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categories, so we moved some payments into funds that made more sense. We have several items that need to be highlighted on that page: Capital Leases in the EMS Enterprise Fund were moved over into the Capital Fund. The Public Safety LOIT was increased because there was an increase in the amount of money there. Committee Chair White asked Chief Cox to walk the Committee through the Personnel Services increases in terms of looking at the increase in supplies and other services. She asked him to please highlight those areas. Chief Cox stated the vast majority of the expenses that are accrued in Personnel Services are tied up in salaries and benefits. In Fund ( #101), the amount on top equates to that. We had an increase in percentage of salary and healthcare costs this year. The CBA that was negotiated with the Council had a two point two percent (2.2 %) raise for all personnel, and that along with health care costs accounted for the increase on those line items. Committee Chair White asked if those particular areas were part of the contract agreement. Chief Cox stated that the health insurance wasn't, but the longevity and percentage increase was, and that contract will continue through 2017. Regarding supplies, there are different spots where supplies are listed. Supplies under Fund ( #288) was switched from a non - reverting capital fund to an enterprise fund to be able to fund as much of our EMS system as much as we could. While it doesn't cover all of the costs associated with EMS, it does cover a significant chunk of personnel costs, which include our billing office, the assistant chief of the EMS, and supplies for EMS as well. The increases in supplies in Fund ( #101) are mainly moving items that used to be funded through Fund ( #288) so they are more correctly classified. Fund ( #297) is our Capital Fund where you see the big increase under other services, where we moved the capital leases from Enterprise Fund ( #288), so that was just an adjustment from moving them over. It was a $670,000 change. Committee Chair White stated that she wanted the new Councilmembers to hear that. Chief Cox stated in terms of overall staffing changes, the Fire Department doesn't tend to have a lot of changes in staffing. However, this year, we presented to the Mayor that we would actually like to increase the number of individuals we have on the Fire Department by six (6). Our goal was to be able to impact some of the overtime costs, using that overtime cost to fund the six (6) extra positions. We've had tremendous success over the past few years in recruitment of minority and female applicants, and we're in the end stages of creating the hiring list that will go into effect for 2017 and 2018. We need to do something different to be able to hire some folks in off of the drop program list, more so than the two (2) we had in the drop for next year. Committee Chair White asked if they will be bringing any of the new people on board. 2