Resolution 15133CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 15133
CONFIRMING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
COMPENSATION FOR ALAMEDA FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESPONSES AWAY FROM THEIR OFFICAL DUTY STATION AND
ASSIGNED TO AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda is a municipal corporation organized under the
laws of the State of California and located in the County of Alameda, State of California;
and
WHEREAS, it is the City Council's desire to provide fair and legal payment to all
of its employees for time worked; and
WHEREAS, the City has in its employ, Fire Department response personnel
including: Fire Chief, Deputy Chief, Division Chief, Fire Captain, Apparatus Operator,
Paramedic/Firefighter and Firefighter; and
WHEREAS, the City 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 an
emergency response; and
WHEREAS, the City will compensate its employees overtime in accordance with
the current and applicable Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the
International Association of Firefighters, Local 689 and the Alameda Fire Chiefs
Association 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 an emergency response.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda that personnel shall be compensated according to the applicable
Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the International Association of
Firefighters, Local 689, the Alameda Fire Chiefs Association and/or other directive that
identifies personnel compensation in the workplace; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Alameda by and through its Fire
Department will maintain a current salary survey or acknowledgment of acceptance of
the "base rate" on file with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services,
Rescue Division; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that 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.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting
assembled on the 15th day of March, 2016, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie
and Mayor Spencer — 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 16th day of March, 2016.
Lara Weisiger, Cit erk
City of Alameda
Approved as to form:
Janet fn
City Attorney