The following level of service standards shall apply to each applicable public facility:
Facility (A) | Applicability (B) | Level of Service | Impact Area |
Facility (A) | Applicability (B) | Level of Service | Impact Area |
Law Enforcement | All applications | 1 LESU per 1,000 residents1; 7 Police Vehicles | Town limits |
Fire Protection2 | All applications | 1 full-time M-F Paid Assistant Chief per 5,000 residents3; Fire station;2; 8 vehicles | Town service area |
EMS1 | All applications | 1 FTE per 1,600 residents4 | County-wide |
Community parks | All applications | 1 community park per 1,000 residents | Town limits |
Planning and inspections | All applications | 1 FTE per 5,000 residents | Town limits |
Streets | All applications | 1 FTE per 2,500 residents5; 1 dump truck; 1 leaf machine; 1 tractor | Town limits |
Facility (A) | Applicability (B) | Level of Service | Impact Area |
Water6 | All applications | 4 FTEs per 2,500 customers7; 2 Administrative FTEs; 3,500 gpd; 4 wells with a 920 gpm capacity; 3 vehicles; 1 Public Works Office 2,000 sq.ft.; 1 public works shed 3,000 sq.ft. | Town service area |
Wastewater8 | All applications | 3 FTEs per 2,500 customers7; 2 Administrative FTEs per 2,500 residents; 4,800 gpd; Five lift stations; 3 vehicles; 1 waste water treatment plant 800,000 gpd capacity | Town service area |
1 Police staff would need to increase by 3 staff members when population reaches 2,500. | |||
2 EMS and Fire protection are sections that function independently from the Town; they are operated by the county. | |||
3 Serves 5000 people actual capacity 10,000 before adding one additional full time staff. No new buildings added until over 10,000. Additional vehicles must be justified by the need for entire service area not just town corporate limits. | |||
4 EMS is currently understaffed by 3 FTEs and possibly 5 FTEs depending on the demographics of the population and call volumes. | |||
5 Streets would require the hire of one new full time employee when population reaches 2,500 | |||
6 Serves 2,200 people recommended capacity is for 4,500 people without additional wells or other water sources. This would only be pumping wells at 67% capacity. | |||
7 Current water and sewer staff would need to be increased by one FTE each when population reaches 2,500. | |||
8 Serves 1,500 people recommended capacity is for 464,000 more gallons per day which would utilize only 70% of available capacity with plant working at optimal service standards | |||
(Ord. passed - -2008)