HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 5048RESOLUTION .NO . 504&
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING RESOLUTION 4628, AS AMENDED, ADOPTING A
COMPENSATION PLAN tOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
WHE.lU:AS, pursuant to Section 12 of Article Ill ~f the Charter
of the City of Palo Alto, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto
did on July 24, 1972 adopt Ree~lution No. 4628 (amended by Resolution
No 4826 on September 24, 1973 and Resolution No. 4956 on June 25.
1974) adopting a Compensation Plan for Fire Department Personnel
(effective June 26, 1972) fn; the fiJcal years 1972-1973i 1973-1974
and ending January l, 1975; and
WHEREAS, on August 19, 1974, a separate Memorandum of Under-
s~anding was executed between the City of Palo Alto and Local 1319,
IAFF concerning conditions and salaries applicable to the paramedic:
program;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOL\'E as follows: ~ -~ '
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SECTION 1. .The the Compensation Plan, as set forth in EXHlBlT A,
attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference is hereby adopted
for Fire Departm~nt Personnel which includes therein the addition
in Section 2. entitled, "Special COD"pensation" of Paragraph E.
Paramedic Pay Differential and the Salary Range Table is amended by
the addition of Paramedic Shift designations. ·
. SECTION 2. That the Compensation Plan adopted herein shall be
administered by the City Manager in accord.:?nce with the Merit System
Rules and ~egulations. . .
SECTION 3. · Th.at the City Controller is h~reby authorized to
implement the Compensation Plan adopted herein in his preparation
of forthcoming payrolis to reflect retroactive ::pay to the
date of the actual program start-up.
SECTION 4. That Re~olution 4628. as amended by Resolutions 4826
and 4956, ls hereby amended as set forth in Section 1 through 3 above
and in all other respects shall remain in full force and effect as
originally a:Jopted.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: January 6. 1975
AYES: 9 Clay, Henderson, Pearson, Rosenbaua. Beahrs, Berwald, Cooutock,
Nort·on, Sher
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
APPROVED:
r tor o ersonnel
-~ -Services ~ APPROVED:~h:~' -recoro~u get&
Staff Services
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HEMORA..~UH OF l*."DER~~ANDn.:-:
CITY OF PALO ,\LTO Ai."\D LOCAL 1319, IAFF
PARAMEDIC PROGRAM
This Memorandum of Understanding between th~ designated representatives of
1D8Ugement of the City of Palo Alto, hereinafter referred to as Management,
en~ e.lP-cted representatives of ~ocsl. ~319, International Association of
Firefighters, hereinafter ref_erred to :is the Union, has been pre{>-ared and
eater~d into in acccrdance with Chapter 10, s~ction 3500-3509 c~ the california
Government Cod.e and Chapter 12 of the City of !'alo A1to. M~rlt System Rules
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and Begulations.
Se.c.tio~ I -Paramedic Ssla~!cs
Paramedics.who have completed the required training and been certified
1n accordance with the. prograia rill receive a 5% differential
:!.n ~i.ticn to thtlr ·base salary effeccive besimdng ":r!th the date ()f
asaign:Jent to rotationa.1 ~ararJedic -foty •. · Upon coa;>!etic;,u of ~ix months
of rotational Paramedi:: duty, the dif f erenti.al will increase by 2% to_.
a total of 7% in addition to base salary. "l'be Paramedic salary differ•?Utial
v11l terndnate with the cessat~on of assignment to rotational Paramedic auty.
Sectinn II -Classifications E1igible For Paraaedic Assignment
Icitially, the Paramedi.c Pre>&raa will be opeu, but not limited to, eli&i'>le
eaployees in tha following clasFifications: Fire Fighter, Fire Apparat\a~
Operator, Fire Captain, a:id Fi.re Inspector. ,',
Follo~ing the iuitial selc~tion process in A~gust 1974, ~he City reserves
the risht to 1irnit eli~ibility for the ParDaiclic rrograa to the Fire Fighter . i
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PARAMEDIC AClt£CMENT
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Section II (continued)
classification. Notwithstanding, employees in the classification of Fire
Captain. Fire Inspector, and Fire Apparatns Operator who make application
during the initial pos~in6 pe=iod·in August 1974 and who otherwise qualify
may reactivate_ their Pnramedic applications for consideration in subsequent
-Paramedic selection processes until August 31. 1976.
