2)(d), F.S.)
Advertisements shall be placed in newspapers of general paid circulation in
the county or in a geographically limited insert of such newspaper. The
geographic boundaries in which such insert is circulated shall include the
geographic boundaries of the taxing authority (s. 200.065(3)(h), F.S.)
Newspaper advertisements SHALL NOT:
1. Be placed in the legal or classified section (s. 200.065(3), F.$.)
2. Deviate from the language specified in s. 200.065, F.S.
3. Be accompanied, preceded, or followed by other advertising or notices
which conflict or contradict the required publications
(s. 200.065(3)(h), F.S.)
Be combined - They shall be separate but adjacent
(s. 200.065(3)(I), F.S.)
"Adjacent to", when used in reference to newspaper advertisements, means
next to, touching, or contiguous either at the sides or at the comers. This
term includes advertisements placed adjacent either on the same page or
adjoining page with a crease separating them, such that the advertisements
may be viewed simultaneously when the newspaper pages are open upon a
fiat surface.
COLT.IER ~
BOARD OF COUNTY CO~MISSI~
AGENDA
Wednesday, S~ptember 9, 1998
5:05 P.M.
NOTICE: Af.T. PERSONS WIS~{II~G TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENIIA ITEM MUST REGISTER
PRIOR TO SPEAKING.
ANY ~ W~lO DECIDES TO APPEAL A IIEClSION OF THIS BOARD WII/~
NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS ~ THERETO, AIqD
THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBA~ RECORD OF THE
PROCEEDI3~GS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTI~0~Y AND
EVIDENCE ~ WIIIC]! T~{E APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
ALL REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO FIVE (5)
~ UNLESS PERMISSION FOR ADDITIONAL
CHAIRMAN.
1. INVOCATION
2. PLEDGE OF Af.~.~IANCE
3. AUVERTISED PUBLIC [[F2%R~ BCC Fiscal Year 1998-99 Tentative Budget
A. Discussion of Tentative Millage Rates & Increase Over Rollback
B. Review and Discussion of Changes to the Tentative Budget.
C. '/Irap- up Items
D. Public Comments and Questions
E. Resolution to Adopt the Tentative Millage Rates
Resolution 98-378 - Adopted 4/0 {Ccamaissioner Constantine out)
F. Resolution to Adopted the Amended Tentative Budget
Resolution 98-379 - Adopted 4/0 (Cc~ssioner Constatnine out)
G. Announcement of Proposed Millage Rates and Percentage Changes
in Property Tax Rates
H. Announcement of Final Public Hearing as Follows:
Final Public Hearing on the FY 1998-99 Collier County Budget
Wednesday, September 23, 1998
5:05 P.M.
Collier County Government Center
Administration Building (F)
Third Floor, Boardroom
RESOI.UTION NO. 98-, , 378
A RESOI.UTION ADOPTING TIIE TEN'rATIVE MILl.AGE
RATES FOR FY 1998-99.
WIIEREAS. Section 200.065. Florida Statutes, provides Ibc procedure for fixing thc
millage rates; and
WllEREAS. Section 129.03. Florida Slatutes. sets forth thc procedure for preparation and
adoption of thc budget; and
WtIEREAS. thc Board of County Commissioners has received and examined thc
Icntativc budgets For each of Iht County's funds; and
WI tEREAS, on July 28. 1998. thc Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution
No. 9~-2¢~}. approving thc County's proposed millage rates and retting thc public heatings for
adoption of thc tentative and final millage rates; and
Wl lEREAS, pursuant to Section 200.065. Florida Statutes. an advertised public hearing
was held on September 9. 1998. to adopt thc tentativc millagc rate~.
NOW. TItEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONF. RS ¢)F COI.LIER COUNTY. FLORIDA, Iha! Ibc FY 1998-99 Tenlativc
Millage Rates as ~t forth in Exhibit "A" altachcd hereto and incorporated herein, arc hereby
adopted as thc 'I'cntativc Millage Rates for FY 1998-99. pursuant to Sections 129.03 and
2t~'H)65. Florida Staluc.~.
'lhi.n Rcsoluli,)n adopled this
second anti majorily vote.
DATED:
DWIGHT E. BRCK'K, Clerk
Approved as Io form
and Icgal sufficicncy
County Attorney
, 1998. after motion.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Collier County, Florida
ProperB,' Tax Rates
I:Y 99
Proposed
Prim' Year RMled Back lan~ted
Fund Fttle Fund 3Io. Rttte Rttte Rate Change
G mt:x-al Fund 001 ;.68 ! .3 3.5050 3.5(~02 1.6%
Water Pollution Control ! 14 II {1452 I) 114.tO 00411
Total Count) ~A'idc ,Milla~r Rale
7265 1 5481! I ~,t~15 1.5%
Road Dbtrl{a I 1o2 O. 1950 n/a 0.0000
Road District 2 Iol t} IO28 00978 ¢} 1161 18.9%
Road District t IO4 O. t658 0.2600 0.3900
RoM Disu-ict 5 I{n', o.1016 o 2862 0 2195 -233%
Unincorpo~ed Area General Fund I I ! O.5721 06774 0.5887 -13.1~
Golden Ga~c Comm,nit~ Cenlcr 11o ,1189 , t{xl5 ¢} 2985
I~tarco Island 13eamifimtJcm I 31 O. 1670 n/a 0.0OOO #N/A
N~les Park Dmina~c 1 t9 {! 1551 tL ! 455 O{~n n~ -I
Pine Ridge tn&m.-tal Park 14o O.0~O O.0000 0. IO97 #N/A
Victoria Park Drainagc 114 ~ 2421 o 217{) {} 124o 47.7°/.
Golden Gate Parkway Beautification 136 0.50011 0.4799 0.5000 4.25_
Naples Production Park 141 ¢! {~2~! O.{1276 {}.{1t72 34.8%
l~leofCa~ Ftr¢ 144 O,7921 0.7344 ?'i: ~,: I.f~OO 36.2%'
Ochopcc Firc Control 146 2 t'~}53 2.5271 ' 4,{~) 58.3~
Collier Court .ty Fire ! 48 2.0000 !.4895 i.7979 20.'PA
Radio Road
I-q} {! 5{~! {! 4R42 0.5¢)l)l} 3.3°~4
Sabal Palm Road MSi-O
I .~ I :~.4~4 4.9271 4.5090 -8.5~
1.c1.~ Golf F. staics Bmmifica{ion
152 I 5{nn) I 4772 1,51~}o i.5%
Ha~'karidge S4omm'ater Pumping MSTU
154 0.2236 O,2102 0.1114 47.07~
Forest Lakes Ro,'~d~a~ & Drainage MSTU
155 o 2457 o2187 I).(xxx) . Ioo.0~A
! lmmokalet Benufifk:ation MSTU 156 0.9998 1.0015 !.0OOO -0,1~
Bayfl~arc Avalon Beautification
ltd) I),{XXX) t).O000 3.0(XX) NN/A
P~.s GOB Dcbt ,%trice
206 O.053~ 0.0510 0.11495
Marco IsLand Coastal Beach Rcno.n.~h
207 O {)lX)O n/a {).{)laX) #N/A
bl~ of Capri M~nidpai R=cue
244 0.2074 O. 1923 O. 1 $10 -lJ.97~
Collier Count~. Lighting 7t'd} 02151 {I.2275 o. 1886 -17.1%
Naples ~~ P~ Su~ Li~g ~0 O.~5 0.~2 0.~ -3.~
M~co Is~ Li~ting 775 ()O~ Wa O.{XXX) ~N/A
Pd~ ~ ~:BU ~ 0.27~ 0.~ 0.24~ -7.~
A~r~le Millazc Ral~ &4144 &2O~ 4.2694 1.6%
T,d~I ¢ 'mmt) Wide Taseq I,r~led
Collier County. Florida
Property Tnx Dollnrs
FYg9
Propo~cd
Fred. Tax
114 ~2.? I.I
72.775. I~
?4.,R.~. ! ~7 ' 76.062.500
(? I R.6?.O ~X2.400
75.~01.RI7 76.944.000
Rmd Di,nt~ I
IO2 0
n/n 0 ~N~!
R~ad D~on,a 2
IOl IM2.916
~d~X.;96 RIR.600
Reed Dina'id .t
104 I.I61.t,W 12M.490 ,, 1,121J~, ~0.~
309.300 -23.3'*
R.~g~2 ~1 I.~.~.0'/4 ?.724..t~0 - !.1.
209.176 215.741 214_t00 -0.7',
[}chn~ F,re C,fmtnd
Cdlm C~m~/, ri~
2~,111
IO2.2s6
$,,112
22.} I I
I~1
1~,2
1~4
Pelk=l~ Bay M$'rP.[J ~ 496j64 531.319 494,400
Trod Tas~s l.~i~d 17.091390 90,102,9 l} 92.110.100
91.21.1,S00
RESOLUTION NO. 98-, 379
A RESOI,UTION ADOPTING TIlE AMENDED TENTATIVE
BUDGETS FOR FY 1998-99.
WtIEREAS. Scction 200,065. Florida Statutes, provides the procedure for fixing the
millage rates; and
WIlEREAS. Section 129.03. Florida Slatules, sets forth the procedure for preparation and
adoption of the budget; and
WIIEREAS. thc l~oard of County Commissioners has received and examined the
tentative budgets for cach of the County's funds; and
WIIEREAS. on July 28. 1998. the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution
No, 98-26¢). approving the County's proposed millage rates and setting the public hearings for
adoption of the final millage rates; and
WIIEREAS. pursuant to Section 200.065. Florida Statutes. an advertised public hearing
was held on September 9. 1998. lo adopt the tentative budgets,
NOW. TllEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED BY TIlE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY. FLORIDA. that thc FY 1998-99 Tentative
Budgets as amended by the budget summaries attached hereto and incorporated herein, are
hereby adopted as the Tentative Budgets for FY 1998-99. pursuant to Sections 129.03 and
200.065. Florida Statues. as amended by Chapter 96-211, Laws of Florida.
This Rcmlution adopled this ~"~ day of ,,ff',,~. , 1998. after motion.
~ /
second and majorily vote.
DATED: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGIIT E, BROCK. Clcrk COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
'Atte,.t ~$ ~ Chatrnean's
Approved ~ to fo~
~d le~i su~ci~cy
David C. Weige~ ~
County Atlomcy
h e'~ 'tc'~,lum,n'a&~,~ml~ an.ended k-ma~we budlwa, FY
;Fund Title
('oilier ('ou nfy. Floridn
Sumnmry of Budge! by Fund
Fhenl Yenr 19~8-99
FY 97/9~ FY 9&/99
Fund Adapted Prapased
# I~ud;eef Bud,~et
.~ublotal ('onslilutional
(;enrrnl Fund
126.204.600
(o I o) 8.05 X.700 8.509,300
(o4o) 93.629.800 57.253.000
1(~,0) 2.883.400 3,047,.n00
t 07o) 7.068.498 7.485360
(OSO,) . 1.304.000 1.326.900
73.035.208
77.712.060
Budg~
Change
6.5%
6.7%
6.8%
5.7%
5.9%
-4.~/o
6.4%
Road & liridg¢
MS'rD R,,ad l)~,~f !
MS'H) Road DJ,, 2
X. IS II} R-ad Ih'.t
MS'TD R(~d
I'tdlut,m ('lcan,p
Pchcan Bay .MSI'i;I;
I'chcan Bay
MS II) ¢;cneral Fuml
¢Omm I }c~ cbwn~.-nt
Water Poilul,m ('onttol
.%hctlff ( {rant,+
%hs4:ellan¢~ms Grant,,
Natural Rc,~mr¢c,~ (
l!n~-tg~n~y Management ( ;rant,,
I'atk~ & Rccfcal~n
! 'than impto~'cnwnl
Xfclro l'lannmg- M
I lbf~ry (kanh
G. G. ('n~.
Marc,~ I lk-aut,ficaf.m
i'mc Ridge IM. Park
I'chcan Bay I 'mnnutcd A~c~
V,ctnf[a I'k. I)ta~gc
XaPlc* I'nMuc[,m Park
Napl~ I'atk Drainage
I'mc R~lgc I~. I'atk
Napl~ ~. Park Maint.
Spedal
{lOl)
{ I02!
{I031
(Il)l)
{106)
I lOX)
{
I I
(111}
{It3)
iii4}
(115)
(116)
I!')
tlS}
IlO)
121}
2.~
{
~ 30~
(32)
4 33)
(
(~5)
(
(
(140)
(t4t}
Rt~ enue Fund,~
7.688.900
849.300
646.700
I.I
389.800
.n 14..nO0
2.004.8O0
339. I
14.791 .?00
12.(,19.1tn~
1.6 i 8.3OO
194.7(X)
53.8OO
27.6OO
145.100
2 I.n.000
626.3O0
100.000
0
665.000
665.100
647.5OO
875.500
8.000
0
282.700
56.5OO
28.3OO
io. 00
8.2O0.500
0
898.400
2.175,200
414.600
524.0O0
2.245.600
364.0O0
13.877.000
14.XlS. 100
1.396.500
X23.300
27.000
103.000
222.500
49.100
01.700
100.000
68,8OO
746.100
0
683.6OO
926.900
10.200
0
196.900
8.500
55,100
30.80O
8.2OO
.6.7%
- ! 00.0%
38.0%
~3 3%
6.4%
1.8%
7.2%
7.6%I
-6.2%!
17.4°;,
-I.3%
2.8%
-2.2".;,
-29.0".4
3.5%
.92.2%
N~A
0.~/,,
NA
12.2%
-I00.~'o
5.6%
5.~,
27.~%
-30.4%
- 1.2%
-2 3%
8.8%
-20.4%
Isle -f { 'aprl
O~hopc.¢
('oUter County Ftr¢
Radio R~ ~uti~mation
~ahal Palm Roadway
Ixly B~auli~malion
! la~ L~M~e Pump ~y~lcnl
hmm,Kalec
Ma~co Beach
ilayd.,re Avalon
~ MIl/Fund
~ ! lousing (~1 liP)
i'uhhc ( ;uatd~nship
Rccmdq M(xlcrm/alton
Mu~mm
E-911
Su~folal spiral R~ enue Fund,
Collier County. Florida
Summan.' of Budget by Fund
Fiscal Year 1998-99
F)' 97/9,1 F)' 9E,/99
~lal Rcs*rnue Funds (('ont'd)
( ! 44 ) ! 63.2~) 2(~.7~
( I ~0) 222~ 462~
i l ~4 ) Io.7(H) I
1155) 03.1~ 71.3~)
I 151,) 3~).2iX1 23
(159) 226,7ffi 0
t 192} 0
Chan,~e
7.4%
16.~;,
108.1%
-43.3%
-3.6%
13.0%
-35.1%
·
! 13.0%
198
12.2%
3.3%
38.2%
8.4%
37.9%
-15.5%I
16.
!%I
2.s%I
7.5%1
Race Track Ih,rah
1q77 l:nllllcn~.-nt lh.ld:
I')X6 Park/G.O. l~)nds
Malco Rcmmrl~hn~'nl
I :~al S~'clal I }bhgalmn
~1~ Tax ~
Napl~ Pa~k A~~l lh:~h
Pl~ Ridge; Nap~ I~, Pa~k
II~hh Un*~ C~
S~clal { 7bllga.on Re~ cnue Ih,~
Sublolal Debl ~nl.e
I)rbl Senice Fund,
( 202 }
(2O6)
42117)
(212)
t214}
(215)
1226)
t232)
(244)
(255)
~290)
754.100
720.6~)
862.700
2.0,1 !.90o
I.! 12,500
0
9.659.000
218,.100
5,601,500
0
4.468,21X)
2.692.900
28.245.100
753,400
725.50O
864.9OO
0
1.105.300
0
0.898.500
407,900
7.620.700
32.200
0
4.247.900
1.7o5,60o
27.361.900
-0. I%
0.3%
- 100. (,w/,,
-0.6%
N'A
2.5%i
86.~/,,
N/A!
-4.9%
-36.7%
-3.1%
Collier County. Florida
Summar).* of Budget by Fund
Fiscal Year 1998-99
'Fund Title
FY 97/viii FY 9~/99
F tmd ~4 dapt ed Propmed
~ Budget Budget
¢'apital Projcctq~:sp~ndilures Funds
Fac, Mgmt. ('o. WUJe
wiggm.,
Parks Capital I~to~c
Xht~Jm ( '!I'
('lam ll~)
Pcl~an Bay lmg~thm l.a~apin~
Watc~ %fanagc~nf ('lP
Naplm J'atk [)rai~ge Cap,mi
Ri)ad AsKnsrmmt Rccci~ahlc
I:MS I~ct Fcc
I ibrar~
l)lsl I. Marco Parks
I)tsl 2. N Naples
Ihsl 3. (;.(i. Parks
lhsl 5. In~kalce I'k~
l)Jsl h. S. Naples I'kq
I)~ 7. Ur~ Est. ~s
Naples I'rbJn ('.mm I~
Nubfolal ('apllal Funds
(~1) 33,115,000 13.094,700
1304) 93.100 93.100
(3M,) 1.484,700 886.000
1307) 240.000 259.700
( 3 ! 3) 18.754.400 26.174,700
1314 ) 79.6O0 0
~31S~ 47.00O 0
t 320[ 1.537.000 1.396.400
022) 0 632300
i .125 ) 6.239.200 7.022,700
(.126) 0 0
( 331 ) 8.890,800 I 1.767,600
(333) ~,S65,600 7.372,800
~ 334 ) 1.804.000 1.340.300
t 336) 2,62~.000 4.525.700
~ !3~ ) 1.443.400 2.226.000
1330) 532.000 67~,300
134o) 58.7O0 4~.100
i 341 ) 859.900 924,400
1345 ) 1.686,1 O0 15,382J00
( 3~0} 779,400 1.3 I
i 35 .~ ) 2.0.~ 5.200 1.958.000
(301) 0 0
! 362 ) 0 0
i363} 0 0
(364! 0 0
i 365 ) I I JO0 700
1366} 0 0
(367) 0 0
i 368,) 6~305. I O0 7. ! 35,000
04.54.l.700 104.227.700
.60.5%
0.0%
-40,3%
8.2%
39.3%
.100.~,
-!00.0%
,0.1%
! 2.6%
N/A
32.2%
2~.
-2~.7%
72,5%
26.
-23.2%
7.5%
812.3%
-4.7~
N/A
~A
N/A
-93.~/~
~A
13. ~/~
10.2%
Fund TJae
Collier County. Florida
Summao' of Budget by Fund
Fiscal Year 1998-99
FY 9 Y/gS
# B#dget
Enferprtse Fund,
FY 9&~99
Proposed
Butlg, et
CAan,Re
(408) 51.215,700 48.551,000 -5.2%
(410) 22.353,300 34.045.300 51.0%
(411 ) 20.411.700 I 1.228,000 -45.0%
(412) 13.647.700 9.884,800 -27.6%
(413 ) 31.768.400 33.071,$00 4. 1%
(414) 9.591.100 9.293.200 -3. I%
4421) 9.600 0 -100.0%
~422) 0 0 N/A
(431) 817.800 947,100 15.g%
14.11 ) 652.500 671.900 3.0%
( 443 ! 5.700 0 - 100.0%
( 4 7o) 20.342..1tn) 24.092,700 18.4%
(471 ) 4.630,600 4.878,900 5.4%
(472) 250.600 250.600 0.~,
(47.1) 7.662300 7.904,100 3.2%
(400) 8.00].600 0.487,400 18.6%
(491) 151.900 290.200 59.5%
( 4')5 ) 1.327.900 I ..I 58,.100 2.3%
(496) 1.9 ! 7.600 :L635rO00 S9.6%
IO4.0o!,3m) l,)O.50o.3oo 2.4°/,
Infernal .%r, |ce Fund~
( 5 lO) 2.4.~ 5,900 2.599,700 5.9%
(5 ! 6) 2,732,700 2,988~00 9.4%
~ .~ 17) 7.317.100 7.227.300 - !.2%
(518) 3.918.900 4.720,100 20.4%
1521 ~ 2.27.t.q00 2..I 19.900 2.(Y'/o
(522) 2.282.800 :L 196,400 40.0%
15~9) 3.784.300 3.597,400 -4.9%
Sublntal Internal .%'r~'ice Fund, 26.134. I00 26.649.300 2.0%
Collier County, Florida
Summar:,.* of Budget by Fund
~'und l't~le
.~uhlolal Trml F'und~
Fiscal Year 1998.-99
Funti /Idapted
~rtlql and ,%llenc~ Fundq
I")' 98/99
Proposed Budget
Bt,tlget Change
( 6021 315.400 208,600
( t,0.~ ) 344..~(X) 395.100
(606) 0 0
I t~).~ ) 68.000 15,000
d I~ I 0 ) 96,700 108.900
t t,I 2 ) 20.2O0 40.000
(¢1161 5.100 16,0(X)
tl.41 ) 0 100.$00
