labor management contracts

injury reports and fire losses

personal cost of living estimates

Rate of inflation

agreed upon by both union and administration

written in terms of organizational expactations

rewritten annually

reviewed and written by upper level management

A petition of support among personel

An official letter of request to city/county government

Collect data to determine need

Use of social media to support the change

after the budget preperation process

after a request for proposal is developed

Before purchasing the approved equipment and materials.

during the budget monitoring phase

The budget is finalized

Citizens concerns are documented

Company officers have opportunity for input

A credit report is conducted by the fire chief

Policies and procedures are most effective when they are dynamic documents.

A procedure is a guide for decision making

Responsibility for monitoring of all policies and procedures

Policies and procedures are most effective if they remain constant

Members of the collective bargaining unit

Consensus of upper management

Financial staff

Authority having jurisdiction

establishing a revision schedule

gaining consensus approval of personnel

mandatory training upon issuance and annually thereafter

brainstorming by all upper management personnel

personnel can help defer the cost to another budget year

the budgeting director can transfer funds from another city/county government fund to cover costs

the standard requires that it be fixed or replaced within 90 days.

adjustments have to be made in the budget to purchase replacements

identify the problem

identify the financial impact

gain acceptance for the decision

determine the solution

checking recent new equipment roll outs

Reviewing standards and regulations that mandate the purchase of specific types of equipment

Reviewing equipment purchases made by neighboring departments

reviewing manufactures' business histories

sets performance standards for each program area

divides money into several accounts for day-to-day operations

contains funds for minor equipment and building maitenance

details major purchases

review the departments policy first

select the vendor they have a personal relationship with

select the vendor that provides perks like parties

advise the vendor of how they will refer them to other agencies in the future

determine which vendor has the most suitable product and price

advise the vendor of how they will refer them to other agencies in the future

select the vendor they have a personal relationship with

select the vendor that provides perks like parties

capital

performance

operating

program