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positions, and because it is less effective to hire numerous part-time staff to do the work of 1 FTE, we are proposing the increase of .4FTE to hire a full-time public educator after Becky's retirement. Numbers: • Call volume has been on the rise over the last 3 years after a steady 10 year plateau. During that same time, population increase has been steady. • Requests for CRR events has doubled in the last 10 years and over the last 4 years increased by an average of 15% per year (concluding we have been able to do much more with less resources over the past 4 years). A majority of the increase has come for daytime requests and those requiring specialized training (Home Safety Surveys, Car Seat Installations, Juvenile Firesetter Intervention). • For the first time in recent history, we have had to turn requests away and create a prioritization process for receiving requests. We are more limited now by staff time and output than resources (such as buying smoke alarms or other products and incentives). Thus, the proposed strategy beginning in 2020 is to incorporate 1 FTE, part-time staff as possible, and firefighter requirements in a collaborative effort to increase our CRR division to the standards it has strived for. These staff are supported by our CRR Coordinator (Jeff Lundquist), and Assistant Chief (Maddison Zikmund). Supplemented in many projects by Support Services Supervisor (Tony Scavo) and Fire Technician (Matthias Gosch). Objectives moving into 2020 would be to: not decline any requests for service, update and enhance programs that have gone stale, provide specialized training for more CRR staff to fill vacancies, participate in additional joint agency programs, apply for additional grant and funding opportunities within CRR, and return to a nationally recognized leader in CRR efforts. Because the position would be "new" and demands have changed, we are proposing that the position is incorporated as a responding firefighter to match the SBM strategic plan in increasing overall staffing and capabilities. The hired candidate will work during a similar workweek schedule to other full-time staff and be the face of the department to many residents and business leaders in our community. CRR efforts are designed for a target audience to match our budget formula (i.e. 76% of focus in Blaine, 16% MV, 8% SLP). This is offset somewhat due to high risk populations and our programming focus on schools, apartment complexes, high hazard commercial occupancies, and manufactured home communities. SBMFD Leadership Team