Sec~ion III -Holidays Du~ing The Initial Training Period
During the i1litia1 traini.ng period beginning in September 1974 aud
-:-ting with the initiatigu of Param...~c service~ Fire Department
1e11plo)~es in the Paramedic t.;:-sining program will =ece,.ve holiday~ off
with pay and. not be eligil.:-le for holiday pay in lieu. Employees who
ar~ actively engaged i.n the ~r~in~g progra: c!-::=i:ig t!l!~ r-er!C'd Will
be scaeduled to work a miuildua of su 48-hour vork weeks. Hours 41
tmough 48 of the si.,; 48-hour .reeks vill be paid at t;be overtime rate
.(tl.M. and one-half), and the ~ime periods vi.ll be scheduled for
C4m(>letion of homework assi.gmnen"ts in conjunction with the t~ain1ng
Section IV -Training For Additionz.1 Paramedic Candidate$ ·
As the Pro~aa progresses, _ Manag~t will assess the need for
~raiuing additional Paramedic candidates. It is Management's intenticn
~provide for such.3ddit1onal training as necessary for Program
CODtiuuity.
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Section V -PCIV 'For Worl:in~ Out-of-Clnssificacion
Fire Department employees who are a~signed work out-of-classification
to fil1 in for employees vho ~re assigned to Paramedic dut7 ld.ll be
paid far sucb"put-of-classification work in acccrdacce with er.istin~
~eemeats and policies.
Section VI -Uni"11 Responsibility
'Jbe UDfau agrees to present and recommend this Memorandum of Understanding
to its .-:nbershiv for ratiii;cacion ·as soon as possible• e.nd to report
St!ch ratification to Management.
Sectima VII -Man ·gement Responsibility
°iJIDRe items of tl'-.e Memorandum of Understanding not i;ubje~t to determination
or _~f!!'dJR by the Cir.; Council. will be imp1emented by Maolagement as
outlimd.
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KaDageaent agrees to present a11 d~cuments necessary to implement those
items requi.ring City Council action to the City Council at the earliest
practieable time and to recommend the a4optio~ thereof •
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Section VII! -Term
This !1emoraudum of Understanding shall become effective August 19, 1974 and
will remain in effect until December 31, 1975 unless otherwise amended or
modified by mutual agreement of the. parti~s. The parties may, by mutual
agreement, incorporate this Memorandum of Understanding into agreements
reached during the 1974 meet and ~onfer process.
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Executed. _August 19. 1974
For:
. ·Local 1319 -Internation&l
Fer:
City of Palo Alto
Association of Firefighters
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CITY OF PALO ALTO
COMPE~"SATION PLA.~
III. FIRE
Bffect:i.ve: June 25, 1973
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September 20, 1973
.JULC 23, 1974
.January 6, 1975
EXHIBIT~
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COMPENSATION PLAN FOR ~ CITY OF PALO ALTO
FIRE PERSONNEL
SEC'EION l • SALARY
A. Salary Range Tables
Personnel covered by this plan shall receive compensation within
the salary ranges set i~rth in the Salary Range T ble$_ that
fo1low Section 2. The salary racge for each p~sition classi•
ficatiou title and number is exp-.:essed in bi-weekly and/or
~ourly rates along with the approximate UIOllthly and/or annuel
equivalent.
a. Establishment of Scla!J'.
'l'he City Msiu:ger is authorized to make appointments to or
advancements within the prescribed ranges upon evaluation of
employee qualification sud pe~formance_. . ' ~ . . ·:-~ . . .. -: ~ cl ...
For purp0ses of merit advancf!•nt, steps A through E or l
through 3 (for certain ctassifications) are ?rm.-ided within
the salary ranges for all classifications. Tt.e r-ini••:11 time
interval betloleeu merit sr.~ps is one yetrr e~cepl. wnere initial
appointment is at the A step (or Step 1). the 11110~ time
interval between steps A and B (1 ad 2) is silt mouths. 'l'be
City Manager, in recognition of unuaual circumatacces or ex-
traordinary performance, may authorize special merit advance-
ment.
