RES-10854 Terms & Conditions For Emergency IncidentRESOLUTION NO. 10854
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE REGARDING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR THE ORANGE CITY FIRE
DEPARTMENT RESPONSE AWAY FROM THEIR
OFFICIAL DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNED TO AN
EMERGENCY INCIDENT.
WHEREAS, the Orange City Fire Department is a public agency located in the County
of Orange, State of California, and
WHEREAS, it is the City of Orange's desire to provide fair and legal payment to all
its employees for time worked; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange has in its employ, Fire Department response personnel
which include: Fire Chief, Deputy Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire Captain/Paramedic, Fire
CaptaWEMT, Fire Engineer /Paramedic, Fire Engineer /EMT, Firefighter /Paramedic, and
Firefighter /EMT; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange 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 Orange will compensate its employees overtime in accordance
with their Memorandum of Understanding 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by, the City Council of the City of
Orange that:
1. Personnel shall be compensated according to Memorandum of Understanding,
Personnel Rules and Regulation, and /or other directive that identifies personnel
compensation in the workplace.
2. In the event a personnel classification does not have an assigned compensation rate,
a "Base Rate" as set forth in an organization policy, administrative directive or
similar document will be utilized to compensate such personnel.
3. The Orange City 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, Fire Rescue Division.
4. 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.
5. Fire Department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Deputy Chief, Battalion
Chief, Fire Captain/Paramedic, Fire Captain/EMT, Fire Engineer /Paramedic, Fire
Engineer /EMT, Firefighter /Paramedic, and Firefighter/EMT.
ADOPTED this day 10`" day of March, 2015
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Teresa . Smith, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST
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Mary E. > City Clerk, Cit range
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City
of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 10`" day of March, 2015 by the following
vote:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Murphy, Nichols
NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
Mary E. Mu City Clerk, C' Orange
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