HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-12-040 - Fire Dept Communications Centre Operating Cost HisREPORT TO:Council
DATE OF MEETING:
March 5, 2012
SUBMITTED BY: Tim Beckett, Fire Chief, 519 741-2926
PREPARED BY:
Tim Beckett, Fire Chief, 519 741-2926
WARD(S) INVOLVED: all
DATE OF REPORT: February 29, 2012
REPORT NO.:
CSD-12-040
SUBJECT:
FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE
OPERATING COST HISTORY
RECOMMENDATION:
For information only
BACKGROUND:
At the February 27, 2012 Community and Infrastructure Service Committee, council requested a
financial report on the operating costs to operate fire dispatch for the past three years (2009,
2010, 2011).
REPORT:
Costs
The costs of operating Kitchener Fire Communications Centre identifies salaries, benefits,
administration, operating costs for systems, phones and furniture and the dispatch fees we
recover for the 4 additions municipalities we dispatch for (Waterloo, Woolwich, Wilmot and
Wellesley)
The table below identifies the actual operating costs for Kitchener Fire Dispatch for the past
three years.
201120102009
SALARIES FULLTIME $812,057.00$729,427.00 $776,489.00
SALARIES FR BENEFITS $258,420.00$214,417.00 $211,871.00
LIEU PAY $37,872.00$32,560.00$38,398.00
WAGES PT $36,787.00$52,069.00 $45,938.00
FR BENEFITS PT WAGES $10,486.00$14,803.00 $11,025.00
OVERTIME$37,872.00$62,656.00
PORTION OF DEPUTY CHIEF SALARY 25% $40,627.00$39,563.00 $37,632.00
PORTION OF SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR SALARY
75%$71,914.00$66,732.00 $62,678.00
PORTION OF ADMIN SUPERVISOR SALARY 5% $4,316.00$3,985.00 $3,763.00
911 TELEPHONES$3,900.00$3,750.00 $3,600.00
CITY COMPUTERS $2,739.00$2,739.00 $2,739.00
CRISYS MTCE (Fire CAD) $93,300.00$87,972.00$90,576.00
GLENTEL (Station Alerting) $11,187.00$10,164.00 $10,164.00
VOICE RECORDER SERVICE CONTRACT $4,322.25$3,764.00 $3,512.00
FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT $4,000.00$3,500.00 $3,000.00
MASTERMIND (50%) (Alarm Software) $8,484.00$7,508.00 $7,290.00
SPECTRUM MTCE (Radio’s and equipment)$13,229.00$11,700.00$11,700.00
DISPATCH CENTRE RECOVERY (SERVICE FEES)-$237,067.00-$225,983.00-$200,017.00
TOTAL$1,214,445.25$1,121,326.00 $1,120,358.00
*note the 2010 salaries were low and the overtime was higher due to a communications
operator that was off work (without pay) for a majority of 2010. They returned to work in 2011
and we were at full compliment.
Call volumes by municipalities that were handled by KFD Communications Centre.
201120102009
Kitchener 10185 10359 10139
Waterloo 439342543912
Wilmot657596592
Woolwich 514495540
Wellesley 156135172
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Refer to Community and Infrastructure Services Committee reports CSD 12-028, CSD 12-029,
CSD 12-030.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
This is an information report and does not require any community engagement
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO, Community Services