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Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Cave Creek council OKs $40M budget BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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ave Creek Town Council unanimously approved a $40 million budget for the 2022/2023 fiscal year at its June 20 meeting. “The fiscal year 2023 budget continues our mission to support the community by effectively managing public services and fostering our unique Southwestern ways of
life,” said Carrie Dyrek, town manager at the meeting. “It supports programs and policies to further the strategic plan as adopted by the town council. In Cave Creek, we are fortunate to be in a strong financial position thanks to conservative budgeting, careful spending and strong economic growth.” The budget is only a 0.13% increase from the previous year’s budget. The total financial resources available to the town were
calculated to be more than $102 million. Cave Creek Finance Director Shirley Fox said total general fund revenues are $12,129,800, which is a 17% decrease from the last fiscal year. However, this is more than balanced out by general fund expenses also being cut down 27% from the previous fiscal year to a little less than $11 million. This leaves the revenue over expenses difference to be about $1.2 million and the esti-
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Daisy Mountain Fire & Medical nationally recognized
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BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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aisy Mountain Fire & Medical has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus achievement award for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a heart attack, ultimately saving lives. “The American Heart Association is sort of the national gold standard as far as cardiac care,” said Assistant Chief Dan Jarrett, who is responsible for the Medical Services Division of the Daisy Mountain Fire District. “They develop proper CPR certifications and cardiac treatment certifications and protocols for EMS care that we refer to and use. … We’ve
received this award now for six years straight and so we’re at the Gold Plus level now, which is the highest award that American Heart issues as far as EMS standards as it pertains to cardiac care.” Each year, more than 250,000 people experience a type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart that requires timely treatment. To prevent death, it is critical to restore blood flow as quickly as possible by either mechanically opening the blocked vessel or using clot-busting medication. That’s where EMS teams come in.
see RECOGNITION page 4
Assistant Chief Dan Jarrett, responsible for the Medical Services Division of the Daisy Mountain Fire District, said it is an honor to be recognized by the American Heart Association. (Daisy Mountain Fire District/Submitted)
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