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Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota <br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services <br />forecasting inaccurate. Rather, ESCI's analysis shows how trends in the cost of labor and other <br />operational expenditures act on the outcome of a consolidation based on 2012 policy and law. The <br />figure below details the combined baseline budget of the departments using 2012 expenditures as the <br />base from which to build future budget models. <br />Figure 72: Combined Budget by Category, Fiscal Year 2012 <br />Supplies and <br />Personnel Services Capital Total <br />Bethel <br />Oak Grove <br />Ramsey/Nowthen <br />$13,500 <br />$156,275 <br />$511,556 <br />$14,500 $0 <br />$156,270 $0 <br />$225,100 $136,000 <br />$28,000 <br />$312,545 <br />$872,656 <br />St. Francis <br />$143,970 $109,950 $33,122 $287,042 <br />Totals $825,301 $505,820 $169,122 $1,500,243 <br />Total costs for personnel services with benefits calculated to $825,301 and account for 55.0 percent of <br />total expenditures in 2012. Materials and services and capital outlay are approximately 33.7 percent of <br />the total current baseline budget. The reader must keep in mind that this baseline budget is a 'snapshot' <br />in time and expenditures, particularly capital, will vary annually. This baseline budget, including <br />budgeted capital expenditures, is used only as a model to determine potential cost savings of future <br />cooperative efforts. <br />Baseline Personnel <br />In order to determine the appropriate model moving for any consolidated effort, it is necessary to first <br />review the current levels of staffing with each department. The figure below restates the administrative <br />and support positions within the study departments. <br />Figure 73: Administrative and Support Baseline Staffing <br />Bethel Nowthen Oak Grove Ramsey St. Francis Total <br />Fire Chief - POC <br />1.0 <br />0 <br />1.0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />2.0 <br />Fire Chief - Career <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />1.0 <br />0 <br />1.0 <br />Asst. Chief — POC <br />1.0 <br />0 <br />1.0 <br />2.0 <br />1.0 5.0 <br />Fire Marshal - Career <br />0 0 0 1.0 0 1.0 <br />Admin. Asst. — POC <br />0 0 1.0 0 0 1.0 <br />Admin. Asst.—Part time <br />0 0 0 0.5 0 0.5 <br />Total POC 2.0 <br />0 <br />3.0 2.0 <br />1.0 8.0 <br />Total Career/PT 0 0 0 2.5 0 2.5 <br />r 4 OF <br />mergmry Services Consulting <br />page 101 <br />