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<br />EXHIBIT 5 <br /> <br />CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Date: <br /> <br />May 3, 2007 <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />San Leandro Fire Services Ad Hoc Committee <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Steve Hollister, Assistant City Manager <br /> <br />By: <br /> <br />Cynthia Battenberg, Assistant to the City Manager <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />RESPONSE TO COUNCILMEMBER ST AROSCIAK'S LETTER OF <br />NOVEMBER 20, 2006 REGARDING THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE <br />DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />This report is in response to Councilmember Starosciak's request to review each of the 17 items <br />addressed her November 20, 2006 letter to the City Council to ensure they have been adequately <br />answered. <br /> <br />1. In the last 6 years, our fire contract has increased $5M dollars, going from $IOM in 2000 <br />to $I5M this year. This is almost $IM increase per year and a 50% increase over 6 <br />years. <br /> <br />Public safety, in general, has experienced significant increases over the past six years due <br />to increases in retirement and medical costs. The increase in the Fire budget is actually <br />lower than the increase in the Police budget as detailed below. <br /> <br />Fire <br /> <br />1999-00 Actual <br />10,414,253 <br /> <br />17,287,524 <br /> <br />2006-07 Budget <br />16,193,807 <br /> <br />27,653,309 <br /> <br />Difference <br />5,779,554 <br /> <br />10,365,785 <br /> <br />Increase <br />55.5% <br /> <br />60.0% <br /> <br />Police <br /> <br />2. Each year the. City Council is approached with an increase, but we are given no choice <br />but to approve it. <br /> <br />The City's contract with the Alameda County Fire Department (A1Co Fire) provides for <br />the City to set service levels. <br /> <br />Section 3.a.1.B. Station Location/Staffing "The City reserves the right to alter the <br />established service levels based on available financial resources and the emergency <br />response needs of the City." <br /> <br />3. Last fiscal year 05-06, in order to balance our budget, the Police department cut 8 police <br />officers to save over $1 M In the same year, the Council Fire Department asked for an <br /> <br />G:\DEP1\Committees\Fire Services Ad Hoc\May 7, ZOO7\Responsetoll-ZO-06Letter.doc <br />