Tredyffrin Township Board of Supervisors2015 Budget Presentation

November 17, 2014

Protecting Tredyffrin & Easttown Townships Since 1894

Outline of Budget Presentation

I. Overview

II. Budget

III. Funding Request

Services Provided to Tredyffrin Township

Fire Suppression

Fire Prevention

Emergency Planning

Fire Police Traffic

Safety Unit

Specialized Rescue

Basic Life Support(EMS)

Advanced Life Support

(EMS)

Who Are We?• 81 Volunteers

– Firefighters– EMTs– Paramedics – Fire Police– New Members

• 37 Paid (Career Staff)– Firefighter/Paramedics– Firefighter/EMTs– (9) Full-Time – (28) Part-Time

• Over 90% of our Volunteers live in Tredyffrin or Easttown Townships.

• The majority of our Career Staff employees volunteer with fire or EMS organizations in their hometowns.

Quality of Your Fire Company• Recognized by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner as a

Participating Department for the 4th time since 2005.

• One of 38 fire companies in PA with 100% of its firefighters, over the age of 18, trained in accordance with nationally recognized standards. To put this in perspective, there are 1,800 fire companies and fire departments in PA.

• Most certified firefighters at the Firefighter I level in Chester County.

Source: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Office of the State Fire Commissionerhttp://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/certification/11302/participating_department_recognition_program/683556

Tredyffrin Township Call Data

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 (Q1-Q3)0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

430513 483 473 424

1,1511,251 1,247 1,251

989

FireEMS

Note: These figures don’t include responses to Easttown Twp. and other municipalities.

Impact of New Development & Redevelopment Projects

Fire/EMS Considerations

• Increased Call Volume• Volunteer & Paid Staffing Needs• Additional Residential

Structures • Additional Commercial

Structures • Need for fire and life safety pre-

planning • Need for fire inspection• Response Times

Residential & Commercial Projects

• Chesterbrook Village Shopping Center – New Residential & Commercial Space

• Richter Tract – Proposed New Residential & Commercial Space

• Westlakes Office Park – Future New Commercial• The Plaza at Strafford Station – Newly constructed

55+ community building• Former Jimmy Duffy Property – Assisted Living

Facility Under Construction• Next to Nectar Restaurant – Proposed New

Residential• Certainteed Saint-Gobain Property – Future mixed

use space, including Residential• PENNMedicine at Valley Forge – Existing New

Medical Facility• CrossPoint at Valley Forge – Existing New Office

Building

Note: All locations listed fall within Berwyn Fire Company’s primary fire/EMS area, with the exception of the Former Jimmy Duffy Property. Berwyn provides primary ALS to this location, while Paoli Fire Company

provides primary fire and BLS. This also does not include any vacant buildings that are now occupied or that have undergone renovations since 2013. An example of this is 1250

Drummers Lane now occupied by Universal Health Systems.

2015 Projected Revenue

$834,000

$196,000

$190,000

$186,000

$110,000 $18,000

EMS Billing Income

Fund Raising

Tredyffrin Township

Communications Tower (Emergency and Commercial) & Rental Property

Easttown Township

Grants, Donations & Merchandise

Projected Revenue Total: $1,534,000

2015 Projected Expenses

$1,218,000

$207,000

$82,000

$80,000

$71,000

$64,000

$45,000 $33,000$31,000Personnel - Career

Service Delivery

Facilities

Administration, Events & Interest

Vehicles

Personnel - Volunteer

Communications Tower (Emergency and Tower)

Professional Fees

Fundraising

Projected Expense Total: $1,831,000

Key Budget Assumptions• Revenues

– Grants - flat– Fund Raising - flat– EMS Billing

• Basic Life Support - flat• Advanced Life Support - declining

– Easttown Twp. Contribution – flat– Tredyffrin Twp. Contribution – flat

• Expenses– Personnel (Volunteer) +25%– Vehicles +16%– Service Delivery +15%– Personnel (Career) +4%

Actual Tax Dollars Spent on Fire Companies

• The actual number of combined taxpayer dollars that is contributed to Berwyn, Paoli and Radnor fire companies by Tredyffrin Township is $438,670.

• This excludes the $148,000 in fire hydrant fees that are paid directly to AQUA Pennsylvania that Tredyffrin has included in the total expense for fire companies. The fire companies don’t receive this money.

• This excludes the $440,000 in State Aid Pass-through that Tredyffrin has included in the total expense for fire companies. This funding is split 50/50 between Berwyn and Paoli. This is NOT taxpayer money. The fire companies are 100% responsible for the management of these restricted funds.

What is State Aid Pass Through?

• Restricted dollars – Cannot fund paid staffing, which is the largest recurring expense for the volunteer fire companies.

• Generally, State Aid Pass Through (aka Relief Association Funds) are funds received from Out-of-State Commercial Insurance Companies not domiciled in PA.

• NOT derived from Township or State taxpayer dollars. This is not part of the taxes that support Berwyn Fire Company, Paoli Fire Company or Radnor Fire Company.

• Contribution varies year-to-year. The individual fire company is responsible for the financial management of these funds, NOT the Township.

