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FIRE DEPARTMENT <br />ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT <br />AGGREGATE MILLAGE <br />Side B at 1866 <br />Bruce Anderson - 926 28th Ave county employee 16 year firefighter — rate <br />increase on retirement — more expensive along with increase health increase — another $30 <br />increase - $35 - $132.50 — is that difference between what we are absorbing <br />Administrator Chandler - what county — our total expense fire and ALS amts to <br />$142,000,000 as well as salary — <br />Assistant Administrator Joe Baird - health insurance - 60% for county not <br />employee cost $1,038,300 in ESD health $206,400 to the taxpayer over last year — national <br />problem — Wall St. Journal — our increase last national average 16% - County's trust fund pays <br />over $10,000,000 — part of the cost benefit all facing today <br />Bruce - echo concern- national problem — showing increase for fire and ALS — <br />question was employees increase $35 monthly — does this offset difference what we are paying <br />Assistant Administrator Joe Baird - $1,007,000 — employee paying other <br />$1,400,000 — county paying a lot more than employee — probably paying lowest we conducted <br />survey — anticipated increase — included in union contract <br />Jason - County's portion $85.00 month <br />Bruce - other question couple new vehicles — don't see additional staffing <br />Commissioner Lowther - special training required <br />Bruce - question was larger type of apparatus — which is good — 3 people on it — is <br />that what we are doing <br />Assistant Administrator Joe Baird - yes <br />JULY 16, 2003 12 <br />