El Paso County Emergency Services District #1 20/21 Budget
ESD Highlights Currently have 4 Commissioners with 1 vacancy. Increased staffing to 5 Full Time Equivalents & 8 part-time employees. Total area protected 148.6 sq miles, to include Horizon city (8.6 sq miles). Opened Station 2 and staffed with two FF's providing 24/7 coverage.
Station #2 Construction Completed July 17, 2020 ISO (Insurances Services Office) rating will be lowered from a 9 to a 2, for those residence who live within 5 miles of this station.
Operational & Construction Permits 3000 404 Total 2500 501 444 158 379 320 246 237 175 167 2000 Number of Permits 1500 1000 500 0 2015 2013 2014 2016 2017 2019 2018 2020 Calender Year Operational & Construction Permits Projected
District Growth New Business: Chapel Hills Apartments Coming Soon: IDEA School Amazon Distribution Warehouse Harmony School Alamo Draft House Cinemas Holy Spirit Church Cinemark Theatre Free Standing ER Eastlake Shopping Center Shopping Centers Residential Communities
Fire Dept. Highlights New brush truck placed into service. Received grant funding for multiple projects totaling $47,425.00 HFD added a Public Relations Specialist on staff.
County *SAR / Water Rescue Started a Drone program that has responded to three missions thus far. Responded to 7 SAR incidents to include water rescue.
4000 6 Year Trend 3500 3000 Number of 911 Calls 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 237 197 161 152 150 67 0 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 Projected 3438 Emergency Incident Totals 2846 2951 3473 3372 3638 2920 EMS Totals 2059 2074 2456 2271 2194 1989 Fire Totals 147 133 124 230 156 181 Other 640 744 860 871 763 749 Mutual Aid Given 161 152 150 237 197 67
Fire Break Down Rubbish Fires 7% All other Fires Brush Fires 2% 52% Structure Fires 30% Vehicle Fires 9% Structure Fires Vehicle Fires Brush Fires Rubbish Fires All other Fire
15 Year Trend 7000 6,287 5,974 5,660 6000 5,347 5,034 4,720 5000 4,407 4,093 3,780 3473 4000 3372 3,438 2951 2846 3000 2325 1422 2000 1000 0 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 Past Run Volume Forecast(Run Volume)
Door to Door Response Time 9.00 8.23 T 7.51 i 8.00 7.20 7.13 7.11 m 6.58 7.00 e 6.00 i 5.00 n 4.00 M i 3.00 n 2.00 u t 1.00 e 0.00 s 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 RESPONSE TIME Fire Service Performance Measures (minutes)
Budget Breakdown C OLLECTIONS /D ISPATCH / C APITAL I MPROVEMENTS R ADIO U SAGE F EES $307,160.00 $226,950.38 E QUIPMENT 8% 6% $109,068.00 R EPAIR & M AINTENANCE 3% FD S UPPLIES $161,564.00 $129,103.12 4% 3% P ROFESSIONAL S ERVICES G ENERAL E XPENSES $323,200.00 $404,582.29 8% 10% I NSURANCES $216,730.80 6% P AYROLL & S ALARIES $981,443.89 25% L IABILITY & I NTEREST $1,065,052.52 27%
Budget Summary El Paso County ESD #1’s Board of Commissioners will be voting on a budget of $3,924,806.00 for the 20/21 Fiscal year. This is an increase of $506,535.30 or 16.27% over the 19/20 Fiscal year budget. General Expenses This category increased by $54,365.86 or 15.52%. This category saw a budgeted decrease in 6 Sub- accounts, no changes in 5 sub-accounts and an increase in 15 sub-accounts. The main increases were due to operational costs for the 2nd station such as utilities, phone, internet and satellite services. Also included are increased training opportunities for the staff as well as costs surrounding the proposed sales tax election in 2021. Payroll & Salaries This category increased by $60,863.48 or 6.61%. The cost of salaries and retirement accounts for the ESD employees reduced due to approximately 50% of the cost being paid for by the Fire Marshals office revenue account. There was an increase for the Fire Fighter Stipend cost due to staffing increase with the opening of the 2nd station and increased manning cost.
Insurances This category decreased by ($1,427.00) or -0.65%. The costs in this category are based on our insurance carriers proposed costs for the new year. This year the Workers Compensation Insurance cost per member rate will increase for our volunteers from $15.00 to $25.00 per volunteer hour leading to a significant cost change. To offset this cost we are cancelling our AD&S policy to help offset costs for the other required policies. Liability & Interest This category increased by $146,648.39 or 15.97%. The increase is due to acquiring two new debt payments for a second brush truck and the SCBA equipment replacement loan. Equipment This category increased by $36,582.20 or 50.47%. This budget category includes office and station equipment along with communication, Special Operations and Fire Fighter equipment. The fire department requested additional funding to purchase firefighter gear and equipment for our increased number of volunteers.
Repair & Maintenance This category increased by $8,544.00 or 5.58%. The increase in this category is due to the need to repair radios and vehicles as they have had increased usage due to emergency call increases and usage by increased number of staff. Collection/Dispatch/Radio Usage Fees This category decreased by ($169.77) or -0.07%. Half of the budget items in this category reduced based upon vendor provided costs for the new budget year. Capital Improvements This category increased by $161,160.00 or 110.38%. Capital Improvement projects have been increased based on needs of the Fire Department. This budget year, the Capital Improvements encompass Patient Care, First Responder safety and additional/replacement Fire apparatus’.
Professional Services This category increased by $54,292.92 or 20.17%. The budget increase is due to the costs surrounding the proposed Sales tax election in 2021. Fire Department Supplies This category increased by $14,191.32 or 12.35%. The costs increased due to janitorial supplies for two facilities and an increase in uniform costs for our increased number of volunteers and ESD staff.
Budget Recap Budget: $3,924,805.00 – Increase of 16.27% Proposed Tax Rate: $0.100000 – Same as current budget year I&S Tax Rate: $0.031965 M&O Tax Rate: $0.068035 Reserve Balance: 24.6% of Operating Budget Budget Rationale: Two Fire Stations in operation, Increase in staff, new commercial and residential construction which in turn increases population and employment growth within our Fire District.
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