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MEMORANDUM Z1 TO: John Cunningham, Fire Chief FROM: Cal Portner, City Administrator DATE: September 13, 2012 SUBJECT: Duty Officer At the September 5, 2012, Fire Service Task Force (FSTF) Meeting, the FSTF had further discussion on the current Duty Officer Program. The FSTF directed me to meet with the department officers to resolve differences in the administration of the existing Duty Officer Program. Following two meetings with the officers to discuss the Duty Officer Program, I found the only resolution the officers would accept as a remedy would be to include the Duty Officer on call pay of $4.50 for the period in which the on call Duty Officer was participating in a firefighting event. On September 5, I presented my findings to the FSTF which included historical information and comparative information from peer fire departments with similar Duty Officer Programs. It was with consensus of the FSTF and the firefighters in attendance that I was directed to dispose of the duty officer program issue. Therefore, with respect to the FSTF and the firefighters in attendance at the meeting of September 5, 2012, I impose the continuation of the existing Duty Officer Program through December 31, 2012, with the following amendments: 1) All Elk River Fire Department Officers will be accountable for equal shares of duty officer shifts through December 31, 2012. 2) A shift bidding system will be implemented to provide a reasonable and fair selection of shifts in accordance with rank and seniority, if provided. 3) All shifts not filled through the bidding shall be assigned by the Fire Chief. 4) Shifts may be traded or covered by other qualified officers after all shifts are equally divided among officers. The originally -assigned officer is ultimately responsible for shift coverage. 5) The Fire Chief is exempt from Duty Officer shifts. 6) The existing Duty Officer Program will terminate on December 31, 2012, to be replaced by a newly - developed program with pay schedules and work responsibilities consistent with peer departments. There shall be no expectation or prejudice with regard for past practice for the development and implementation of the next iteration of the Duty Officer Program. PAY'EAEA Ar HAN1y Documents\Memos\Duty Officer Resolution Sept 2012.docx Np TU