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Public safety expenditures comprise of the Police Department and Fire and Emergency Medical Services. <br />In Fiscal Year 2012-13, the City outsourced Fire Services to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA). Fire <br />and Emergency Medical Services represent approximately 8% of the Citywide budget. <br />Total Public Safety expenditures in FY25-26 increased by approximately 1% compared to FY24-25. This <br />modest increase is primarily driven by the following factors: <br />Rising labor costs <br />Paying off the 800Mhz Countywide Coordinated Communications System (CCCS) debt <br />Vacancies budgeted at a lower step, which partially offset the overall cost increases compared to <br />senior level staff budgeted at higher steps <br />Inflation and contractually mandated cost increases when purchasing goods and services <br />In addition, the FY25-26 budget includes a 4.5% <br />annual increase for the OCFA contract for fire services <br />and higher unfunded pension liability costs due to <br />CalPERS investment performance not meeting <br />expectations. Public Safety expenditures continue to <br />climb steadily over the past decade, averaging nearly <br />3.9% since FY16-17 and approximately 2.6% in the <br />last five years. <br />Breakdown of City’s Fire and Emergency Medical <br />Services Budget <br />$61.26M <br />91