AGENDA DATE: 7/11/2018
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Volunteer Fire Rescue Capital Funding
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Approve amendments to the Albemarle County Fire Rescue Volunteer Funding Policy to provide financial support to volunteer agencies for Annual Maintenance and Capital Maintenance.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Kamptner, Farley, Eggleston, LaBelle
PRESENTER (S): Dan Eggleston, Fire Rescue Chief
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Doug Walker
BACKGROUND: The Albemarle County Fire Rescue (ACFR) volunteer funding policy SAP-DEP-007 (Attachment A) was approved by the Board in 2008 to provide volunteer organizations with clear guidance regarding funding for annual operating costs and the purchase of emergency response vehicles according to the approved System Fleet Plan and County Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The policy provides for a case-by-case review of capital maintenance expenditures and full access to the County CIP process and is reflective of the Board's desire at that time to have the County fund the daily operations of volunteer organizations, while leaving the responsibility of funding facilities maintenance to volunteer fundraising efforts.
At its March 28, 2017 work session, the Board directed staff to review the ACFR volunteer funding policy and make recommendations regarding opportunities to address volunteer organization budget shortfalls, including possible funding for building maintenance. As part of this review, at its May 24, 2017 work session, the Albemarle County Fire and EMS (FEMS) Board along with volunteer treasurers and ACFR staff, considered modifications to the volunteer funding policy. Though changes to the CIP process were discussed during this meeting, there were several unresolved questions and the FEMS Board voted to maintain the existing policy of case-by-case consideration of capital funding while staff worked out more details on a revised CIP process.
At the July 12, 2017 Board m...
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