In t)l_e event that a downward adjusii.nt of a salary range
indicates a reduction in the establish·ild salary of •n individual
employee. the City Manager may, if circumstances warrant,
continue the salary for such employee 111 an .amount i~ excess
_of the revised range maximum for a reasonable period of time •
. Such interim salary rates shall be defi~J as "Y-rates".
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1. Uft September 30. 1973 a survey of the benchmark cities
l!sted below will be ccnpleted on the Fireman; Fire Inspector,
Fire Ca~tri.u and Fire Apparatus Ope-rator cl" sificati ems
·anC: appropriate range ~djustmeats will be made as necessary
retroactive to June 25, 1973 according to the indicated
fonaula.
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Benchmark Cities:
Alameda
-Berkeley
Hayward
Saa Leandro
San Jose
Santa Clara
Me~n For.::iulo:: "" ~ Step 5 er E "8Y in eac."1 city_ 5 -..=...-.......-.._ ...... ___ 6.,,..~.__..-~ ,-Mean step or ~pay
If Palo Alto.step E pay ('Mean step Sor E pay then adjustment
will be made so that PalQ Alto step ~ pay • Mean step S or E 9ay.
Other Conditions: a. Fire .Tr'!ining Officer will recei·re tLe
same percentage range adjustment if any
as Fire Captain. . _
b. Yire lns~ectors range will not drop below
tbe salary range of Fire Csptaiu.
2. -Effective beginning with the payroll period v':lic:-h 1ncludes JtJ.ly 1,
1974. the classifications r~presented by ~he uni=~ will receive
range increases ~qual to the per~nta&e increase i~ the Bureau of
Labor Statistics Coasu-er Price Index f~r tile S~ Francisco-<>akland
~.t•a* as aeasured between March, 1973 and March. 1974.
Pormula:
SF CPI 3/74 SF CPI 3/73
SF CPI 3/73
T'ne :i.ncreas e = n
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Consumer Price Index ·· S.F. Oakland, California, (19~7 = 100). Indicies
and percentage values will be roul\Ged to the nearest tentG, i.e. March
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SECTION 2. SPECIAL COMPENSATION
Personnel coverei by this compensation plan, in addition to the salary
set forth in Section 1 above, may receive special compensation as
follows. EligWlity shall be in conformance "litJ~. the Merit Rules and
Regulations and 'clministrati:ve Directives issued by the City Manager
for the purposes of clarification and.interpretation.
A. a ..... , ... 1 Att~.~~ ·----··-J---~-----
Annually. eab employee who holds a regular full-time appoin;:ntent in
the llUllicipml service on or before July first and continues in such
status thraagh the first _day of Pay Period No. i2 (in Derember) shall
receive, iD addicion to the salary prescribed herein, a salary
adjustment~ to one percent of the employee's current annual
salary. A J adjustmet'lt:s shall be pro1·.ated to reflect appointment
frOJa JanUU7 1 through july l af the current year, or interrupted
service durhg the year.
B. Overtime, Alldting Out of Classification, and In-Lieu lbliday Pay
Collpensatica for overtime work, working out of cl.,.ssification and
s:beduled wmk. on paid bolidays shall be in conformance W'ith the
Merit lb.Iles and Regulatio:is a:.d Ac!ministrative Directives.
C. Unf.fora AJ.1 aace
Per Pay P~riod _Per Month (approx)
$10.00 l'ire PeE9111Del (shift) $4.62
!'ire Pe.,....,.,el (non-shift) $5.77 $U.50
·ne City 1llll make the following ccmtributior.s on behalf 0>f
personnel • are eligible for coverage under various group
p1ana arr-..S. by the City:
1. Bffe;t&e Pay Period 1 -1973/74 FY
lmplo,iee: -
Tot.til l;ost
City C'entribution
Eapl.,ee Contribut1.ou
Dependmt:
Total C:O.t
· City Contti.bation
Ii.pi.Jee Contribution
B1ue Cross or
City Bea.1th Plan
Monthly
$1S.60
$1S.60
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$32.88
22.?.!.
