VOTERUIZANDY RUIZ · UFLAC PRESIDENT

THE PLAN / WORKING PROPOSALS

Clear priorities.
Visible follow-through.

The commitment is the starting point. A practical plan names the action, the approval, and the update members can see.

These are proposed actions. Each includes the decisions, resources, and approvals needed to move forward.

Protect dues ↓Improve follow-up ↓Plan for readiness ↓Apply one standard ↓
01

DUES PROTECTION

Keep the safeguards. Make oversight understandable.

Commitment: Keep the existing financial controls in place and strengthen review. Apply the same scrutiny regardless of personal relationships.

Proposed first move

Request a plain-language explanation of approvals, expense review, and how unresolved findings are tracked.

What members could see

A member-facing control summary and a clear route for financial questions—without exposing protected records.

What it requires

Board approval where required, access to records, and input from the appropriate financial or legal advisers.

02

MEMBER RESPONSE

A clear contact. A clear next step.

Commitment: Review the responsibilities, expectations, and performance of union representatives, staff, and leadership—including the president.

Proposed first move

Agree on who receives each kind of concern, who follows up, and when an update should be provided.

What members could see

A usable contact directory and response process. Report aggregate activity, never private case details.

What it requires

Staffing capacity, privacy protections, and agreement on a realistic response standard. Set a response standard the team can consistently meet.

03

STAFFING & READINESS

Prioritize the needs. Match the funding.

Commitment: Pursue personnel, apparatus, and station priorities with a plan that does not stop at a single ballot measure.

Proposed first move

Request an evidence-based needs review and identify cost, decision-maker, funding route, and next step for each priority.

What members could see

A prioritized agenda that separates proposed, requested, approved, funded, and delivered work.

What it requires

Department and City participation, operating and capital budgets, procurement, and any required bargaining or approvals.

04

EQUAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Responsibilities—not factions.

Commitment: Work with the leadership members elect and apply the same professional expectations to supporters and critics.

Proposed first move

Agree on responsibilities, meeting expectations, and a member-facing method for reporting progress.

What members could see

Updates identifying actions completed, issues still open, and the next decision needed.

What it requires

Union procedures, elected colleagues, staff, and the authority applicable to each decision.

A RESOURCE AGENDA / NOT A BLANK CHECK

People. Equipment.
Stations.

Staffing relief

Review vacancies, workload, hiring and retention barriers, and training capacity. Identify actions that need department or City approval, plus ongoing funding.

Ready apparatus

Request an asset-priority list that includes condition, out-of-service time, repair needs, replacement costs, and procurement lead times.

Stations that work

Evaluate new-station and modernization needs alongside location, capital costs, staffing, maintenance, and operating costs.

RESOURCES / KNOW THE DIFFERENCE

Match the funding
to the need.

These are funding routes to examine—not available balances, awarded grants, or a promise of City approval.

OPERATING NEEDS

City budget

Hiring and ongoing staffing require an operating plan. A new station or apparatus also needs crews, maintenance, and continuing support.

ELIGIBLE CAPITAL

MICLA financing

City records describe financing for capital equipment and facilities. This is debt with repayment and approval requirements—not a general payroll grant.

City financing reference ↗
COMPETITIVE GRANTS

AFG

FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grants can support eligible equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training, and related needs. Current rules govern each application.

FEMA program details ↗
ELIGIBLE STAFFING

SAFER

FEMA’s staffing grant program is a route to examine with the department. Eligibility, funding availability, award conditions, and ongoing costs must be checked.

FEMA program details ↗

PROPOSED FIRST 90 DAYS / SUBJECT TO REVIEW

Start with facts.
Keep members informed.

DAYS 1–30

Listen & verify

Request the relevant records. Hear member concerns. Confirm responsibilities and the current safeguards.

DAYS 31–60

Agree the priorities

Identify owners, costs, required approvals, and proposed reporting standards with the appropriate decision-makers.

DAYS 61–90

Report the progress

Share what was reviewed, what was agreed, what remains open, and the next step—not an unsupported claim of delivery.

This is a proposed work sequence. It does not guarantee staffing changes, new equipment, station construction, or grant awards within 90 days.

HERE TO SUPPORT YOU

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