HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 13890 (Establish FD Compensation; Out of County)RESOLUTION NO. 13890
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
IDENTIFYING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COMPENSATION OF
FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL FOLLOWING A RESPONSE AWAY FROM
THE OFFICIAL DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNMENT TO AN OUT -OF -
COUNTY EMERGENCY INCIDENT.
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael is a public agency located in the County of Marin in the
State of California, and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael desires to provide fair and legal payment to all its employees
for time worked; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has in its employ Fire Department response personnel
including: Fire Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Engineer, Firefighter/Paramedic, Firefighter/EMT,
and Firefighter; and
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Fire Department will compensate its employees portal-to-portal
while in the course of their employment and away from their official duty station and assigned to an
emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre -positioned for emergency response; and
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Fire Department will compensate its employees overtime in
accordance with their current Memorandum of Understanding while in the course of their employment
and away from their official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an
emergency incident, or pre -positioned for emergency response.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
hereby confirms that:
1. San Rafael Fire Department personnel shall be compensated according to the Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU), Personnel Rules and Regulations, and/or other directive that identifies
personnel compensation in their workplace.
2. In the event a personnel classification does not have an assigned compensation rate, a "Base
Rate" as set forth in an organizational policy, administrative directive or similar document will be used to
compensate such personnel.
3. The City of San Rafael Fire Department will maintain a current salary survey or
acknowledgement of acceptance of the "base rate" on file with the California Governor's Office of
Emergency Services, Fire Rescue Division.
4. San Rafael Fire Department personnel will be compensated (portal to portal) beginning at the
time of dispatch to the return to jurisdiction when equipment and personnel are in service and available
for agency response.
I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, 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 City Council of said
City held the 16`h day of March, 2015, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES
NOES
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Colin, Gamblin, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey
ESTHER C. BEIRNE, City Clerk