10.67
1Ca1ser
Monthly
$21.20
17.32
3.88
$3u.36
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2. Effective Pay Period 1 -1974/75 FY,
In acl~~tion to the amounts indicated above, th~ City will
assume 80% of any premium rate increase on the Kaiser
Plan and apply ~n equivalent amount to the City contri-
bution for the City Health PL:ln.
3. D.antal !nzur:ince
100% of the employee coverage premium.
4. Basic Life Insurance
100% of the pTemium.
B. Paraaedic ~ay Differentia~ ,.,
Paramedics who have cmaplete4 the required training and been certified
in accordance with the program will receive a 5% differential in adui-
tion to their base salary effective beginning with the date of asstgn-
ment to rotational Paramedic duty. Upon completion of six months of
rotational Paramedic duty, the diffe~ential will increase by 2% to a
total of .7% in addition to base salary. The Paramedic salar.t differen-
tial tdll terainate with the ces~tio~ of assignment to rotational
Paramedic dutyc
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CITY OP PALO ALTO COMl'DSAT!5!1 Pl.All ' ' ~·.
Fire Per•onnel
SALAllY l A·H GI Tl.U1.I Approx. APNOltIMA!B
!ffective 1-6-75 B.ey• B21!•t.T RATIS Annuail MORTRLT
A a c D I B A a c D B
40-Houl' Week
601 FIRE APPARA'nJS OP 596 5.96 6.30 6.66 7.0.S 7,45 15,492 1033 1092 1154 1222 1291
602 FIRE CAPTAIN 680 7.60 8.04 8.50 17,676 1317 1394 1473
603 FIRE DISP!CTCIR 680 7.60 8,04 a.:.;o 17,676 1317 1394 1473
604 PlREFlGWIEll 566 5.66 5.98 6.33 6.69 7.08 14, 724 "81 1037 lf''117 1160 1227
( 606 FIRE 11lAIHIIC OFF -724 8.09 8.'6 9.05 18.~8 1402 1484 1569
607 FlREFIGHUR 'l1lADID -506 5.06 5.35 S.66 5.98 6.33 13,164 877 927 981 1037 1097
.. SHIFT S~BBDULB i
(AVEitM;E 56-HOUR Wlllt)
PIU APP OPEl.-SBin 426 4.26 4.50 4. 76 s.or. 5.32 15,492 1033 1092 1154 1222 1291
PIRB CAPTAilf-SHlPT 486 5.43 5.74 6.07 17,~76 1317 1394 1473
r lREPlGB'llR-SHin -.-404 ··°' 4.l7 ; 4.52 4.78 5.06 . . 14.124 981 1031 i097 1160 1227
FIRB 'l'2AINll-SHIJ'T 361 3.61 3.82 '4.°'. 4.27 ·4,51 u.164 877 927 981 '1037 1097 ..
PARA-MEDIC SHin
(AVBllllG~ 56-HOUR WOK)
FIRB AP OP•PARAMED-n 447 . 4.47 4.~ 5.00 5.28 5.59. . 16,21!4 \085 1141 1213 1283 1357
FIRE AP OP-P.ARAHED•77. 456 ' ' 4.56 4.82 s.10 5.39 5.70 16,596 1106 1170 1236 1301 1383
!IRB CAP-P~ -~ 510 S.10 6.03 6.38 18,576 1383 :.463 1548
Pl.RE CAP•PAUMID .. 71 520 5.81 6.15_. 6.50 18,.924 , . 1411 1492 1:577 ' ,
FIREFICllDR-PAIWID·n 425 4.25 4.U 4.75 5.0l 5.31 15,480 1031 1090 '1153 1219 1290
PDEPICR'l'Ell•PlillAMID• 11 433 4.33 4.56 4.M s.u S.41 15,768 '1050 1111 1175 '1241 1314
Flll IHSP•PAUMED -~ 510 S.10 .•• 03 6.38 U!,S76 ·' 1383 1463 1548 (
F!RB DISP·P~ •1'. 520 . 5.81 6.15 6.50 18,924 1411 1492 1~;7
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