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Governor’s Budget Deficit Mitigation Plan to Impact Entry Level Training Reimbursement, Funding to Regional Fire Schools and the Supplemental Grant Program

      On November 24th, Governor M. Jodi Rell announced a comprehensive deficit mitigation plan intended to erase a shortfall of nearly $470 million in the state budget that took effect in September.  The plan includes both spending cuts made under Governor Rell's authority and cuts requiring legislative approval, further "fund sweeps" and - for the first time during this budget crisis - small cuts in municipal aid.

      Program reductions of 25% impacting grant programs administered by the Commission on Fire Prevention and Control require legislative action at a Special Session scheduled for December 15, 2009.  A summary of the reductions are as follows:

Firefighter Training I (Entry Level Training Reimbursement Program)

-126,313

Payments to Volunteer Fire (Supplemental Grant Program)

-48,750

Fire Training School – Willimantic

-40,450

                                 Torrington

-20,342

                                 New Haven

-12,091

                                 Derby

-9,285

                                 Wolcott                  

-25,041

                                 Fairfield

-17,599

                                 Hartford

-42,334

                                 Middletown

-14,763

                                 Stamford

-13,858

TOTAL

-370,826

      It should be noted the above proposed reductions are in addition to a 5% rescission enacted on November 5th as well as specific holdbacks totaling in excess of $175,000 to the Commission's budget when passed in September.

      Implementation of any reductions will await legislative action later in December.  For additional information please contact Jeffrey Morrissette, State Fire Administrator at (860) 627-6363 Ext. 230 or jeff.morrissette@po.state.ct.us.