Referring to Budgets................................................................................

Clarification:

In the past and up to this point when I have referred to the SSVFD budget I have been focused on the TOSS budget for the SSVFD, what the town has set aside to pay the fire department.

This is not the full extent of the operating budget for the SSVFD.  The department also contracts with Dare County to provide service to Martin's Point.  I had already decided to post something regarding this distinction but had not really formulated what I would say, then I ran across an interesting post by Deputy Chief  Dave Shrader in a local forum:

Here are some real budget numbers for you:
FYE 2005 Total Budget=$312,556 TOSS paid $234,410
FYE 2006 Total Budget=$596,777 TOSS Paid $538,105 ($238,105 +$300,000 toward new truck)
FYE 2007 Total Budget=$386,081 TOSS paid $286,771
FYE 2008 Total Budget=$447,711 TOSS paid $291,400 (+ transfer in June of $100k)
FYE 2009 Total Budget=$494,398 TOSS paid $311,250 (used $ 77,422 from Reserves)
FYE 2010 Total Budget=$553,322 TOSS paid $300,000 (used $185,000 from Reserves)
FYE 2011 Total Budget=$558,798 TOSS paid $473,000 (+$50,000 separately for 800 mhz radios)