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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA, RESTATING
THE REQUIREMENT FOR NEWLY HIRED MORRO BAY FIREFIGHTERS TO HAVE
PARAMEDIC LICENSES, ALLOWING THE FIRE CHIEF DISCRETION
TO CONDITIONALLY POSTPONE COMPLIANCE WITH THAT REQUIREMENT
AND RESCINDING RESOLUTIONS NO.19-91 AND 29-01
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, in its mission to protect the health and welfare of its community, the City of
Morro Bay has provided emergency pre -hospital care services through qualified personnel of the
Morro Bay Fire Department; and,
WHEREAS, since the mid-1970's, the City of Morro Bay has offered Basic Life Support
and Advanced Life Support services during local emergency medical situations without additional
cost to the recipient(s); and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay is currently an approved Emergency Medical
Technician Paramedic (EMT-P) care provider as authorized by the San Luis Obispo County
Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA); and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay declared itself to be a provider of Emergency Medical
Technician Paramedic (EMT-P) pre -hospital care services; and,
WHEREAS, the Classification Plan of the City of Morro Bay to require paramedic
qualifications as a prerequisite for all levels of sworn firefighting positions or as determined by the
Fire Chief hired in permanent firefighting positions; and
WHEREAS, in its mission to protect the health and welfare of its community, the City of
Morro Bay has a long-standing tradition of augmenting full-time staffing of the Morro Bay Fire
Department with qualified and dedicated Reserve Firefighters and Reserve Fire Engineers; and
WHEREAS, in recent years the Morro Bay Fire Department has experienced a high
turnover rate of its Reserve firefighters resulting in increased reserve training and recruitment
costs; and
WHEREAS, a conditional waiver of the pre -employment paramedic license requirement
for qualified Reserve Firefighters, Reserve Engineers, and qualified Firefighters at large will
enhance the possibility of a full-time career opportunity with the Morro Bay Fire Department and
encourage reserve program employment retention.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council, City of Morro Bay,
California, as follows:
Section 1. Resolution No. 19-91 and Resolution No. 29-01 are hereby rescinded.
Section 2. Except as set forth hereinafter, the City shall hire as a full-time firefighter
employee only someone who is otherwise qualified and holds a current and valid State of
California paramedic license (EMT-P), accompanied by a San Luis Obispo County accreditation.
Section 3. Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 1, at the Fire Chief s
discretion, the City may hire an otherwise qualified person as a probationary full-time firefighter
subject to the following conditions:
a. That person shall remain a probationary firefighter until he/she has obtained a State
of California paramedic license (EMT-P), along with San Luis Obispo County
accreditation,
b. All training costs, including classroom hours, tuition, travel, and living expenses to
obtain that license and accreditation shall be the sole responsibility of that person,
C. Participation by that person in a paramedic class will be scheduled at the discretion
of the Fire Chief; based on the Fire Department's ability to maintain adequate staffing
levels,
d. That license and accreditation must be obtained within four years after the date of
appointment as a probationary firefighter, unless otherwise extended by the Fire Chief, for
good cause and
e. Failure to obtain that license or accreditation or meet the other conditions required
for full-time employment or as set forth herein constitutes the employee failing probation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of September, 2015 on the following vote:
AYES: Irons, Headding, Johnson, Smukler
NOES: None
ABSENT: Makowetski
ATTEST:
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ANA SWANSON, City Clerk
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JAIfIE L. IRONS, Mayor