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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 5029RESOLUTION NO. 5029 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 4501 PERTAINING TO THE COMPENSATION AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL AND REPEALING RESOLUTIONS NO. 4980 AND NO. 4986 WHEREAS, the State of California has established under the Meyers-Millias- Brown Act general rules and criteria by which municipalities meet and confer with representatives of the respective employee groups; and WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael, in compliance with the statutory require- ments of this Act, adopted Resolution No. 4027 defining rules and procedures for meeting and conferring with the employee groups concerning matters of wages, fringe benefits and working conditions; and WHEREAS, Local 2208 of the International Association of Firefighters, here- inafter referred to as the Union, stands as the recognized unit for the positions of Fireman, Fire Engineer, Fire Captain, and Fire Training Officer; and WHEREAS, the City received from the negotiating team of the Union nine- teen (19) items of discussion to be dealt with in negotiations relative to the 1975/ 1976 fiscal year, and and WHEREAS, the City met and conferred in good faith with the negotiation team; WHEREAS, no resolution was reached during the meeting and conferring sessions; and WHEREAS, the negotiation team of the Union declared an impasse under the procedure detailed in Resolution No. 4027 of the City of San Rafael; and WHEREAS, the City negotiation team and the negotiation team of the Union had a final impasse meeting; and WHEREAS, the City requested that mediation be initiated as defined by Resolution No. 4027; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 4027, both the City and the Union have appointed representatives, and these representatives have chosen a third individual to participate in the process of mediation and fact-finding; and WHEREAS, the mediation was attempted on two different days in sessions involving the City, the negotiation team of the Union, and the mediation and fact- finding board; and WHEREAS, no resolution came forth from the mediation proceedings; and , WHEREAS, fact-finding was requested by the City of San Rafael, but rejected by the negotiation team representing the Union; and WHEREAS, representatives of the City and the Union have subsequently met and have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for the fiscal year 1975/1976; and WHEREAS, it is now appropriate for the San Rafael City Council to act on salaries, fringe benefits and working conditions; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Rafael as follows: Section 1. Salaries. The salary ranges for the 1975/1976 fiscal year for those positions represented by the Union are included as Exhibit "A". Said salaries are to become effective July 1, 1975. f ollows : Section 2. Section 10 of Resolution No. 4501 shall be amended to read as Insurance Program. As an added fringe benefit, a maximum amount of Seventy Dollars ($70.00) per month will be contributed towards the cost of each eligible employee's Health, Accident, Life and Disa- bility insurance package. Selection of coverage must include the employee's basic health plan and $5,000 life insurance policy offered by the City. Section 3. Safety Committee. The City agrees to appoint a City-wide Safety Committee, one member of which shall be from the Fireman or Fire Engineer classi- f ication . Section 4. Residency. Within one year of employment, all new employees in those classifications represented by the Union shall have their principal place of residence within a twenty-five (25) mile radius of Fire Station #1 of the City of San Rafael. Section 5. Educational Incentive. The educational incentive program now in existence for employees of the Fire Department shall continue; provided, however, that in the event that the Union prepares and submits to the City an educational recertification program, and such program is adopted by the City Council, an addi- tional 2z% compensation shall be granted in the two categories now provided for in the existing educational incentive program, upon fulfilling the requirements of the recertification program. Section 6. Management Personnel. In addition to the positions of Fire Chief and his secretary, the positions of Battalion Chief and Fire Marshall are deemed to be management positions and are to be included within the Unclassified Salary Schedule for salaries and fringe benefits. Section 7. Call -Back. There shall be a minimum of two hours call-back pay at time -and -one-half whenever an employee in the classifications of Fire - 2 - Captain, .Fire Engineer, Fireman, Fire Prevention Inspector and Fire Engineer Mechanic are asked to continue their work schedule past the duty day or are called back by the Department. Section 8. Retirement. The City will pay $1,500 toward the cost of an actuarial study to be conducted by the Marin County Retirement System; and if the miscellaneous employees' union desires not to participate, the City will pay an additional $500; upon receipt of the sum of $500 from the Union and from the Police Association, the City will immediately order the study and will deliver the completed study to the Union upon receipt by the City. The City does not commit itself to join the Marin County Retirement System but will meet and confer with the Union on that issue after the actuarial study is completed. Section 9. Medical Standards Ordinance. A medical standards ordinance to be applicable to Fire Department personnel in the classifications of Fireman, Engineer, and Captain will be discussed by the City and the Union and will be adopted only after mutual agreement by both parties. Section 10. Personnel Rules and Regulations. The personnel rules and regulations, to be revised after meeting and conferring with the Union, shall con- tain a provision requiring the filling of vacancies from within the top three names on a certified list, for all personnel appointments and promotions within the classified service. Section 11. Repeal. Resolutions No. 4980 and No. 4986 are hereby repealed. Section 12. This resolution shall take effect forthwith upon its adoption and the several compensations and allowances herein provided shall be in full force and effect as of and from July 1, 1975. I, MARION A. GRADY, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of said City on Manda" , the 25th day of August , 1975, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Jensen, Miskimen, Mulryan, Nixon and Mayor Bettini NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None MARION A. GRADY, City Clekk - 3 - EXHIBIT "A" CLASSES AND SALARIES FOR THOSE POSITIONS REPRESENTED BY LOCAL 2208 OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS Salary Range No. F -18a F-18 F-16 F-16 F-16 F-14 F-20 F -19a F-19 F -18a F-18 F -17a F-17 F -16a F-16 F -15a F-15 F- 14a F-14 Q Fire Training Officer Fire Captain Fire Engineer Fire Prevention Inspector Fire Engineer Mechanic Fireman 1049 Salary Schedule: A 1049 B C D E 1418 1489 1563 1381 1451 1523 1261 1321 1381 1261 1321 1381 1261 1321 1381 1097 1150 1203 1261 B C D E 1523 1600 1678 1489 1563 1641 1451 1523 1600 1418 1489 1563 1381 1451 1523 1350 1418 1489 1321 1381 1451 1290 1350 1418 1261 1321 1381 1231 1290 1350 1203 1261 1321 1177 1231 1290 1097 1150 1203 1261