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FY 2014-2015 Budget Presentation to Board of Finance

FY 2014-2015 Budget Presentation to Board of Finance. Office of Public Safety, Health & Welfare Ted Jankowski, Director. March 18, 2014. Office of Public Safety – Mission Statement.

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FY 2014-2015 Budget Presentation to Board of Finance

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  1. FY 2014-2015 Budget Presentation toBoard of Finance Office of Public Safety, Health & Welfare Ted Jankowski, Director March 18, 2014

  2. Office of Public Safety – Mission Statement The mission of the Office of Public Safety, Health and Welfare is to proactively enhance the quality of life, safety, and security for City of Stamford residents and visitors by serving the community with the highest quality of police, fire, health, rescue, medical and emergency management services.

  3. Summary of Operating Budget Request

  4. Operating Budget Request by Activity

  5. Personnel Requests for 2014-2015 Social Service Coordinator: Current Situation • No centralized or coordinated city effort to support Safety-Net organizations (failing organizations); eg. Yerwood, CTE/Neon • Current city resources are focused on serving individuals not organizations • Most daily requests are addressed by Mayors staff Who will be served by Social Services Coordinator (SSC) • Community agencies, organizations and programs supporting the following individuals; eg. - Seniors Children youth, mothers, fathers, homeless, substance abusers What will the SSC do? • Ensure individuals and families have access to adequate, high-quality human/social services that enable them to be the best they can • Assess then recommend programs and aid the city should provide to residents most in need • Audit then provide on-going monitoring of programs for efficiency and effectiveness • Identify alternative funding sources and support for key community agencies - State, Federal and Private supports - Agency Partnering Programs (encourage agencies to work together to reduce cost and improve support) Key Performance Measures • Grants applied, grants received • Number of residents served • Increase in Federal and State resources committed to Stamford

  6. Personnel Requests for 2014-2015 Executive Secretary(Existing Position): • Incumbent transferred • Position filled • Coordinates meetings, provides high-level administrative support, analyzes documents and safety concerns, prepares research and reports. Integral and indispensable part of the Office of Public Safety.

  7. Operational Highlights • Office of Public Safety: Improved safety and preparedness efforts to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from actual events, major disasters, terrorism and other emergencies. Providing improved services for the health, social service needs and welfare of city residents and visitors. • Stamford Health: Over 116,000 service contacts and interactions with the public annually (inspections, dental, nursing, lab, education, social services). • Stamford Fire: FY 13/14 -11,398 emergency responses, 8,662 Investigations, inspections and education contacts (Fire Marshal Database) • Stamford Police: Proactive Neighborhood Policing Model - Over 122,596 calls for service, Safest City NE (FBI stats), Over 3500 arrests and seized over a millions dollars of narcotics and assets • 911 Communications: Improved dispatching and response • Smith House: 93% occupancy rate, 85% census of Stamford residents. • Stamford Emergency Medical: 13,000+ calls for service • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Medical Reserve Corp: exceptional group that Volunteer during events, recruitment, training

  8. Public SafetySignificant Requests for 2014-2015 • Public Safety: • (1) Social Service Coordinator • Police and Fire Department: • Overtime Expenditure: Predictedbased on historical data related to contractual staffing and retirements. • Training Expenditure: • Predicted based on required and mandated training. • Vehicle Maintenance: • Predicted based on historical data and age of fleet(s). • Health Department: • Staffing Increase • (1) Outreach Coordinator • (1) Casework Aide • Program Development • Food Safety Training Program – brings in revenue.

  9. Cost Management • Converse with Departmental Heads on a daily basis and meet weekly regarding: • Operations • Planning • Response • Budgets • Data Analysis • Cost management • Each department has an overtime approval process. • Kronos Telestaff • Grant Funding

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