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October 2010October 2010October 2010 Emergency Services Consulting International 25200 SW Parkway Ave. Suite 3 ● Wilsonville, Oregon 97070 www.esci.us ● 800-757-3724
FIRE DISTRICTFIRE DISTRICT DISSOLUTION STUDYDISSOLUTION STUDY
This document was prepared with funds provided by the New York State Department of State under the Local Government Efficiency Grant Program.
Presented by:
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GHFD ta
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ly reduce its
of financial o
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financial pla
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t the likeliho
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previously.
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findings and
dissolve GHowners.
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s A and C
s operating
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ould be issui
would be s
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ans submitte
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in that it wo
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as granted a
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or. In the ca
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of oversight
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the groups
ns include:
reduce the t
with little to
ould require
d therefore it
f Brookhave
atum to GHF
e Nassau Co
authority thr
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operations.
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rd and work
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operations o
trategy.
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and involve
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and assump
s and individ
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ts tax
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tions,
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district in
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and the
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vent that GH
comply with
ferred optio
n its place, a
sion CI project tea
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an extreme
d officials o
Heights Fi
nce, Middle
this project t
tions for the
sincere hope
the emergen
e improved b
Town of Broo
Heights Fires defined by
ons of the Gea based on
on, in ESCI’
eadership of
Strategy D –
nal opinion,
by the Town
ined in this r
ence while
o the desire
ommunity.
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the terms o
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ly large quan
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ire District,
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to fruition. E
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e that the in
ncy services
by its implem
okhaven, NY
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the most f
n of Brookha
report. This
proving to t
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for service w
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in May 201
ntity of inform
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SCI would a
inions, and
formation co
s provided to
mentation.
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es not followensus Burea
hts communr than efficie
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take the ne
o with Enhan
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strategy wo
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and Creation
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mit to enhanc
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olve the Dist
provider.
ncerning the
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ll as the ele
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Fire Distric
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versations t
this report i
s of Gordon
on Study
daries of the
en excludedme and opera
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be for GH
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leadership
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trict, create
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rs recognize
like to thank
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Fire Depa
ct for their t
rious individu
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s utilized to
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e Gordon He
d from the Gations.
s entirely on
ensure conti
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HFD to subm
antial reducti
retain its his
and membe
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a fire prote
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d the surroun
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GHFD
n the
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mit to
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story,
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ce the
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D, the
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report
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rts in
ternal
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extent
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ociation. The
was officially
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from one fa
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al (ESCI) to
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t, modificati
excessive ta
e State of Ne
n the matter
cts the Town
o be dissolve
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ion as well a
rt, the terms
ed.
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sport servic
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ments in Suff
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quipment wa
951.
vices to a p
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s data.
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of this study
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place at the
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t prior to hol
report detail
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re protection
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e area includ
and is situat
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mited growth
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on Study
ions n, New York
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at the Town
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a simple ma
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f older and n
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a fleet of veh
15
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of the
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to be
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and prov
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tal costs are
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on Study
EMS, 2010
0 EMS udget 296,172 $48,863 $30,605 $6,492
$46,116 $53,887 $34,797 $42,656 $22,700 123,415 $58,793 ($8,950) 755,546 $318,301 $32.588
vision of EM
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2010 Budget $371,849$114,500$135,500
$88,068$60,000
$123,200$43,500
$105,282$28,500
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2006
43,592,52129,211,96126,906,28025,525,81623,995,34322,340,47322,676,94922,004,14417,608,26814,430,90916,356,86316,587,78414,590,25715,343,09014,750,14714,487,24013,724,54012,910,15013,289,44012,213,61612,119,40112,002,735
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897,136852,071773,703190,329
partments are
okhaven, NY
Taxable Ass
2007
43,693,00 29,258,52
0 26,897,396 25,438,313 23,964,563 22,838,809 22,770,774 21,856,338 17,699,439 15,523,133 16,458,654 16,383,167 14,699,250 15,453,547 14,851,410 14,440,820 13,782,700 12,999,120 13,372,066 12,017,05
12,154,145 11,929,184 11,786,349 8,762,609 8,356,934 8,647,38
7,517,157 6,515,824 6,384,966 6,149,050 2,933,134 3,202,974 2,321,307 2,067,349 1,346,936 894,16
853,153 770,429 193,80e adjacent to G
Y – Fire Distri
sessed Value
2008
04 43,666,29 29,461,93 26,757,17 25,325,65 23,937,05 22,990,76 22,714,36 21,807,37 17,604,37 15,992,57 16,576,62 16,171,54 14,756,48 15,213,13 14,809,28 14,409,09 13,784,28 13,072,60 13,183,50 11,961,49 12,171,83 11,887,41 11,693,03 8,844,36 8,287,88 8,264,56 7,427,22 6,495,62 6,381,55 6,071,33 2,997,72 2,916,06 2,332,40 2,185,34 1,357,63 904,58 855,26 770,03 193,GHFD.
