46 City of Chilliwack Finance The Finance Department is responsible for the financial management of the City including: y Accounts receivable y Accounts payable y Payroll y Collection of property taxes, water/sewer utility fees, and curbside recycling and solid waste fees y Safekeeping of all financial instruments y Investment management y Risk management 23,769 HOME OWNER GRANTS RECEIVED 21,809 MYCHILLIWACK ACCOUNTS 4,649 TAX PREPAYMENT PLAN PARTICIPANTS The Finance Department is responsible for the financial management for the City, the development of the City’s annual Financial Plan (budget), the annual financial statement preparation, the annual review of the Development Cost Charge (DCC) Bylaw and the preparation of the Annual Report. Finance is also responsible for the external annual reporting of financial activities to the Province. The Purchasing section of the Finance Department oversees the procurement processess for the City, ensuring a fair and open acquisition process that ensures maximum value for the City's procurement. Finance staff liaise with all City departments and various external organizations, including the RCMP and the Fraser Valley Regional Library, to coordinate the City’s financial activities. 2022 HIGHLIGHTS View from Elk Mountain City of Chilliwack Staff Image designed using resources by Freepik.com Fire Protection 1,413 PUBLIC SERVICE INCIDENTS 1,051 ALARMS ACTIVATED 568 FIRES 488 MOTOR VEHICLE INCIDENTS 388 EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID 349 BURNING COMPLAINTS The Chilliwack Fire Department employs 42 full-time and 121 Paid on-Call (POC) firefighters and officers responding out of six strategically located firehalls. Our dedicated, well-trained, and well-equipped firefighters proudly serve our community and are expertly supported by four chief fire officers, two administrative support staff, three fire inspectors, and two training officers. We serve our residents and visitors across a wide area covering over 260 square kilometres. We deliver fire protection for various residential, commercial, and industrial occupancies in our rural, suburban, and urban areas. Our firefighters and officers provide emergency response to various incidents such as fires, public service, public hazards, medical aid, motor vehicle incidents, alarm activations, burning complaints, rescues, and hazardous materials incidents. 2022 HIGHLIGHTS ✅ Community Events y Participated in various events including Fire Prevention Week, Burn Fund, and Emergency Services Food Drive y Firefighters Education Fund awarded six post-secondary financial awards to high school graduates y Firefighters Charitable Society awarded four scholarships to high school graduates ✅ Emergency Management y Completed reviews of EOC and ESS operations from the 2021 atmospheric rivers event y Initiated onboarding process and training for the new Evacuee Registration and Assistance (ERA) tool y Conducted review of pandemic and extreme weather response plans ✅ Fire Prevention y Completed 714 fire inspections y Educated 2,590 residents ✅ Training Trained and graduated 21 new Paid on-Call firefighters The following six leading calls for service accounted for 93% of total calls for service: 4,570 TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE Annual Report 2022 47
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