• Contributions are defined by Commonwealth of PA – Auditor General’s Office.

• Municipality determines the allocation to volunteer fire companies.

2015 Municipal Capital Funding

Tredyffrin Township$94,000

Easttown Township$47,000

Engine 2-2 was purchased in 2007 for $384,955.

Tower 2 was purchased in 2011 for $953,494.

The Berwyn Fire Company operates (11) emergency vehicles that cost $2,708,978 when

purchased new. This does not include any equipment on the vehicles.

The township capital funding contribution is applied toward the purchase of these vehicles, along with money the fire company raises from

donation, loans and non-taxpayer Relief funding.

Tredyffrin Township Funding Request

• $50,000 in additional funding to fill existing staffing gaps.

• Fire and EMS leadership has identified this funding need as a priority to ensure adequate staffing levels are maintained.

• This funding will be utilized specifically to address staffing challenges responding to simultaneous fire and EMS incidents. It will also help shrink the gap during low volunteer turnout situations.

Moving ForwardDefining topics that need Solutions

• Funding

• Organizing Resources & Staffing Effectively

• Physical investments & Infrastructure

• Township Adoption of Standards

General Information

Berwyn Fire Company23 Bridge AvenueBerwyn, PA 19312610-644-6050 (Office)info@berwynfireco.org (Email)

Please visit our website at:www.BerwynFireCo.org

Protecting Tredyffrin & Easttown Townships Since 1894

Easttown Township Board of Supervisors2015 Budget Presentation

October 20, 2014

Outline of Budget Presentation

I. Overview

II. Budget

III. Funding Request

Services Provided to Easttown Township

Fire Suppression

Fire Prevention

Emergency Planning

Fire Police Traffic

Safety Unit

Specialized Rescue

Basic Life Support(EMS)

Advanced Life Support

(EMS)

Who Are We?• 81 Volunteers

– Firefighters– EMTs– Paramedics – Fire Police– New Members

• 37 Paid (Career Staff)– Firefighter/Paramedics– Firefighter/EMTs– (9) Full-Time – (28) Part-Time

• Over 90% of our Volunteers live in Easttown or Tredyffrin Townships.

• The majority of our Career Staff employees volunteer with fire or EMS organizations in their hometowns.

Quality of Your Fire Company• Recognized by the Office of the State Fire Commissioner as a

Participating Department for the 4th time since 2005.

• One of 38 fire companies in PA with 100% of its firefighters, over the age of 18, trained in accordance with nationally recognized standards. To put this in perspective, there are 1,800 fire companies and fire departments in PA.

• Most certified firefighters at the Firefighter I level in Chester County.

Source: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Office of the State Fire Commissionerhttp://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/certification/11302/participating_department_recognition_program/683556

Easttown Township Call Data

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 (Q1-Q3)0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

EMSFire

Note: These figures don’t include responses to Tredyffrin Twp. and other municipalities.

2015 Projected Revenue

$834,000

$196,000

$190,000

$186,000

$110,000 $18,000

EMS Billing Income

Fund Raising

Tredyffrin Township

Communications Tower (Emergency and Commercial) & Rental Property

Easttown Township

Grants, Donations & Merchandise

Projected Revenue Total: $1,534,000

2015 Projected Expenses

$1,218,000

$207,000

$82,000

$80,000

$71,000

$64,000

$45,000 $33,000$31,000Personnel - Career

Service Delivery

Facilities

Administration, Events & Interest

Vehicles

Personnel - Volunteer

Communications Tower (Emergency and Tower)

Professional Fees

Fundraising

Projected Expense Total: $1,831,000

Key Budget Assumptions• Revenues

– Grants - flat– Fund Raising - flat– EMS Billing

• Basic Life Support - flat• Advanced Life Support - declining

– Easttown Twp. Contribution – flat– Tredyffrin Twp. Contribution – flat

• Expenses– Personnel (Volunteer) +25%– Vehicles +16%– Service Delivery +15%– Personnel (Career) +4%

Easttown Township Funding Request

• $50,000 in additional funding for filling staffing coverage gaps that currently exist.

• Fire and EMS leadership have identified this as a priority in ensuring adequate staffing levels are maintained.

• The intent is to devote this funding specifically to address problems with response to simultaneous EMS incidents and during low volunteer turnout situations for fire and EMS calls.

Capital and Relief Association

CAPITAL

• Easttown Township Capital Contribution = $47,000

• Tredyffrin Township Capital Contribution= $94,000

RELIEF ASSOCIATION

• Generally, Relief funds are from Commercial Insurance Companies

• Contributions defined by Commonwealth of PA – Auditor General’s Office

• Municipality determines allocation to fire companies

• Contribution varies year-to-year

• Restricted dollars – Cannot fund paid staffing

Moving ForwardDefining topics that need Solutions

• Funding

• Organizing Resources & Staffing Effectively

• Physical investments & Infrastructure

• Township Adoption of Standards

General Information

Berwyn Fire Company23 Bridge AvenueBerwyn, PA 19312610-644-6050 (Office)info@berwynfireco.org (Email)

Please visit our website at:www.BerwynFireCo.org

Protecting Easttown & Tredyffrin Townships Since 1894