FY 26 Approved Operating Budget

FINANCIAL NOTES

PERSONAL SERVICES INCREASES $ 2 , 862 , 832

Full - time salaries increase $ 233 , 468 Salary adjustments : $ 99 , 599 Turnover : (-$ 115 , 005 ) FY25 Partial - Year funding of vacant positions : $ 248 , 874

FY 26 COLA of 3 % and Merit increase of $ 1 , 000 for all eligible employees : $ 1 , 031 , 042 Six ( 6 ) Temporary Paramedic / EMT positions converted to permanent : $ 567 , 684 Temporary Salaries decrease (-$ 574 , 990 ) EMS Employee Retention Incentive for eligible employees : $ 200 , 000 Pension rate increase based on FY26 rate : $ 194 , 192 Volunteer Fire pensions ( LOSAP ) decrease based on actuarials : (-$ 10 , 570 ) Workers ' Compensation rate increase based on FY26 rate : $ 49 , 334 Health Bene fi ts rate increase based on FY26 rate : $ 353 , 225 Retirement Health Savings ( RHS ) increase : $ 171 , 630

Other Post Employment Bene fi ts ( OPEB ) decrease : (-$ 38 , 756 ) Overtime increase based on actual expense history : $ 600 , 000 Shift Di ff erential increase based on actual expense history : $ 26 , 700 FICA increase : $ 59 , 244

CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASES $ 429 , 044

Insurance increases for EMS self - insurance and for Workers ' Compensation insurance for Volunteer Fire Companies : $ 337 , 044 Electricity rate increases : $ 175 , 000 Funding increases for Communications Service , Other Professional Services , Space & Real Estate Rental , Heating Fuel , and for other building - related expenses : $ 238 , 050 Emergency Reporting System decreases due to one - time FY25 expense : (-$ 304 , 000 ) Funding decreases for Operating Equipment Service , Telephone Service , and O ffi ce Equipment based on actual expense history : (-$ 19 , 050 )

SUPPLIES & MATERIALS DECREASES ($ 44 , 700 )

Funding for Safety Equipment decreases primarily due to moving the expense to the Capital Budget : (-$ 369 , 000 ) Funding increases for Medical Supplies and Uniform Purchase : $ 321 , 000

BUSINESS & TRAVEL DECREASES ($ 22 , 600 )

Funding decreases for Training Seminars and Courses , partially o ff set by an increase for Parking & Tolls based on actual expense history .

MISCELLANEOUS INCREASES $ 591 , 042

Funding increases for Grants , Contributions , and Payments to Volunteer Fire Companies .

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