ict Dissolutio
e for Fire Dis
8 200
693 43,20647 29,20504 26,28830 25,06792 23,72072 22,85003 22,38789 21,51136 17,30284 16,04126 16,09829 16,04556 14,70891 14,99547 14,69614 14,25916 13,67677 13,09494 13,19177 11,90256 11,93013 11,82993 11,72583 8,88378 8,21249 82986 7,40353 6,49333 6,28461 6,09200 3,01426 2,91677 2,31793 2,22684 1,35637 90097 85724 764340 19
on Study
stricts
09 2
5,167 42,63,490 29,00,681 26,07,083 24,88,872 23,50,155 22,72,481 22,10,412 21,28,250 16,97,034 16,13,862 15,99,654 15,73,558 14,73,022 14,66,883 14,47,903 14,29,813 13,65,662 13,03,156 12,93,818 11,85,977 11,75,370 11,73,329 11,67,374 8,99,287 8,12,515 8,16,522 7,41,904 6,47,464 6,16,107 6,09,173 3,09,098 2,88,301 2,26,340 2,26,665 1,33,667 96,012 84,288 73,243 1
010 TRan
624,755 077,161 009,097 800,912 504,639 790,198 159,675 279,922 992,901 115,264 972,088 712,880 776,231 683,535 484,074 237,058 645,417 085,543 982,500 820,963 778,858 704,155 649,110 910,113 188,811 167,066 412,893 478,744 180,155 087,909 034,528 895,633 297,417 271,821 390,020 909,288 863,273 765,160 195,156
TAV nking
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
Total Tax
GHFD TA
fire distric
AmD
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ed 0.7 perce
assessed tax
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2006
25,255,422,176,014,430,914,559,716,075,512,910,1
9,274,5
7,230,26,390,72,085,7
130,389,2
omparable d
tal budget
okhaven, NY
for the Town
nt over the
xable value.
xable Assess
200
67 25,4865 22,6009 15,5216 14,6674 16,1750 1299
68 1004
31 72290 6,4073 2,08
43 133,20
data is loo
dollars use
Y – Fire Distri
n of Brookh
same period
sed Value for
07
84,156 206,845 223,137 168,800 172,002 199128 1
41380
2095103,36485,134
04,897 13
king at tota
ed to gener
ict Dissolutio
aven increa
d of time. GH
r Ambulance
2008
25,279,94922,704,378
5,990,1714,714,1636,138,1273,057,787
9,753,455
7,200,8156,376,5302,072,992
33,288,367
al budget d
rate tax inv
on Study
ased 0.9 per
HFD is rank
e Districts
2009
25,235,49522,568,63416,045,13314,647,19716,013,68813,084,494
9,771,262
7,181,9616,286,5582,074,343
132,908,765
dollars. The
voices for t
rcent since 2
ked 33rd out
2010
5 25,158,4 22,497,3 16,113,7 15,909,8 15,794,4 13,070,
2 9,758,
1 7,132,8 6,186,3 2,074,
5 133,696,
e following
the residen
29
2006.
of 39
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table
nts of
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2006
5,940,0995,737,8304,823,0773,492,2904,025,6582,946,2402,981,4743,038,0352,343,8592,325,1102,848,6801,664,2582,553,8581,782,6811,800,0732,015,3151,315,0201,272,7811,337,3511,574,8141,476,1611,255,4991,042,6011,135,1351,213,4951,022,4991,424,377
862,129758,926750,432425,051126,296189,754122,102
1,641,842119,95687,36658,66236,376
partments are
okhaven, NY
re 9: Budget
2007
6,183,98 5,800,63 4,821,53 3,601,43 4,024,18 3,083,50 3,208,46 2,983,28 2,559,15 2,929,14 2,827,60 1,656,21 2,554,00 1,930,27 2,033,63 2,003,70 1,380,08 1,353,96 1,381,77 1,475,73 1,476,16 1,226,30 1,072,24 1,192,02 1,212,47 1,226,40 1,002,24 888,02 776,52 743,77 419,39 154,86 178,48 147,07 1,482,71 119,95 94,18 63,69 36,71
e adjacent to G
Y – Fire Distri
t Dollars for
2008
1 6,165,77 5,694,42 4,781,05 3,789,09 4,024,89 3,273,04 3,358,85 3,319,00 2,763,96 2,925,17 2,816,76 1,676,37 2,456,34 2,073,22 2,152,28 1,918,48 1,492,03 1,385,26 1,398,09 1,512,15 1,421,56 1,318,67 1,102,93 1,267,00 1,213,19 1,225,01 1,075,41 917,77 807,10 756,98 415,85 148,62 189,46 139,84 1,449,02 119,98 96,32 83,10 35,4GHFD.
ict Dissolutio
Fire Districts
2009
733 6,165,7409 5,290,4068 6,440,1066 3,940,1844 4,015,1094 3,613,0885 3,507,7008 3,490,0925 2,957,3
60 3,023,1745 2,977,3339 2,124,9355 2,352,2251 2,209,7245 2,126,9476 1,954,0058 1,528,0225 1,504,2065 1,554,3
51 1,642,7510 1,397,5600 1,317,3907 1,091,0069 1,267,0
98 1,216,4089 1,339,2489 1,161,4764 923,2
08 807,6925 763,4824 432,5632 216,7451 188,6800 132,7096 1,446,5955 120,1321 110,7
68 82,9412 42,4
on Study
s
9 201
712 6,165442 5,474163 4,878135 4,114136 4,073044 3,713729 3,576069 3,324377 3,105114 2,964382 2,866972 2,349296 2,338702 2,278964 2,137041 2,03074 1,855287 1,579314 1,565750 1,557518 1,397308 1,36062 1,322074 1,320463 1,293215 1,267458 1,146251 917627 833483 795522 400777 235658 190785 147539 144143 120761 109979 85413 54
10 TARank
5,719 14,605 28,831 34,130 43,404 53,049 66,208 74,431 85,285 94,550 106,552 19,744 128,976 138,239 147,226 151,762 165,113 179,990 185,775 197,418 207,520 21,868 222,906 230,002 243,433 257,697 266,555 277,074 283,457 295,961 300,003 35,632 320,364 337,240 344,603 350,144 369,570 375,323 384,002 39
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Total fire
2006. GH
is ranked
Ambula
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The final
charged
T
e protection
HFD total ex
d 21st in 2010
ance District
unty
each e /East Moriche
t chogue dget Dollars
l compariso
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gure 11: Tax
2007
2 63.596 32.774 24.852 18.940 22.217 19.137 22.997 19.940 14.052 18.825 18.417 17.871 15.760 17.230 14.269 14.006 11.561 13.435 13.905 12.305 12.961 13.096 13.255 12.351 11.261 13.418 12.404 11.032 8.269 9.293 10.085 10.007 8.163 7.714 8.606 7.677 5.173 6.154 4.55e adjacent to G
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Rates for Fir
2008
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8 23.338 20.991 23.043 21.752 14.322 18.8
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Ya
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to analyze
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087,909 2,29
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s to the Tow
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prior
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firefighte
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l progressiv
d and availa
g unaccepta
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el appeals p
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party.
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egree or ano
e. The trigge
nding events
s that some
rs, they do
c events. Th
sion longer-t
orary or per
Town of Broo
ersonnel
eople are it
urce to achi
ndividual. A
y componen
dures, guide
l process, a
effective pe
-date person
ce of its pe
a full histo
nitial appoi
otions, comm
ve disciplina
ble. The pro
able behavio
ss under wh
process shou
sciplinary a
ss is a very
other. It is h
er for signifi
s. Emergenc
etimes end
not have an
hough norma
erm support
rmanent loss
okhaven, NY
Managem
ts most valu
ieve maxim
safe workin
nts of employ
elines, gene
and disciplin
ersonnel ma
nnel records
eople. Origin
orical record
ntment to
mendations,
ary process
ocess should
ors with the m
hich disciplin
uld be docum
ction the o
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cant psycho
cy services
very tragica
n impregnab
ally sufficien
t is needed.
s of a valuab
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ment
uable resou
um producti
ng environme
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ral orders i
ary policies
nagement o
is critical in
nal applicati
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discipline,
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rovide that s
on Study
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organizatio
atment, and
d job satisfa
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firm enabling
artment. The
nization that
ls should be
ember’s par
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personnel ac
mployees sh
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mber who fe
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mergency se
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escue perso
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for a
onnel
ts are
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in an
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maintains a
nal policies
that outlines
o personnel
ful organiza
prevention.
rent policy a
nal policies a
e.
mendation:
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Town of Broo
must provide
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tandards ad
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ions to the
ents. These
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policy and
and proced
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and procedu
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and
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place
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that
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mendations:
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Town of Broo
Licensing
ting person
ns of person
erior Firefigh
terior Firefig
mergency Me
re Police/Adm
regulated b
Services, c
om the Distr
94 Emergenc
ports that th
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evision of th
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ng conducte
hours attribut
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outlines the D
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he various le
olicy conclu
es the Distr
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uld remove auld remove and irregula
okhaven, NY
nel, “Policy
nel:
hter
ghter
edical Respo
ministration
by the State
credentialing
rict’s policies
cy Medical T
he District em
onnel. The o
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ed within the
ted to an EM
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ng disciplina
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udes with a
ict to take w
any referencethe last ele
arity in the a
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where the au
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trict has est
ce requirem
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personnel
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eview by me
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mination, at
Board of Fire
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for various
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expense of
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analysis, con
less than id
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ary expendi
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228,036 304,548 81,500 32,837
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Reserve vehicle
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HFD.
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are the prope
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are made to
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Make/Model
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Pierce M Top Kick
GMC GMC
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Town La
Boards o
206, all p
and the c
the cons
adjoining
dissolutio
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The fisca
that abso
to assum
which or
question
operation
consolida
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Yaphank
the five-y
Figure 73
years. Si
purposes
T
nted with re
on in operati
nts when co
w section 17
of Commissio
property of
cost of debt
solidated dis
g district is
on is discuss
mpact
al impact of t
orbed all or
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r how many
as to wheth
ns. The follo
ated with an
dation with Y
k FD TAV for
year period a
District TAPercent C5 Year Ch
3 uses the fi
nce Yaphan
s of this ana
Town of Broo
egard to gov
ion would ha
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72 relates to
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the original
service for a
strict. Disso
somewhat
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this strategy
part of the c
bility for the
y surroundin
her or not to
owing subsec
y one of the
Yaphank FD
r the years 2
as indicated
Figu
A
AV 6,1hange ange
ve-year ave
nk’s assesse
lysis will be
okhaven, NY
vernance an
ave the leas
what this geo
o the consol
ch special di
districts ma
all the outsta
lution and s
t more com
strategies.
y would depe
current GHF
additional p
ng departme
keep the cu
ctions outlin
other surrou
2006 through
in the follow
ure 72: Yapha
Actual 2006
A2
101,466 6,10
rage to esta
ed value dec
set at 0.0 pe
Y – Fire Distri
nd oversight
st impact on
ographic are
idation of ad
strict agree
ay become t
anding debt
subsequent
mplicated. D
end on a num
D area wou
property valu
ents particip
urrent GHFD
e the projec
unding depa
h 2010 has s
wing figure.
ank FD TAV,
Actual 2007
A2
149,055 6,00.78% -1
ablish project
creased durin
ercent. No p
ict Dissolutio
of GHFD, k
response ti
ea as a whole
djoining fire
to consolida
the property
of the origin
expansion
Distribution
mber of fact
ld need to a
ues protecte
pated in abs
D station in o
cted financia
artments.
shown a dec
, 2006 – 2010
Actual 2008
Ac2
071,461 6,091.26% 0.
ted property
ng the perio
projected inc
on Study
keeping the
mes for the
e experience
districts whe
ate. Under T
y of the cons
nal districts m
of or conso
of assets
ors. First, th
adjust their le
d. In additio
sorbing add
operation wil
al impact if G
crease of 0.2
0
ctual 2009
Bu2
96,107 6,08.41% -0.
-0.
y value incre
d under revi
reases for T
Gordon He
greatest nu
es now.
en the respe
Town Law se
solidated dis
may be raise
olidation wit
under a fo
he organizati
evy appropr
on, irrespecti
ditional area
l affect costs
GHFD were
22 percent o
udget 010 87,909 .13% .22%
eases for futu
iew, TAV for
TAV will be
eights
mber
ective
ection
strict,
ed by
th an
orced
ion(s)
riately
ive of
a, the
s and
to be
over
ure
r
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budget d
budget n
PBBBVBCFSInSFN T
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Yaphank
T
for the year
Fire Districts
hank ct TAV al increase on Heights ct TAV al increase
solidated TAV
ve annual va
e of operatin
discussed in
eeds to be r
Desc
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Tax Rate per H
solidation of
k’s tax rate
Town of Broo
rs 2011 – 20
s consolidate
Figure 73: Y
20106,087,9
2,297,4
V 8,385,3
alues will be
ng costs and
n previous s
reviewed for
Figure 74:
cription
e Category rvices rations
ministration se Payments
Grounds ons ue y empt Capital rs Tax Revenue
ditures w/capi
Hundred
f Yaphank a
by $4.076
okhaven, NY
15. The follo
ed.
Yaphank FD
0 2011909 6,087,9
0.00%
417 2,313,71.007
326 8,401,6
used to pro
non-tax rev
sections of
r duplicate fu
Yaphank FD
YaphBudget
287
17 25
127132
201,26
50e (40tal 1,36
2
and Gordon
per hundred
Y – Fire Distri
owing table s
Consolidate
1 2012909 6,087,9% 0.00%
729 2,330,171 1.007638 8,418,0
oject the tax
venue utilizes
the report.
unctions that
D Consolidat
hank t 2010
Con
B
82,522 76,200 77,623 54,500 23,000 73,300 11,200 30,600 26,670 07,215 62,830 00,000
01,000)61,830
22.369
n Heights Fi
d and a de
ict Dissolutio
shows the T
ed TAV, 2011
2 2013909 6,087,90% 0.00%
56 2,346,701 1.0071
065 8,434,60
rate for each
s Yaphank’s
If the cons
t could reduc
ted Operating
nsolidated Model Budget
567,403124,850257,873254,500145,601170,94745,70088,38248,463
333,5592,037,279
581,250(418,900)2,217,529
26.445
re Districts
ecrease in G
on Study
TAV for Yaph
1 – 2015
2014 09 6,087,90
% 0.00%
00 2,363,361 1.007109 8,451,27
h year.
s 2010 budg
solidation oc
ce the overa
g Cost
Admin Removed
517,975 109,100 245,873 254,500 145,601 170,947 45,700 83,382 44,682
310,521 1,928,281
581,250 (401,000) 2,108,531
25.145
will result i
Gordon Heig
hank and Go
201509 6,087,90
% 0.00%
62 2,380,141 1.007171 8,468,05
get and the m
ccurs, the m
all tax burde
Station Closed
282,52279,400
189,623254,500123,00073,30011,20070,18226,670
207,2151,317,612
500,000(401,000)1,416,612
16.894
n an increa
ght’s tax rat
125
ordon
09
42
51
model
model
n.
ase in
te by
126
$10.805
per hund
The table
Des
Inflation InExpen
PersonneBusiness Business Bond andPaymentsVehicles Building aCommuniFire and RSocial SeInsuranceSubtotal wFund TranNon-PropRevenue Total Exw/capital Tax Rate
Consolid
Coram F
five-year
DP5
Figure 7
increases
T
per hundred
dred from the
e below proje
F
scription
ndex se Category
el Services Operations Administratio
d Lease s
and Grounds ications Rescue ecurity e Exempt w/o Capital nsfers
perty Tax
xpenditures
per Hundred
dation with C
D TAV for th
period.
District TAV Percent Chan5 Year Chang
7 uses the
s/decreases
Town of Broo
d using the
e current non
ects future c
igure 75: Yap
ConsolidBudg
5612
on 25
251417484
332,03
58
(418
2,21
2
Coram FD
he years 200
Fig
Act20
17,60nge ge
five-year av
s for future
okhaven, NY
modeled bu
n-consolidat
costs and the
phank FD Co
dated get 20
1.000 1
67,403 5824,850 128
57,873 264
54,500 26145,601 14970,947 1755,700 46
88,382 908,463 49
33,559 33437,279 2,08381,250 596
8,900) (430
7,529 2,250
6.445 26
06 through 2
gure 76: Cora
tual 006
Ac20
08,268 17,660.3
verage to e
years. Sinc
Y – Fire Distri
dget for bot
ted budget.
e impact on
onsolidated E
011 20
1.027 1
2,722 5988,221 1314,836 271
1,372 2689,532 1535,563 1806,934 480,768 939,772 514,139 3433,859 2,1406,944 613
0,210) (441,
0,593 2,311
6.788 27
2010 has sho
am FD TAV, 2
ctual 007
A2
69,437 17,635% -0
stablish the
ce Coram’s
ict Dissolutio
th fire and E
resident’s ta
Expenses 20
12 20
1.027
8,456 611,683 131,986 27
8,429 3,570 150,303 188,201 43,219 91,116 53,161 350,124 1,923,061 62
,826) (453
1,359 2,09
7.457 2
own a decre
2006 – 2010
Actual 2008
A
604,136 17,0.37% -
e projected p
assessed v
on Study
EMS and red
ax rate throu
011 – 2015
013 20
1.027
4,614 6335,238 1379,330 28
0 57,716 1685,171 1949,503 595,736 952,496 552,426 3622,231 1,9729,614 64
3,755) (466
98,089 2,15
24.875 2
ease of 3.49
Actual 2009 ,308,250 16-1.68%
property ass
value decre
duction of $3
ugh 2015.
014 20
1.027
1,209 648,890 146,872 29
0 1,975 160,171 190,839 58,321 103,913 51,942 374,131 2,026,613 66
6,007) (478
4,738 2,21
5.496 2
percent ove
Budget 2010
6,992,901 -1.82% -3.49%
sessed valu
eased during
34.39
015
1.027
8,251 2,640 4,617
0 6,348 5,306 2,212 0,976 5,369 1,714 7,433 4,072
8,589)
2,916
6.133
er the
ue for
g the
period un
the years
The follo
CoraDistriAnnuGordDistriAnnu
The prec
operating
discusse
needs to
Infla
PerBusBusBonVehBuiComFireSocInsuSubFunNon To Tax
The con
Coram’s
per hund
T
nder review,
s 2011 – 20
wing table s
mct TAVal increase
don Heightsct TAVal increase
ceding annu
g costs and
ed in previou
be reviewed
Descri
ation Index Expense C
rsonnel Servicsiness Operatsiness Adminnd and Leasehicles lding and Grommunicationse and Rescuecial Security urance Exembtotal w/o Capnd Transfers n-Property Taotal Expenditu
x rate per Hun
solidation o
tax rate by
dred for both
Town of Broo
, TAV for pu
12. Years 20
shows the TA
Figure 77:
201016,992,90
2,297,41
ual values w
d non-tax re
us sections
d for duplica
Figure 78
ption
Category ces tions istration
e Payments
ounds s e
pt pital
ax Revenue ures w/capital
ndred
of Coram an
$0.599 per
fire and EM
okhaven, NY
urposes of t
013 – 2015
AV for Coram
Coram FD C
201101 16,780,490
98.75%
7 2,313,7291.0071
will be used
evenue utiliz
of the repo
ate functions
8: Coram FD
CoramBudget
2010
1,580,00
296,00382,05629,67260,00537,8085,00
299,00123,00
1,102,005,294,52
250,00(70,000
l 5,474,52
32.21
nd Gordon
hundred an
MS using the
Y – Fire Distri
his analysis
will be proje
m and Gordo
Consolidated
20120 16,570,734
98.75%
9 2,330,1561.0071
to project t
zes Coram’
ort. If the c
s that could r
Consolidate
m t Consolid
Budg
00 1,8600 3450 4672 6200 2800 6300 1100 3500 1400 1,2222 6,0600 330) (8722 6,33
17 3
Heights Fire
d a decreas
e model budg
ict Dissolutio
s will be set
ected with 0.
on Heights F
d TAV, 2011 –
20134 16,570,734
0.00%
6 2,346,7001.0071
the tax rate
s 2010 bud
consolidation
reduce the o
ed Operating
dated get
ARe
1.000
4,881 14,6502,3009,6722,6015,4479,5006,7824,7938,344 18,971 51,250
7,900)0,221 6
2.816
e Districts w
se in Gordon
get and a re
on Study
at negative
.0 percent in
Fire Districts
– 2015
20144 16,570,734
0.00%
0 2,363,3621.0071
for each ye
dget and th
n occurs, th
overall tax bu
g Cost
Admin moved
,815,453 328,900 450,300 629,672 282,601 635,447 119,500 351,782 141,012 ,205,306
5,959,973 331,250 (70,000)
6,221,223
32.250
will result in
n Height’s ta
eduction of $
1.25 perce
ncrease for 2
s consolidate
20154 16,570,734
0.00%
2 2,380,1421.0071
ear. The tab
he model bu
he model bu
urden.
Station Closed
1,580,000299,200394,050629,672260,000537,80085,000
338,582123,000
1,102,0005,349,304
250,000(70,000)
5,529,304
28.664
n an increa
ax rate by $4
$28.014 usin
127
nt for
2011.
ed.
4
2
ble of
udget
udget
se in
4.434
ng the
128
current n
resident’s
De
Inflation IExpen
PersonneBusinessBusinessBond andPaymentVehicles Building aCommunFire and Social SeInsuranceSubtotal Fund TraNon-PropRevenue Total Exw/capital Tax rate
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Middle Is
percent o
DP5
The follo
value for
during th
T
non-consolid
s tax rate th
F
scription
Index nse Categoryel Services s Operations s Administratiod Lease ts
and Grounds nications Rescue ecurity e Exempt w/o Capital
ansfers perty Tax e xpenditures
per Hundred
dation with M
sland FD TA
over the five
District TAV Percent Chan5 Year Chang
owing table
r increases/d
he period un
Town of Broo
dated budge
rough 2015.
Figure 79: Co
ConsoliBudg
y 1,86
34on 46
622863113514
1,226,06
33
(8
6,33
3
Middle Island
AV for the y
-year period
Figure
Act20
12,11nge ge
uses the fiv
decreases fo
nder review.
okhaven, NY
et. The follo
oram FD Con
idated get 20
1.000
64,881 1,9144,650 3562,300 47
29,672 6482,601 2935,447 6519,500 1256,782 3644,793 1428,344 1,2568,971 6,2231,250 34
7,900) (90
30,221 6,47
32.815 3
d FD
years 2006
d.
e 80: Middle I
tual 006
Ac20
9,401 12,150.2
ve-year ave
or future yea
TAV for pu
Y – Fire Distri
owing table
nsolidated Ex
011 20
1.027
5,233 1,9653,956 3674,782 48
46,673 6690,231 2952,604 6722,727 1266,415 3748,703 1553,084 1,2824,407 6,3940,194 34
0,273) (92
74,328 6,64
33.907 3
through 201
Island FD TA
ctual 007
A2
54,149 12,129% 0
erage to est
ars. Since Mi
urposes of th
ict Dissolutio
projects futu
xpenses, 201
012 20
1.027
66,944 2,0263,512 3787,601 50
64,133 98,068 3070,225 6826,040 1276,308 3852,718 1586,917 1,3292,466 5,88249,379 35
2,711) (95
49,135 6,14
35.179 32
10 has expe
AV, 2006 – 20
Actual 2008
A
171,256 11,.14% -
tablish the p
iddle Island’
his analysis
on Study
ure costs an
11 – 2015
013 20
1.027 1
0,052 2,0743,327 3830,766 514
0 6,116 3148,321 7069,443 1326,469 3966,841 1611,664 1,3572,998 6,0418,812 368
5,214) (97
6,596 6,312
2.492 33
erienced a d
010
Actual 2009 ,935,977 11-1.93%
projected pr
’s assessed
will be set
nd the impa
014 20
1.027 1
4,593 2,1303,407 3934,287 528
0 4,381 3226,905 7252,938 1366,903 4071,076 1657,348 1,3931,839 6,2048,500 378
7,785) (100
2,555 6,482
3.340 34
decrease of
Budget 2010
1,778,858 -1.32% -2.81%
roperty asse
value decre
at negative
act on
15
1.027
0,607 3,759 8,173
0 2,869 5,992 6,527 7,620 5,425 3,997 4,969 8,450
,425)
2,994
4.209
f 2.81
essed
eased
1.25
percent f
2011.
Midd
DistriAnnuGordDistriAnnu
The abov
Figure 8
sections
duplicate
Infla
PerBusBusBonVehBuiComFireSocInsuSubFunNon To Tax
The cons
Middle Is
T
for the years
F
dle Island
ct TAVual increasedon Heightsct TAV
ual increase
ve annual va
2 utilizes M
of the repo
e functions th
F
Descri
ation Index Expense C
rsonnel Servicsiness Operatsiness Adminnd and Leasehicles lding and Grommunicationse and Rescuecial Security urance Exembtotal w/o Capnd Transfers n-Property Taotal Expenditu
x rate per Hun
solidation of
sland’s tax r
Town of Broo
s 2011 – 20
igure 81: Mid
2010
11,778,85
2,297,41
alues will be
Middle Island
rt. If the con
hat could red
Figure 82: M
ption
Category ces tions istration
e Payments
ounds s e
pt pital
ax Revenue ures w/capital
ndred
Middle Islan
rate by $0.93
okhaven, NY
012. Years 2
ddle Island F
2011
58 11,631,62298.75%
7 2,313,7291.0071
used to pro
d’s 2010 bu
nsolidation o
duce the ove
iddle Island
MiddleIsland Budget
2010
740,00205,00248,00200,00150,00320,0080,00
250,0070,00
730,002,993,00
720,00
l 3,713,00
31.52
nd and Gord
34 per hund
Y – Fire Distri
2013 – 2015
FD Consolida
2012
2 11,486,22798.75%
9 2,330,1561.0071
oject the tax
dget and th
occurs, the
erall tax burd
FD Consolid
e
t Consolid
Budg
00 1,0200 2500 3200 2000 1700 4100 1100 3000 900 8500 3,7600 800 (17
00 4,56
23 3
don Heights
dred and a d
ict Dissolutio
5 will be proj
ated TAV, 20
2013
7 11,486,2270.00%
6 2,346,7001.0071
rate for each
he model bu
model budg
den.
dated Operat
dated get
ARe
1.000
4,8813,6508,2500,0002,6017,6474,5007,7821,7936,3447,449 31,250
7,900)8,699 4
2.457
Fire District
decrease in
on Study
jected with z
011 – 2015
2014
7 11,486,2270.00%
0 2,363,3621.0071
h year.
udget discus
get needs to
ting Cost
Admin moved
975,453 237,900 316,250 200,000 172,601 417,647 114,500 302,782 88,012
833,306 3,658,451
801,250 0
4,459,701
31.682
ts will result
Gordon He
zero increas
2015
7 11,486,2270.00%
2 2,380,1421.0071
ssed in pre
o be reviewe
Station Closed
740,000208,200260,000200,000150,000320,00080,000
289,58270,000
730,0003,047,782
720,0000
3,767,782
26.767
in an increa
ight’s tax ra
129
se for
7
2
vious
ed for
ase in
ate by
130
$4.793 p
using the
impact o
De
Inflation IExpen
PersonneBusinessBusinessBond andPaymentVehicles Building aCommunFire and Social SeInsuranceSubtotal Fund TraNon-PropRevenue Total Exw/capital Tax Rate
Consolid
Medford
percent o
DP5
Figure 8
increases
T
per hundred
e current no
n resident’s
Figu
scription
Index nse Categoryel Services s Operations s Administratiod Lease ts
and Groundsnications Rescue ecurity e Exempt w/o Capital
ansfers perty Tax e xpenditures
e per Hundred
dation with M
Fire Distric
over the five
District TAV Percent Chan5 Year Chang
5 uses the
s/decreases
Town of Broo
for both fire
on-consolida
tax rate thro
ure 83: Middl
ConsoliBudg
y 1,02
25on 32
20174111309
853,76
80
(17
4,56
d 3
Medford FD
ct TAV for t
-year period
F
Act20
22,34nge ge
five-year av
s for future y
okhaven, NY
e and EMS u
ated budget.
ough 2015.
e Island FD C
idated get 20
1.000
24,881 1,0553,650 2628,250 33
00,000 2072,601 1717,647 4214,500 1107,782 3191,793 956,344 8767,449 3,8601,250 82
7,900) (18
68,699 4,66
32.456 3
he years 20
d.
igure 84: Me
tual 006
Ac20
40,473 22,83 2.2
verage to e
years. Since
Y – Fire Distri
using the m
The follow
Consolidated
011 20
1.027
52,553 1,0860,499 2637,113 34
05,400 2177,261 1828,924 44
7,592 126,092 32
94,272 971,040 8960,744 3,9622,884 84
8,383) (18
65,245 4,79
33.454 3
006 through
edford FD, 20
ctual 007
A2
38,805 22,923% 0
stablish the
e Medford F
ict Dissolutio
odel budget
wing table p
d Expenses,
012 20
1.027
80,972 1,11067,532 27446,215 355
0,946 82,048 18640,505 45220,766 12424,627 33396,817 9994,558 91864,984 3,85545,102 867
8,880) (19
91,206 4,703
34.678 34
h 2010 has
006 – 2010
Actual 2008
A
990,072 22,.66% -
e projected p
Fire District’s
on Study
t and a redu
projects futu
, 2011 – 2015
013 20
1.027 1
0,158 1,1404,755 2825,563 365
0 6,963 1922,398 4644,027 1273,392 3429,431 1028,711 9435,398 3,9597,919 891
9,389) (19
3,928 4,830
4.005 34
shown an
Actual 2009 ,850,155 22-0.61%
property ass
s assessed
uction of $28
re costs an
5
014 20
1.027 1
0,132 1,1702,174 2895,163 375
0 2,011 1974,613 4777,376 1302,393 3512,116 1043,516 9689,493 4,0661,353 915
9,913) (20
0,934 4,961
4.881 35
increase of
Budget 2010
2,790,198 -0.26% 2.01%
sessed valu
value incre
8.373
d the
15
1.027
0,916 9,792 5,022
0 7,195 7,158 0,815 1,638 4,873 8,991 6,400 5,420
,451)
1,369
5.780
2.01
ue for
eased
during th
percent i
and GHF
MedforDistrict Annual GordonDistrict Annual
The follo
and the m
the mode
burden.
Infla
PerBusBusBonVehBuiComFireSocInsuSubFunNon To Tax
The cons
Medford
T
he period un
increase for
FD consolida
rd FireTAVincrease
n HeightsTAVincrease
owing table o
model budg
el budget ne
Descri
ation Index Expense C
rsonnel Servicsiness Operatsiness Adminnd and Leasehicles lding and Grommunicationse and Rescuecial Security urance Exembtotal w/o Capnd Transfers n-Property Taotal Expenditu
x rate per Hun
solidation of
Fire’s tax ra
Town of Broo
nder review,
the years 2
ated.
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201022,790,198
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of operating
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Medford Fir
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okhaven, NY
TAV for pu
2011 – 2015
Medford FD
20118 22,881,359
1.004
7 2,313,7291.0071
costs and n
d in previou
eviewed for
: Medford FD
MedfordFire
Budget2010
475,00
365,18675,00200,00
422,50
428,832,566,52
300,00
l 2,866,52
12.57
re and Gord
59 per hund
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urposes of t
5. The table
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this analysis
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20134 23,064,77
1.004
6 2,346,701.0071
enue utilizes
of the report
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4.837
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increase in
on Study
s will be est
ws the TAV
– 2015
201476 23,157,03
1.004
00 2,363,361.0071
Medford Fi
t. If the cons
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g Cost
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710,453 32,900
433,439 675,000 222,601 97,647 34,500
475,282 18,012
532,139 3,231,973
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3,531,973
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’s will result
Gordon He
tablished at
for Medford
201535 23,249,6
1.004
62 2,380,11.0071
re’s 2010 bu
solidation oc
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20118 22,564,740
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stablish the
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20134 22,700,33
1.0030
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property ass
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1 – 2015
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1.0030
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for each ye
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overall tax bu
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for Medford
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ons
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2: TAV Summ
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mary
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h the origina
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es for both t
on Study
riginal budg
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strategy failu
on Study
mmary
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wide and v
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partments h
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me of such a
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crease serv
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varied due to
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