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Item 5.6. <br />k River MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor & City Council l <br />FROM: Lori Johnson, Asst. City Administrator ~~\ <br />DATE: Apri13, 1995 <br />SUBJECT: Fire Compensation Proposal <br />The City Council and Fire Department met jointly on March 6, 1995, to <br />discuss the work completed by the Fire Compensation Task Force. Following <br />discussion on the proposed compensation package, there were still several <br />items which needed to be resolved. <br />The main item of discussion centered around the total hourly pay amount. <br />The firefighters are requesting $22.25 per hour for all calls. The City Council <br />did not agree to that request; however, it was suggested that rate maybe <br />appropriate if it was based only on emergency call hours. The attached <br />• Exhibit titled Fire Compensation Supplemental Information indicates that <br />$22.25 would be similar to the rates paid for emergency calls only for 1992, <br />1993, and 1994. If the rate had been $22.25 in 1994, the City would have <br />paid an additional $2,459 for a total City contribution of $21,459 to the <br />retirement fund. <br />In addition, the proposed compensation package includes a request for double <br />pay for certain holidays and a two hour call out m;n;mum for calls between <br />10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. There was discussion regarding what hours would <br />be included in night call out pay. The supplemental information sheet <br />attached shows the costs associated with various hours. If the hours change <br />from midnight to 6:00 a.m., the additional cost is estimated to be just over <br />$3,000. If night call out pay is given for hours between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 <br />a.m., the additional cost is estimated to be over $6,700. Unfortunately, I do <br />not have information available on holiday fires to provide cost estimates for <br />double pay on holidays As I stated in my previous memo, based on a survey <br />of numerous cities, no other city pays either holiday or night call out pay. <br />Another item included in the proposal was that the firefighters would be <br />included in the City pay resolution and receive annual review of their wages. <br />It is appropriate that firefighter pay be reviewed annually as part of the pay <br />• resolution; however, the firefighters should be aware that this does not <br />13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />