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Agenda Item No. 18
August 13, 2013
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Fire Department
Scott Poster, Fire Chief
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PREPARED BY: Noreen Swiontek, ,Administrative Analyst
APPROVED:
TITLE: START Reserve Fund Transfer
ABSTRACT:
Newport Beach Fire Department is pleased to have four of our firefighters in the final
internship stage required for completion of paramedic school and certification. The
Department has been previously approved to sponsor three students and requests to
partially sponsor a fourth firefighter for paramedic internship. The Department requests
City Council approval to transfer available funds from the Simple Triage and Rapid
Treatment (START) reserve fund to pay for personnel costs associated with back - filling
his position during his paramedic field internship.
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council authorize Budget Amendment 14BA -008 for the transfer of
$26,550.00 from the General Fund START Reserve account 010 -3758 to Fire EMS
account 2340 -7042 to fund the personnel costs associated to back -fill one firefighter
during completion of paramedic field internship. Per Council Reserve Policy F2, the
excess revenues generated from the START Program are to be used for START
training materials and to enhance Paramedic, EMT, and MICN (Mobile Intensive Care
Nurse) pre - hospital education, as directed by the City Council.
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The Budget Amendment records and appropriates $ 26,550.00 in increased expenditure
appropriations from General Fund START Reserve Fund account 010 -3758
unappropriated fund balance to be transferred for personnel salary expenditures from
the EMS account in the Fire Department, 2340 -7042.
START Reserve Fund Transfer
August 13, 2013
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DISCUSSION:
To satisfy operational needs, the Department periodically selects and funds firefighters
to send to paramedic school. This spring, one firefighter pursued schooling on his own
initiative, bearing the financial burden of paramedic training, as well as providing
coverage to back -fill his position.
The paramedic interns are now ready for field internship, the final stage to complete
paramedic school. Field internship requires paramedic interns complete a minimum of
24 shifts of training with a paramedic preceptor on a 56 -hour work schedule (24 hour
shifts).
It is a benefit to the Department to add our fourth paramedic intern to the three interns
already approved to ensure consistency in training and readiness to begin working as a
Paramedic Firefighter. Sponsoring the fourth paramedic intern will allow him to rest
between shifts and reduce fatigue increasing his chance to be successful.
Funds are available from the START Reserve Fund. The START program generates
revenue from the sales of a distance learning program for a Simple Triage and Rapid
Treatment system developed by Hoag Hospital and Newport Beach Fire Department.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will
not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it
has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
Sub4itted Scotoser
Fire Chief
Attachments: Budget Amendment
City of Newport Beach NO. BA- 14BA -006
BUDGET AMENDMENT
2013 -14 AMOUNT: Szs,sso.00
EFFECT ON BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE:
Increase Revenue Estimates Increase in Budgetary Fund Balance
X Increase Expenditure Appropriations AND Decrease in Budgetary Fund Balance
Transfer Budget Appropriations rx I No effect on Budgetary Fund Balance
SOURCE:
from existing budget appropriations
from additional estimated revenues
PX from reserve account
EXPLANATION:
This budget amendment is requested to provide for the following:
To increase expenditure appropriations from the START Video Reserve Account for personnel costs
associated with shift coverage for one firefighter during completion of a paramedic instruction field internship.
ACCOUNTING ENTRY:
BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE
Fund Account
010 3758
REVENUE ESTIMATES (3601)
Fund /Division Account
EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS (3603)
Description
START Video Reserve
Description
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Financial Approval: Finallce Director
Signed:
Administrative Approval: City Mana
Signed:
City Council Approval: City Clerk
Amount
Debit Credit
$26,550.00
Automatic
$26,550.00
Date
Date
Date
Description
Division
Number
2340 Fire - EMS
Account
Number
7042 Overtime, Planned
Division
Number
Account
Number
Division
Number
Account
Number
Division
Number
Account
Number
Division
Number
Account
Number
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Financial Approval: Finallce Director
Signed:
Administrative Approval: City Mana
Signed:
City Council Approval: City Clerk
Amount
Debit Credit
$26,550.00
Automatic
$26,550.00
Date
Date
Date