HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 56-20 OES 6.16.20RESOLUTION NO. 56-20
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA IDENTIFYING THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE AWAY FROM
THEIR OFFICIAL DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNED TO AN EMERGENCY
MUTUAL AID INCIDENT RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 36-15
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay Fire Department is a public agency located in the
County of San Luis Obispo State of California, and
WHEREAS, it is the City of Morro Bay's desire to provide fair and legal payment to all its
employees for time worked; and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay Fire Department has in its employ designated Fire
response personnel as follows: Fire Chief Fire Captain, Fire Captain Paramedic, Engineer,
Engineer Paramedic, Firefighter, Firefighter Paramedic, Reserve Engineer, and Reserve
Firefighter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay Fire Department desires to add the position of Fire
Marshall to designated Fire response personnel and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay 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
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay, California, as follows:
1. Resolution No. 36-15 is hereby rescinded.
2. Personnel shall be compensated according to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU),
Personnel Rules and Regulations, and/or other directive that identifies personnel
compensation in the workplace.
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.
4. The City of Morro Bay 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.
5. All personnel with the exception of the Fire Chief 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.
6. The Fire Chief will be compensated actual hours worked on the incident.
7. Fire department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Fire Marshal, Fire Captain, Fire
Captain Paramedic, Engineer, Engineer Paramedic, Firefighter, Firefighter Paramedic,
Reserve Engineer, and Reserve Firefighter.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of June, 2020 on the following vote:
AYES Headding, Addis, Davis, Heller, McPherson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
John Headding, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dana Swanson, City Clerk