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Agency 220
Board for Volunteer Firefighters
RCW 41.24
| Request | $529,230 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net change from current biennium | $76,425 | Increase | |||||||||||||||||
| Percent change from current biennium | 16.9% | Increase | |||||||||||||||||
The Board for Volunteer Firefighters administers the Volunteer
Firefighters' Relief and Pension Act which provides medical, disability,
and survivor's benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer
emergency workers of emergency medical service districts who are
injured in the performance of their duty. The Act also provides
a pension plan which serves as an incentive to keep volunteer
firefighters, emergency medical service district volunteers, and
reserve law enforcement officers active for longer periods of
time.
The goal of the Board is to provide protection to the 19,000 volunteers
in over 500 fire departments and emergency medical service districts
who provide fire protection and emergency medical services to
the vast majority of the state and to encourage those volunteers
and reserve law enforcement officers to continue to serve their
communities.
The objectives of the Board are to: administer a program that
provides an incentive for volunteer firefighters, emergency medical
district volunteers, and reserve law enforcement officers to continue
their service and to encourage others to volunteer; assure that
all eligible volunteers become members of the program and are
made aware of its benefits; reduce injuries sustained by volunteers;
and process all claims and benefit payments promptly, equitably,
and economically.
| Operating Budget: Summary
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| 1995-97 Appropriations | Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Estimated Balance | 1993-95 Actual | 1995-97 Estimated | 1997-99 Proposed | |||||||||||||||||
| 452,805 | Vol Firefight Relief/Pension Admin - State | 395,028 | 452,805 | 529,230 | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating Budget: Summary by Object
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| 1994-95 Actual | 1995-96 Estimated | 1996-97 Estimated | 1997-98 Proposed | 1998-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||
| Salaries And Wages | 105,886 | 113,510 | 116,388 | 118,647 | 118,647 | |||||||||||||
| Employee Benefits | 30,078 | 31,403 | 31,648 | 32,018 | 31,991 | |||||||||||||
| Goods And Services | 62,213 | 65,242 | 80,201 | 107,994 | 114,533 | |||||||||||||
| Travel | 1,854 | 2,467 | 3,200 | 2,700 | 2,700 | |||||||||||||
| Capital Outlays | 7,400 | 3,746 | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Annual Total |
207,431 |
216,368 |
236,437 |
261,359 |
267,871 | |||||||||||||
| Fiscal Year 1993-94 | 187,597 | |||||||||||||||||
| Biennium Total |
395,028 |
452,805 |
529,230 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
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| 1993-95 Actual | 1995-97 Estimated | 1997-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Administration | 17,354 | 4.6% | 57,777 | 14.6% | 76,425 | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employment Summary
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| 1994-95 Actual | 1995-96 Estimated | 1996-97 Estimated | 1997-98 Proposed | 1998-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||||
| FTE Staff Years | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Average FTE Staff Year Costs | 35,295 | 37,837 | 38,796 | 39,549 | 39,549 | |||||||||||||||