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automatically guarantee an increase each year. It is anticipated that <br />• firefighter pay will be treated somewhat like part time liquor clerk pay has <br />been in the past whereby separate provisions apply to those positions. <br />Lastly, the remainder of the compensation package was reviewed by the <br />Council at the joint meeting. There were very few comments or concerns <br />regarding the remainder of the proposal. Briefly, those other items included <br />changing the pay structure, additional pay for training, and changing to a <br />defined contribution pension plan. If there are concerns on any other <br />components of the proposal, they should be brought up for discussion on <br />Monday. <br />In conclusion, in order to facilitate a change to defined contribution, the City <br />Council has indicated its desire to present a proposal to the firefighters <br />which will receive the votes necessary to approve the conversion. In that <br />regard, at Monday night's meeting the City Council should address the <br />following items: <br />Total hourly pay -data for 1992 to 1994 indicates that $2225 is an <br />appropriate level of pay for emergency calls only. All other hours <br />(e.g. training, work days, etc.) would receive only the base pay. <br />. • Double time holiday pay - of the cities surveyed, none paid a <br />premium for holiday hours. <br />Night call out pay -the information based on 1994 fire calls <br />indicates that the cost for the requested night call out pay between <br />10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., would be over $6,700. The cost for <br />midnight to 6:00 a.m. would be approximately $3,000. Again, none <br />of the cities surveyed paid night call out pay. <br />Annual review of fire compensation - it is appropriate that the <br />firefighters be included in the pay resolution with the <br />understanding that this does not guarantee a COLA. <br />Once the Council finalizes its proposal to the firefighters, a Compensation <br />Task Force meeting will be held so that the proposal can be discussed. At <br />that point it is hoped that the proposal can be taken in front of the fire <br />membership for discussion. <br />• <br />