1. Welcome to the Pierce County Fire District 16 2013 Budget Presentation
Presented November 27, 2012

2. A MESSAGE FROM THE FIRE CHIEF
As 2012 comes to a close and we all begin to ready ourselves for 2013, I am once again given the opportunity to reflect on our achievements as well as review the things we can improve upon that will allow us to achieve our future goals. While, at times, we all tend to concentrate on the things we didn’t get done, I would like to focus on the things we did accomplish in 2012:
Created a Citizen’s Advisory Panel to assist the District with continuous future planning
Updated the District’s Organizational Chart for optimum personnel structure
Added a Volunteer Battalion Chief Position
Filled an Assistant Chief Position, which has been vacant since 2002
Completed the Station 46 addition; $2,300 under budget
Completed a citizen survey, which allowed the District to understand the citizen’s needs better
Submitted for and received over $11,000 in reimbursements for Volunteer Firefighter Training from Washington State
Began staffing Station 45 with Volunteers on a regular basis; a goal of the District for several years
Created a Committee (LEAN) to generate costs savings ideas
Operated without a Battalion Chief for several months, while he recovered from an on-duty MVA, without hiring an additional employee

3. Message Continued
Participated in a County-Wide Emergency Drill event (Pinecone); allowing the District to better communicate with other agencies
Placed a Maintenance and Operation Levy on the November 2012 Ballot, which was approved by voters
Received a $6,120 donation from the Fireman’s Fund to purchase a Thermal Imaging Camera
Submitted for and received $6,000 in FEMA reimbursements for the January 2012 weather events; the fist time in the District’s history of receiving such funds
Completed the Station 46 Parking Lot Project
Operated within a budget that fell short by nearly $200,000 in 2012 without any personnel lay-offs
Received another superior bi-annual State audit
Our list off accomplishments could go on and I would love to take the opportunity to thank each and every member of this District for working so diligently and with so much passion for the betterment of our department and community. Without our staff, this District could not function as well as it does!
This does not mean that our work here is done. We have many challenges to face and some very difficult decisions could be in our near future. Even with the passage of the Maintenance and Operation Levy, we continue to struggle to keep up with expenses in the face of continuing rising costs and falling property assessed values.

4. Message Continued
Along with our successes, here are just a few challenges we are facing in 2013:
A 9.2% decrease in assessed property values, equating to over $91,000 in lost revenue from 2012
Less property tax bills are being paid; affecting the District’s revenue by another $100,000
Contracted cost of living increases of $70,000 for Union personnel in 2013
The District is legally obligated to rehire a firefighter who was not able to return to work after an injury in 2007; costing the District over $110,000
To balance the 2012 budget, the District relied on Reserve Funds, but we cannot continue to rely on those funds
Creating a staffing structure to increase on-duty response personnel, as promised to our voters
It was with great anticipation and a sigh of relief that the voters approved the November levy ballot measure. We had anticipated increasing our staff early in 2013, but given the uncertainly of the District’s future financial position, we must now reevaluate our staffing plan.
As your Fire Chief, I remain committed to fulfilling what the District said we would: Increase our staffing. The Board of Fire Commissioners, the Administrative Staff, line personnel and our Volunteers will continue to do everything we can to work within a balanced budget while fulfilling our promise to you, the citizen.
I am excited about the future, and we will meet each challenge head-on. As the department continues to do everything we can to better serve the community, I look forward to seeing you out and about in this wonderful place we call home; Key Peninsula.
Chief Tom Lique

5. Where does the Fire District get it’s money?

6. Where does the Money go?

7. What’s all This “Carry Forward” Talk and is it Really Needed?

8. What is the Assessed Value History?

9. 2013 Budgeted Revenue

10. 2013 Budgeted Expenditures

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17. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE 2013 BUDGET PRESENTATION WE WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE