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Emergency Services Revenue comes from Paramedic Service <br />Charges and Paramedic Subscription fees <br />In recent years, paramedic billings and revenue have increased <br />Fire Department Reserve Program is vital to success of the <br />Department; Fire Department provides training for perspective <br />future fireflghters <br />Department is in need of a training tower; should be consideration <br />in future budgets <br />Need has diminished for alarm boxes installed in various locations <br />throughout the city; 60 boxes will be removed and 40 will remain in <br />service <br />Five out of ten fire stations in the City are in need of upgrades; <br />most critical is Fire Station 3, which has a garage too small for the <br />fire apparatus and does not have female accommodations <br />Department is working on improving communications within the <br />Department <br /> <br />Presentation by Finance and Management Services Executive <br />Director Coloma and the following staff personnel: <br /> <br />Francisco Gutierrez, Administrative Services Manager; Dave Borik, <br />Accounting Manager; Christine Calderon, Treasury and Customer Service <br />Manager; Terry Price, Fleet Manager; Tom Gergen, Information Services <br />Manager; and Marlo Ghizzi, Building Superintendent. <br /> <br />Highlights of presentation include the following: <br />Major issues that need to be addressed: <br />· Implementation of new Purchasing System <br />· Increased volume of formal bids due to the Charter cap of $10,000 <br />· Funding to obtain consultant services to compile the inventory of <br /> infrastructure assets with corresponding valuation figures and <br /> depreciation schedules to meet the reporting requirements of <br /> GASB 34 <br />· Lack of record storage space <br />· Replace 12 year old Unisys V380 computer mainframe and 12 year <br /> old Lawson financial system software <br />· US Postal increases <br />· Replacement of manual cashiering process with electronic on-line <br /> cashiering system <br />· Development of new business license system to replace outdated <br /> 16 year old system <br />· Development of computerized dog license system to replace <br /> manual/batch process system <br />· Replacement of two existing 30 year old air conditioning units in <br /> computing center <br />· Additional staff support for development and maintenance of the <br /> City web page <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 200 MAY 31, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br />