FY2021 Budget

Town Manager Requests

Council Approved

Onetime Operating or Capital Impacts (Non-Routine)

Staffing Operations Costs: Required uniforms, equipment, training/evaluation and computer/electronic equipment for four traffic unit police officers, three fire captains, a network & security administrator, a human resource specialist, a senior center recreation program specialist, an enterprise system administrator, sustainability coordinator, and athletic facilities maintenance technician. Connect Morrisville > Operational Excellence Objective 5.4: Attract, develop and train a diverse, high- performing workforce. Stormwater Master Plan: Develop a stormwater master plan to evaluate current and future stormwater program to establish a framework for future capital projects and maintenance needs for the utility program. Connect Morrisville > Thriving, livable neighborhoods Multiple Objectives. Fire Department Equipment and Operational Upgrades: Purchase and replacement of essential equipment for Morrisville Fire/Rescue Departments. Connect Morrisville > Public safety readiness Objective 4.2: Be operationally ready. • Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) – Purchase of a vehicle to be used by emergency services to access areas of town and greenways where access by typical fire vehicles is not possible. The 2-4 person 4-wheel drive vehicle will include a skid unit which will have a small water pump and hose on one side and a patient carrier platform on the other. This UTV can also be used on mountain biking trails and to fight woods fires and during special events. • Rescue Equipment – Replacement of an aging cache of both hydraulic and rescue equipment on apparatus. Equipment includes hydraulic cutters and spreaders along with the corresponding pumps. • Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Update – Current EOPs are outdated and not current with best practices of with the town’s current staffing. The proposed update would include a new appendix on active assailants. • Digital Fire Simulator – Purchase of a simulated fire prop that could be used for training the public to use fire extinguishers and could be used by fire suppression staff in simulated environments to train safely. Public Works Equipment: Replacement of public works equipment needed for regular operations and special service response . Connect Morrisville > Operational excellence Multiple Objectives. • Skidsteer (Bobcat)- A skidsteer is an instrumental part of daily work and is utilized by Public Works staff to load materials, dig holes with the auger attachment, sweep streets with the broom attachment and to load/unload heavy, large and oversized deliveries for all departments. The current equipment is 15 years old and has many years of hard use. • Workman – Replacement of this small wheelbase, multi-use vehicle that accesses the various parks and greenway trails to move equipment, materials and personnel to areas that are not readily accessible to standard vehicles. This equipment is also used by other departments and during special events. • Water Trailer – Purchase of a trailer to allow for movement of a large quantity of water around town in order to water planted areas that require more water during planting or drought seasons. • Ventrac Attachments – The Ventrac is a piece of equipment used to maintain parks, town grounds and greenway trails. Equipment needs include a new set of wheels for added stability on slopes, a blower to clean greenway trails after mowing and during the fall and winter to cleanup and blow off leaves, and an aerator to maintain smaller areas around buildings on town grounds.

145,500

67,500

150,000

150,000

116,900

105,000 (Digital Fire Simulator Removed)

114,400

114,400

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