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Budget Committee Meeting <br />August 31, 1999 <br />Page 6 <br />Burgin said they were adding new personnel, and their bunker gear <br />now cost approximately $1,000.00 to buy a firefighter a coat, helmet, <br />pants, and everything that is required by the state for firefighting <br />purposes. Mr. Burgin said they started a program three years ago by <br />replacing twelve sets of those a year in order to place the bunker gear <br />on a rotation where they did not have to purchase all of those at one <br />time. The balance of the supply account is basic expenditures and <br />pointed out that he did increase the tire account because he has a <br />truck that is going to have to have tires replaced. Mr. Burgin pointed <br />out that approximately 30% of this is used by code enforcement and <br />throughout the budget about $300,000.00 is utilized by the code <br />enforcement. <br />Mr. Burgin said the Contractual account there is a slight increase to <br />the miscellaneous account. Building and Grounds has no changes, and <br />when the two new fire station are complete it this account will <br />decrease. Mr. Burgin said there were no major accounts that have <br />anything unusual in them. <br />Under the Capital Outlay - Buildings- Structures account, Mr. Burgin <br />said $700,000.00 has been placed in the budget that applies to the <br />building account, which is the new fire stations. Mr. Burgin said he has <br />given the Committee a list of prioritized capital equipment. <br />Councilman McWaters asked Mr. Burgin with the additional firefighters, <br />would he still think you will go $20,000.00 over on the overtime. Mr. <br />Burgin explained that is just a estimate, and it depends upon the fires. <br />If there are no major fires where we are calling people in, they will use <br />less of the overtime. Mr. Burgin informed the Committee that he is <br />using a firefighter at this time for additional code enforcement, and it <br />has nothing to do with fire, but it has got to be done. Mr. McWaters <br />pointed out that the City Council had just turned down the purchase of <br />wetsuits and diving equipment down. Mr. Burgin said yes, and we will <br />keep bringing it back because he thinks it is an entirely needed service <br />in the county. There is nobody else in this area that can do this. They <br />are highly trained, and highly skilled. They can recover drowned <br />victims, and law enforcement crime scene evidence that is under <br />