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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 5865•• • ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 5865 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OP THE CITY OF PALO ALTO ADOPTING A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL (Effective January 1, 1980) AND RESCINDING RF.SOLUTION NO. 5714 The Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, the Compensation Plan, as set forth in Exhibit •A• attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, hereby is adopted for Fire Department personnel effective January 1, 1980. SECTION 2. The Compensation Plan adopted herein shall be admin- istered by the City Manager in accordance with the Merit System Rules and Regulations. SECTION 3. The Compensation Plan shall continue in effect until amended or revoked by the Council. SECTION 4. The City Controller hereby is authorized to imple- ment the Compensation Plan adopted herein in his preparation of forthcoming payrolls. He is further authorized to make changes in the titles of employee classifications idel.tified in the Table of Authorized Personel contained in the i980-8 1 budget if such titles have been changed by the Compensation Plan. SECTION 5. Resolution No. 5714 hereby is rescinded. SECTION 6. The Council finds that this is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environ- mental impact assessment is necessary. INTRODOC8D AND PASSED: January 12' 1981 AYES: Bechtel, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Henderson, Levy, Renzel, Witherspoon NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: Brenner C C er APFROVED AS TO FORM: «t& Q. Q(µyy Cityorney APPROVED: a..k,,c ~ s'&w<'"tV MilYor ' 2 • •• • CITY OF PALO ALTO COMPENSATION PLAN FIRE El4PLOYEES EPPBCTIVE: January 1 , 1980 • COMPENS1'TIOR PLAR FOR THE CITY OP PALO ALTO Pire Personnel SECTION I. SALARY A. Salary Range Tables Personnel covered by this plan shall receive coJnpensation within the salary ranges set forth in the Salary Range Tables that follow Section II. The salary range for each position claasificatiQll title and nUJ11ber is expressed in bi-weekly and/or hourly rates along with the approximate monthly and/or aanual equivalent. e. Bstablishment of Salary The City Manager is authorized to make appointments to or advancements within the prescribed ranges upon evaluation of employee qualification and performance8 Merit advance•ents from the firet salary step to the second salary step shall be granted at six-month intervals and between the second and subsequent steps at one-year intervals if the affected employee has demonstrated con- tinued iaproveaent and efficient and effective service. Po~ the purpose of determining step time "tequirements, tiae will comaence on the first day of the month coincid- ing with or following entrance onto a salary step. Step increases shall be effective on the first day of the pay- roll period in which the tiae requirements have been met. The City Manager, in rec0gnition of unusual circumstances or extraordinary performance, may authorize special merit advancement. In the event that a downward adjustment of a salary range indicates a reduction in ~he established salary of an individual employee, the City Manager may, if circum- stances warrant, continue the salary for such employee in an amount in excess of the revised range mazimua for a reasonable period of ti•e. Such interim salary rates shall be defined as •Y-rates•. SBCTIOR II. SPECIAL COMPEllSA'fl2,! Personnel covered by this compensation plan, in addition to the salary set forth in Section I above, may receive special compensation as follows. Bligibility shall be in oonfor•ance with the Merit Rulea and Regulations and Administrative Directives issued by the City llanaqer for the purposes of clarification and interpretation. • COMPENSATION PLAN POil TRB CITY OP PALO ALTO Fire Personnel January 1, 1990 -June 30, 1981 Pa9e 2 A. Annual Adjustment Annually, each e1nployee who holds a regular full-time appointment in the municipal service on or before July 1 J first and continues in such status through the first day of Pay Period No. 25 (in December) shall receive, in addition to the salary prescribed herein, a salary adjustment equal to one percent of the employee's current annual salary. Annual adjustments shall be prorated to reflect appointment from January 1 through July 1 of the current year, or inter- rupted service during the year. B. Overtime Premium Rate Shift personnel assigned to overtime relief duty in addi- tion to their reqular 56-hour shift schedule shall receive overtime compensation at a rate of one and one-half ti•es the employee's basic 56-hour rate for all hours of the relief duty shift. overtime assi9nments for duties other than minimum staffing shall receive compenBation at a rate· of one and one-half tiaes the employee• s basic 40-hour rate. c. Working Out of Classification Effective January 12, 1981 all out-of-classification aasign- aents assigned by Manage•ent where eight o~ more hours of the shift are worked will be P«id acting pay from the begin- ning of the assign•ent at 7 1/2• above the base regular rate of pay. This provision applies to lower classifications worki119 as AppArat~s Operators and Captains. Representation unit employees working as Battalion Chiefs will follow past practices. o. Paid Tiae Off -Staffing Available All representation unit fire suppression personnel as of January 1, 1980, shall be entitled to one shift (24 hours) off with pay on a staffing available basis when platoon staffin9 is above 32, to be taken before June 30, 1981. Non-shift representation unit personnel will be entitled to two days off staffing available under this section. Tiae off under this article will be lost if not taken by the dates indicated. For purposes of this article staff- i"9 available aean.s that no additional overtime expense will be incurred aa a result of taking time off under this article. .. • 4 • • COMPENSATION PLAN FOR THE CITY or PALO AL'!'O Pire Personnel January 1, 1980 -June 30, 1981 Page Three B. In Li~u of Holiday Pay Representation UJ\it fire suppression personnel in Pi'Y status shall receive 11.5 hours straight time regular pay per month in lieu of holidays to a 111aximum payment of 138 hours per year. If employees wish to take time off instead of in-lieu pay, time off shall be at the rate of one-half shift (12 hours) per month on a staffing available basis. Such ti•e off must be scheduled so that no additional over- time will be required to achieve suppression minimum staff- ing. Time off instead of in-lieu holiday pay may be taken in advance of the month that said in-lieu hours become pay- able up to a maxiawn of 48 hours. However, no in-lieu hours will be paid until such advanced time off has been liqui- d«ted by the in-lieu hours accrued in subsequent months. P. Pay For Court Appearance sworn rire Perao.,nel appearing in court for the People shall be compensated u follows: Period Minimum Appearance on scheduled Time and one-half 4 hrs. ~ay off. at 40-hour rate. Any or all court time during aQheduled shift. Appearance on scheduled work day but not during scheduled shift. G. uniform Allowanc. ·-- Straight time dur-None in9 ahif t at 56-hour rate. Tiae and one-half 2 hrs. 40-hour rate. (2-hour min. may not run into shift ti: l!) Per Pay Period Per Month(appEox.) Pire Personnel (shift) Pire Peraonnel (non-shift) $4.62 $5.77 $10.00 $12.50 • COMPBNSATIOR PLA~ POR THE CITY or PALO ALTO Pire Personnel January 1, 1980 -June 30, 1981 Page Pour H. Retired Employees •• ~· •· .. The City shall, upon suh•ittal of evidence of payment, reimburse up to $60 per quarter of medical plan premiums on behalf of fire unit employees who retire fro~ the City under service or disability retirements after April 1, 1979e The retiree may select any medical plan. The plan may rover eligible ~ependents as defined under the City Employees' Health Plan. No reiabursements will be made for plans providing benefits other than medical and health benefits. I. Medical and Dental Insurance Except as otherwise set forth herein, the City will maintain the present level of benefits on all City sponsored medical and dental pro~rams. 1. City Health Plan or Kaiser Health Plan The City shall pay 100t of the premiums for all employee and dependent coverages on be- half of eligible and enrolled employees and dependents. Health Plan premium increases durin9 tlw-tenn of the C"Ompensation plan will be assumed by the City. 2. Dental Plan The City shall pay all premium pa)'tl'ents or eauivalent self-insured proqrmn charges on behalf of employees and dependents who are eligible and enrolled for coverage under the e~isting dental plan. J. Life Insurance The City will pay the following amounts of premium on behalf of Fire personnel: Basic Life Insurance (per $1,000 of t?Overage) Per Pay Period Per ~onth (approx.) $ .17 $.37 s • • ' .. 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