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KENAI
CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 3516-2026
Sponsored by: Administration
AN ORDINANCE INCREASING ESTIMATED REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL
FUND - FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR OVERTIME COSTS IN EXCESS OF BUDGETED AMOUNTS.
WHEREAS, the Kenai Fire Department anticipated a reduction in overtime expenditures following the
hiring of three (3) additional firefighters; and,
WHEREAS, actual operations demonstrated that overtime usage has not decreased to the extent
projected as new staff were hired and trained; and,
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Year 2026 budget did not fully account for overtime obligations required under the
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and this omission has been included in the FY2027 Draft Budget; and,
WHEREAS, in order to maintain emergency response capacity and ensure public safety for the remainder
of FY2026, supplemental overtime funding is being requested; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to amend the Fire Department's personnel budget to reflect
these operational realities and ensure continued delivery of essential emergency services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That estimated revenues and appropriations be increased as follows:
General Fund:
Increase Estimated Revenues
General Fund, Appropriation of Fund Balance $53742. 0
Increase expenditures —
Fire — Overtime
Fire — PERS
Fire — Medicare
$43, 533.41
9,577.35
631.24
$53, 742.00
Section 2. Severability: That if any part or provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstances is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall
be confined in its operation to the part, provision, or application directly involved in all controversy in
which this judgment shall have been rendered, and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder
of this title or application thereof to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have enacted the remainder of this ordinance even without such part, provision, or
application.
Section 3. Effective Date: That pursuant to KMC 1.15.070(f), this ordinance shall take effect
immediately upon enactment.
ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 6T" DAY OF MAY, 2026.
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ATTEST:
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Michelle M. Saner, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance:
Introduced: April 22, 2026
Enacted: May 6, 2026
Effective: May 6, 2026
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TO: Mayor Knackstedt and Council Members
THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager
THROUGH: Dave Swarner, Finance Director
FROM: Jay Teague, Fire Chief
DATE: April 14, 2026
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 3516-2026 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and
Appropriations in the General Fund - Fire Department for Overtime Costs in
Excess of Budgeted Amounts.
The Kenai Fire Department anticipated a reduction in overtime expenditures following the hiring
of three (3) additional firefighters. The three additional firefighters came on board in July, mid -
August and September.
Actual operations demonstrated that overtime usage did not decrease to the extend projected
largely due to onboarding and training of new personnel. In addition, the Fiscal Year 2026 budget
did not fully account for overtime obligations required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
This has been addressed in the Fiscal Year 2027 Draft Budget.
I am respectfully requesting supplemental funding to sustain emergency operations for remainder
of this fiscal year.