(669) 1,141.900 1.412,600
~t, Sl) o .L~lO.6OO
!,699) 27:5300 376:900
Z.277.200
-33.9'/o
14.7%
N/A
-78.2%
12.6%
40.1%
213.7%
N~A
23.7%
N,A
36.8%
.~uhlolal I.|l~hlln~, I)hlri¢l~
Total Iludeel I))' Fund
I.ilhllnK I)hlricl Fund~
71',0) 624,400 632,300
:?l)) I I.;,(X) I 1.300
7751 20~5.700 0
77x) 6M200 704,700
7~ I ~ 19.4oo 20.~o
1.545r000 1,360, I O0
, 6o8.rnt.l.29x 642 .eSs. 160
13%
- 100.0%
3.0%
77/,i
'l
- 1.4%
5.7%
Internal
Inlerfund Trand'er~
NelI ( '.unl~ Ilud~el
,, 21.915:900
I I 8,.~1..t00
467,614.008
22,215r100
128:717t400
492,055,660
1.4%
8.6%
5.2%
HR Hike Symkovski
I Just Received My 1998 Notice Of Proposed Property Taxes.
Plea~- ca~d My Vote As Votinq For No Tax Increases.
No Rudget Changes '
Thank You
8/20/98
July 24, 1998
County o~er
Rober t~rnondez,Coun ty Administrator
Coun/GoVt. Complex
Re: Tsles of Capri Fire District
George & Agnes Carse
202 La Peninsula glvcl.
Zsles of Capri, FI. 34113
Dear Mr. Fernandez:
We have been residents at the above address since 1987. During the past year', most everyone
here ha~ become much more Int'°r'med with regat~l to She sel'vlce~l pm'formed by our. fire
department personnel and also om'County EMS personnel. Zt Is our belief that a change In
manning is now called for in order' to provide the degree of protectlun that the citizens in the
dislrict deserve..Specifically, we believe that it is time to add mm f~.~t~'~aff..... '
lhis district has grown considerably over the past year's. This growth has not only been here on
our ~'sle, of Capri, but also on Mair~all Dr'. which Is part of the respor~lblllty of out' Department.
Currently, fire personnel do not man the station for 12 hours per day, as we understand it. The
addilion of one person would afford tile ability to have full coverage everyday by Provfding
scheduling on the same basis as the other fire districts in the County. Full coverage means full
ix'otection-night and day.
l:t iS our understanding that this can be accompfldmd id~le still operating at'~cest Delm~ the'
district millage cap of l.O mill.
Although a side benefit, it should not be overlooked that by providing full coverage,each fireman
will work an average of B6 hours per week which allc~w~ them to rook4 a ltvfng wage. Currently,
when a volunteer applies for permanent status; he will be attracted to the other departments
where total wages are much higher. With the change urged here, the disparity would be
elimirm ! ed.
Finally. at a public meeting held in our firehouse some time in the spring, a ~t ~ra~ ~te. mas taken
of:alxmt 36-40 r. ~e~dents regarding their appraval of adding an acldltlonal firm Zt Is obr
recollection that the vote was virtually unonimm~ly in favor.
We urge you, in view of the above, to provide for the additional person in the new budget.
Resp~c t fully,
t, eorge cra'se ,~gnes c.m'se
Cc: Tom Ochs
Chief Emilio Rodriguez