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SAFER Grant Amendments (Additions to existing budget) 1. GRANT ADMINISTRATOR PAY The Grant Administrator and Recruitment Coordinator positions have been combined under one person. The has increased the demands and skillset required to complete all necessary duties. We propose increasing the salary of the current Recruitment Coordinator to the national average and changing the operating title to Grant Administrator. We forecast the increase in salary and benefits to be $51348 over the remaining life of the grant, and propose we use the forecasted surplus of $78396 in Administration Costs to cover this Amendment. 2. MARKETING CAMPAIGN AND WEBSITE We have negotiated a one year contract with our marketing and website vendor to provide a mass marketing campgaign and website update. The marketing campaign will include content creation, physical signs & banners, social media, branding, video production, website changes including automated database responses for referrals, paraphernalia design, and assistance rolling out daily/weekly updates on all media channels. Total cost is $128013 for a full year of marketing and website updates. We forcast a surplus of funds is $203245 in other line items, of which $128013 would be used for this amendment. 3. EMS TRAINING The current grant amendment covering EMS training has been successful, but we have found that it does not meet the needs of 75% of the fire departments in our county. The current amendment only covers EMTB training, but most departments only train to the First Responder/EMR level of certification. They are not able to use the grant funding due to this issue. The Minnesota EMSRB governing board has also recently updated the educational standards which includes 30% more training hours required. We forcast surplus in other line items to fund the EMS Training budget for a total of $155100. This will allow us to reimburse up to $950 for each student. 4. IMMUNIZATIONS All new firefighters are required to get several immunizations and disease screens including HepA, HepB, Tetanus/Tdap, and Mantoux. This combination can cost up to $595 and require several doctor visits. Providing these immunizations and disease screening will provide a barrier against infection and enhance the overall health of our firefighters. We are asking for a budget of $13000. 5. EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS Many departments within Anoka County conduct an Employee Evaluation (sometimes called a psyche exam) on all firefighter candidates as part of the hiring process. These evaluations are done by outside vendors and normally have an extensive testing process and an interview with a certified psychologist. Written results are then sent to the City HR or Fire Chief with a recommendation on the candidate's ability to handle stress, work with others, work under direction, and many other factors. These tests cost $500 and we are asking for a budget of $71000. Printed: 4/1/2015 11:15 AM 2014 combo amendments summary.docx 1 of 1