Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.8. 7/11/2023 File #: 23-0436
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Sean deMetropolis, Fire Chief
1. SUBJECT
Appropriation of $28,798.75 in designated continuing education funding received from the Rancho Santiago Community College District.
2. SUMMARY
Rancho Santiago Community College District partners with the Orange City Fire Department to provide reimbursement for mandatory training hours performed by staff. Staff is requesting acceptance of $28,798.75 in revenue and its appropriation into the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Accept into the City’s revenue budget $28,798.75 in continuing education funds from Rancho Santiago Community College District into revenue account number 100.3023.48210.20234, General Fund - Santa Ana College Fire Training.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $28,798.75 into expenditure account number 100.3023.51840.20234, General Fund - Santa Ana College Fire Training.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriation for this reimbursement is funded by the additional revenue received from the Rancho Santiago Community College District.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 2: Be a fiscally healthy community
a. Analyze future fiscal needs and potential revenue opportunities.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The Orange City Fire Department (Fire) safety personnel are required to attend a minimum of 20 hours of training per month. Training is directed either by outside subject matter experts, or by Orange City Fire Captains who have obtained 1A or 1B certification.
Rancho Santiago Community College District, Santa Ana College (College), receives state funds to administer this training and can redirect a portion of the funds to fire departments that enroll their personnel as students at the College. Fire is a party to an agreement whereby the College pays the Department $3.50 per firefighter for each hour of training the firefighter attends. Such funds may be used for Fire Department training expenses and other operational needs.
Training curriculum sponsored by the College is chosen based on the guidelines set forth by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO). Curriculum is divided into several City of Orange Printed on 7/6/2023Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.8. 7/11/2023 File #: 23-0436
California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO). Curriculum is divided into several different courses that are required by Cal-OSHA and designed for large group instruction. The Fire Department utilizes subject matter experts to conduct the training to address the required material.
Training hours are recorded, and the total number of hours are then calculated each semester by the Fire Department’s Training Captain and submitted as an invoice to the College.
Funds received from the College give the Fire Department the ability to pay for outside instructors when the department does not have a subject matter expert for required training. They also fund improved training aids, books, materials, and equipment, as well as assisting with other operational needs beyond the Fire Department’s available fiscal year budget.
The Fire Department recently received a check for $28,798.75 from Rancho Santiago Community College District, which needs to be appropriated into the Fire Department’s budget.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Standard Inter-Agency Instructional Services Agreement City of Orange Printed on 7/6/2023Page 2 of 2
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