Welcome to our budget page. Here, you can find a clear snapshot of our financial priorities and goals. We commit to transparency and effective resource allocation to enhance our community services, ensuring we provide the best emergency and non-emergency response possible.
Greetings,
The 2025 Evans Fire Protection District annual budget is laid out on the following pages. Since there are many variables that make it difficult to project revenue over the next few years, we approach each budget cycle from a standpoint of being fiscally responsible while still ensuring that the EFPD staff has all the resources they need to effectively operate and provide the best services to the citizens and visitors of Evans. We are also committed to ensuring that our staff has the best benefits that we can provide within the constraints of the annual budget.
A significant influence on the 2025 budget process and prediction of future years revenue was state legislation affecting property values. With this new legislation, we are able to produce a balanced budget without a reduction in services and still contribute to our Capital and Asset Management funds. We are also able to provide varying levels of benefit enhancements with little or no impact on our overall budget.
A large majority of the EFPD staff are involved in the budgeting process at some level. Most of the firefighters have their own project areas and are responsible for submitting a budget for the project that they manage. Each project manager was tasked with being mindful of the reduction and thinking about the needs of the organization. Upon meeting with each project manager, it was evident that they took this process seriously and produced well-thought-out budget requests.
Finally, I would like to recognize the entire EFPD staff for their efforts not only during the budget process, but every single day. They are the real strength of this organization. They are actively engaged in nearly every aspect of our operations, and their contributions are why we can operate as efficiently as we do while being mindful of the taxpayer’s money. It is also important to recognize our Board of Directors for their continued support. If you have any questions about the 2025 budget or about the Fire District in general, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at any time.
Respectfully,
Joe DeSalvo
Fire Chief