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Fire (continued)

the new Squad, and placed it into service  Replaced a damaged Command vehicle and placed it into service  Supported development and participated in full scale Emergency Operations Center drills simulating emergency events within the City  Brought Team Rubicon in to assist two landowners with fuels reduction work within the City. This venture required support and cooperation from CERT and Morgan Hill Bible Church.  Continued coordination between PG&E and City to reduce wildfire risks and ensure local preparedness for a blackout event  Improved efficiencies within the Fire Marshal program related to annual business fire inspections FY 2022-23 and 2023-24 Activity Goals  Complete construction of the third fire station (Enhancing Public Safety; Fiscal Sustainability)  Add solar panels to both existing fire stations to reduce Department’s Carbon Footprint (Protecting the Environment; Maintaining and Enhancing Infrastructure; Fiscal Sustainability; Advancing Regional Initiatives)  Replace failing sewer line at El Toro fire station (Protecting the Environment; Maintaining and Enhancing Infrastructure)  Replace equipment that has reached end-of-service-life (Enhancing Public Safety; Fostering a Positive Organizational Culture)  Identify training grounds for Morgan Hill Fire Personnel (Enhancing Public Safety; Fostering a Positive Organizational Culture)  Have Morgan Hill Fire based ambulance available for use (Enhancing Public Safety; Supporting our Youth, Seniors and Entire Community)  Add a Mechanic (50%) to Department staff (Enhancing Public Safety; Fiscal Sustainability; Fostering a Positive Organizational Culture) Financial Comments During FY 20-21, CAL FIRE personnel accepted a statewide temporary 7.5% reduction in pay as part of an effort to offset the economic impacts of the COVID response. Concurrently, the benefit rate for CAL FIRE employees dropped by 25%. As a result, Morgan Hill's CAL FIRE Contract Services came in under budget, $4.7M actual versus $5.9M budgeted. During FY 21-22, CAL FIRE increased staffing in Morgan Hill’s Contract Services to support the implementation of a new ALS Squad deployment. CAL FIRE personnel also saw their 7.5% pay reduction restored, received a 5% raise, and the benefit rate for CAL FIRE employees increased by 7%. Despite these changes, Morgan Hill's CAL FIRE Contract Services are projected to come in slightly under budget for the year. The current five-year agreement with CAL FIRE expires on June 30, 2023. While, the

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