HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12112012 - D.2RECOMMENDATION(S):
A. OPEN the public hearing on Ordinance No. 2012-06, receive testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing.
B. ADOPT the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 2012-06, which authorizes the District to charge emergency
response fees to recover its actual costs for responding to incidents that are caused or contributed to by specified
negligent or criminal actions, and adopts schedules of District costs used to calculate each emergency response fee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of this ordinance is positive. The ordinance allows the Fire District to recover the costs of response
to, and mitigation of, incidents involving negligent or criminal actions.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District ("Fire District") strives to provide timely and efficient emergency
response for rescues, fire protection, and other services to residents and businesses located within the district, and to
persons that visit, do
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/11/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Lewis Broschard,
941-3520
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 11, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
D. 2
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Daryl L. Louder, Contra Costa Fire Protection Dist.
Date:December 11, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Public Hearing - Ordinance 2012-06 Establishing Cost Recovery for Certain Emergency Responses
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
business in, or travel through the Fire District's jurisdiction. Providing emergency response for rescues, fire
protection, and other services, and maintaining modern equipment and sufficiently trained personnel, are
necessary for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare of Fire District residents, businesses, and
visitors.
The Fire District responds to a high volume of emergency medical and rescue, fire, and hazardous materials
related incidents which cause a significant impact on the finances and operations of the Fire District. Many of
these calls for service relate to incidents caused, or contributed to, by a person's or business's negligence or
violation of the law. These incidents may require a response of significant and substantial Fire District resources
and personnel, leaving other areas of the Fire District with less-than-normal coverage, and imposing a significant
burden on Fire District financial resources.
The Fire District finances its emergency, rescue, and fire response services with General Fund revenues. The Fire
District's General Fund is comprised of revenues it is allocated from ad valorem property tax revenue. The Fire
District has experienced ongoing reductions in funding and increased demands for services. The Fire District's
revenues are inadequate to meet the costs of providing fire protection services, emergency medical and rescue
services, and hazardous materials emergency response services. In order to continue to provide a high level of
service throughout the Fire District's service area, the Fire District intends to recover its costs of providing
emergency response services for these incidents that are caused by, or contributed to by, a person's or business's
negligence or violation of the law.
The Fire District has reasonably calculated its costs for providing emergency response services. These costs
include the Fire District's actual personnel, equipment, and apparatus costs, as well as the cost of supplies. Each
charge under this ordinance will be calculated based on, and will not exceed, the Fire District's actual costs of
providing emergency response services.
Exhibit A to the ordinance depicts how the Fire District calculated its hourly personnel costs. Exhibit B to the
ordinance depicts how the Fire District calculated its hourly apparatus and vehicle costs. Exhibit C to the
ordinance depicts how the Fire District calculated its other service and equipment costs. The fee for each
emergency will be calculated based on the actual hourly and per-unit costs that the Fire District incurs to respond
to the emergency.
Revenue from these fees will be used to cover the District's actual costs of responding to, and mitigating, incidents
involving negligence or violations of the law.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without adoption of Ordinance 2012-06, the Fire District will not be able to recover the costs of responding to,
and mitigating, incidents involving negligence or violations of the law.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM
CLOSED the public hearing; ADOPTED Ordinance No. 2012-06, which authorizes the District to charge
emergency response fees to recover its actual costs for responding to incidents that are caused or contributed to,
by specified negligent or criminal actions, and adopts schedules of District costs used to calculate each
emergency response fee.
ATTACHMENTS
CCCFPD Ordinance 2012-06
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C