Public Safety Subcommittee
October 15, 2024

Fire Department
Measure H Implementation
Public Safety Subcommittee
October 15, 2024
1 Scott Westrope, Fire Chief
Fire Service Sales Tax
Measure H will be enacted by County of Sonoma October 2024 First revenue will be received March 2025
• Funds to SCFCA and then to the City
• Revenue flexible based on sales tax revenues (countywide) • Estimated at $8.5M per year
• Funds:
• 35 FTE
• Two new fire stations, one relocated fire station
• Three new response units (E9, E12, Heavy Rescue)
• Second on duty Battalion Chief
• Expanded Vegetation Management capabilities
Will require a mid-year budget adjustment 2
Fire Service Sales Tax
Sonoma County Fire Chiefs Implementation Team:
• Rebuild organization to become the business that revenue comes through • Rebuild organization to have the ability to pay for countywide benefit costs • Hired Executive Director; contracting financial services; contracting legal Executive Staff Implementation Team:
• CM, ACMs, and Directors that will have touch points to implementation • Working together to identify challenges and solutions to have a realistic plan in place prior to first revenue
Fire Department Implementation Team:
• Labor/Management initiative to work together to build strategies and plans for the Expanded Implementation Team
3 Fire Service Sales Tax
Expanded Implementation Team (internal):
• Draft Implementation Plan due December 1, 2024
• Final Implementation Plan submitted to City Manager on January 1, 2025 4 Questions?
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