Strategic Planning Discussion Fire Department April 20, 2015

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1 Strategic Planning Discussion Fire Department April 20, 2015 As a part of the 2015 City Council Strategic Plan, an overview of the Fire Department mission, guiding principles, and policy issues to consider

2 Policy Issues to Consider Mayor, Council, and Manager Vision, Mission, and Values Setting the aspirations for the future of our community, the purpose of government, and defining the principles by which we govern Current City of Des Moines Goal Statement Public Safety Residents and visitors will experience a sense of safety in all neighborhoods and in all activities

3 2015 City Council Strategic Plan Fire Department Des Moines Fire Department Mission Statement (Purpose) To assist the public in the protection of life and property by minimizing the impact of fire, medical emergencies, and potential disasters or events that affect the community and environment

4 2015 City Council Strategic Plan Fire Department Des Moines Fire Department Guiding Principles Services will meet the needs of customers and will be efficient, sustainable, and financially responsible to stakeholders The organization will be structured to deliver services using best practices and in ways that reflect well on the City and its partners All personnel will be challenged to perform at the highest levels, experience a feeling of both ownership of and being of value to the organization, and to have leadership that is transparent, open, decisive, and courageous

5 Policy Issues to Consider Accreditation Adopting building and fire codes to achieve goals Resourcing the Fire Department

6 Accreditation Assists policy makers to formulate strategic goals Provides standard methodology for understanding, measuring, and reporting outcomes Provides a living document framework to track strategic and operational goal achievement and to identify new goals Provides a consistent tool for public reporting of operations

7 Adopting building and fire codes to achieve strategic goals Code adoption today provides a path to 2040 strategic goals Codes adopted relate directly to service design Proactive v. Reactive approach to strategic goals Previous open burning and high rise sprinkler requirements Central Iowa Code Consortium Capital Crossroads Efficiency, consistency, competitiveness and relation to service Maintains local control Residential Sprinklers Efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability

8 Resourcing the Fire Department Human resources, apparatus, and technology Our people are our most valuable resource; they are the service CDM strategic goals determine system design needs The number of needed fire fighters is directly related to design

9 Questions / Comments

10 Fire Station Study Recommendations Fire Department April 20, 2015 Update to the Des Moines City Council regarding recommendations received as a part of the recent station placement study, working structure created to address the recommendations, outcomes to anticipate, and next steps

11 Recommendations from study conducted by Public Safety Solutions, Inc. 57 Recommendations/actionable items 6 Months (next budget cycle) 1-3 years 5+ years Non-study activities such as collaboration with CISS

12 Working Structure Has Been Created Use of the portal so that work can be shared and viewed Identified by: number, primary contact, time frame, status, working group, comments, and referenced to related items Identified working groups and partners include: City departments Des Moines Association of Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4 Des Moines Airport Authority Area fire departments Center for Public Safety Excellence/Commission of Fire Accreditation International

13 Anticipated Outcomes Operational guidelines, directives, and information for personnel Inclusion of recommendations for items for consideration in future budgets Consideration of appropriate 28E and other appropriate operational agreements Approval of new agreements and expenditures by the City Council and/or City Manager

14 Next steps Meeting of working groups and clarification of objectives Documentation of activities Creation of reporting tool to summarize activities Reporting and updating of activities to stakeholders

15 Questions / Comments