HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 62-21 OES Reimbursement_mchRESOLUTION NO. 62-21
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 AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 56-20
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, Division Chief, Fire Marshal, 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 Division
Chief 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
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay will seek reimbursement for qualifying mutual aid
responses such that all City Costs including but not limited to personnel apparatus, equipment
and administrative costs, incurred in connection with qualifying mutual aid responses do not have
a net negative impact on the City's financial position.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay, California, as follows.
1. Resolution No. 56-20 is hereby rescinded.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.
3. 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.
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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 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. Fire Department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Division Chief, Fire Marshal, Fire
Captain, Fire Captain Paramedic, Engineer, Engineer Paramedic, Firefighter, Firefighter
Paramedic, Reserve Engineer, and Reserve Firefighter.
7 The Fire Chief and Division Chief, as FLSA-exempt employees, shall be compensated at
their base hourly wage, when providing such emergency response services. All other
classified response personnel shall be eligible for overtime compensation when providing
such emergency response services, in accordance with personnel rules and regulations,
their current Memorandum of Understanding, and all other applicable state and federal
laws.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 28th day of September 2021 on the following vote:
AYES° Headding, Addis, Barton, Ford, Heller
NOES' None
ABSENT: None
JOHN EG; mayor
ATTEST:
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' DANA SWANSON, City Clerk
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