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MARK J. HOLMES, CHIEF
115 West 5th Street
Hastings, Minnesota 55033-1815
HASTINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Business Office (651) 480-6150
Fax (651) 480-6170
TO: Mayor Hicks and City Council Members
FROM: Mark J. Holmes, Fire Chief~)I--
DATE: September 12,2007
SUBJECT: Request for Adjustment to Paid-on-Call Firefighter/EMT
Compensation Schedule
All paid-on-call firefighter/EMT's are paid hourly rates for emergency responses and
training time. This compensation schedule was designed and implemented in 1996 with a
slight partial adjustment beginning in 2002. The current system has four individual
hourly pay rates depending upon the activity performed. City fire, rural fire, training, and
ambulance rates all differ in range from $9.00/hour to $15.00/hour. Officers and
paramedics are paid differently than firefighterIEMT's. The existing software program
for the fire department payroll was developed specifically for our department. This
software is no longer supported by the manufacturer and will be obsolete with our next
problem.
Prior to the end of 2007 the city will be adopting a common software program with all
other fire departments in Dakota County. This cooperative effort has a module
specifically for paid-on-call payroll systems. To apply this software, I am proposing that
a single pay rate be used for all firefighting and training and a second pay rate be used for
ambulance responses. The officer and paramedic differences in rate of pay would be
adjusted by a montWy premium as opposed to a difference in an hourly rate. This
compensation process would lend itself to meeting the application needs of this new
software.
My proposal would increase the hourly rate for all fire responses from $11.00 per hour
city and $13.00 per hour rural to $13.00 per hour. Training pay would also increase from
$9.00 per hour to $13.00 per hour; this amount has not been adjusted since 1996. The
hourly rate for ambulance response would remain at $15.00 per hour until future
increases would allow fire and training pay to rise to the $15.00 level. Additional officer
and paramedic compensation would be achieved through the addition of a $100.00 per
month premium.
FIRE SUPPRESSION
FIRE EDUCATION
FIRE PREVENTION
AMBULANCE SERVICE
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Mayor Hicks and City Council Members
September 12, 2007
Throughout 2006 and 2007 a committee consisting of paid-on-call and career firefighters,
chief officers, administrative support staff, and Dave Osberg and Melanie Mesko Lee
have been working through future planning issues within the fire department. One of the
issues identified was the rate of pay for paid-on-call firefighter/EMT's. Throughout
much discussion, this proposal reflects the consensus of that committee. The committee
recommendation coupled with the adoption of new computer software make this the right
time to adjust and equalize these rates of pay. Included with this memo is the
illustrations used to determine additional labor costs associated with this proposal. In
anticipation of an increase additional funding was approved in the 2007 fire department
budget and also included in the 2008 fire department budget as requested.
Requested Action: City Council approval of the paid-on-call firefighter/EMT compensation
schedule as adjusted with increases beginning in the 2007 fourth quarter payroll period.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on my cell phone #651-775-
5545 and I will be in attendance at the September 17,2007, city council meeting should
you have any questions for me at that time.
Attachment
Volunteer-On Call Pay (Fire)
Volunteer Captain Drills
5 personnel x 92 hrs x $13.00/hr.
Volunteer Captain Special Drills
5 personnel x 50 hrs x $13.00/hr.
Volunteer Lieutenants Drills
5 personnel x 92 hrs. x $13.00/hr.
Volunteer Lieutenants Special Drills
5 personnel x 50 hrs. x $13.00/hr.
Volunteer Officer Duty Weekend
Volunteer Firefighter Drills
32 personnel x 3 hrs. per mo. X 12 mo. X $13.00/hr.
Volunteer Firefighter - Special Drills
32 personnel x 50 hours x $13.00/hr.
Firefighter I & Haz-mat Training
6 personnel x 11 O/hrs. x $13.00/hr.
Fire Calls
Volunteer - 8 personnel hrs/call x 580 calls x $13.00/hr.
Officer Premium
10 personnel x $1 OO.OO/month x 12 months
*TOT AL
Current
$5/060.00
$2,750.00
$4140.00
$2,250.00
$10,368.00
$14,400.00
$5,940.00
Proposed
Difference
$5,980.00 $920.00
$3,250.00 $500.00
$5,980.00 $1,840.00
$3,250.00 $1,000.00
$14,976.00 $4,608.00
$20/800.00 $6,400.00
$8,580.00 $2,640.00
$60,320.00 $60,320.00 $0.00
$ $12,000.00 $12,000.00
$105/228.00 $135,136.00 $29,908.00
*TOT AL = Amount reflects increase of two officers that were not included in the 2007 budget.
Volunteer-On Call Pay (Ambulance)
EMT Course
8 personnel x 110 hrs. x $13.00/hr.
EMT/EMT-I Refresher
20 personnel x 32 hrs. x $1 3.00/hr.
Ambulance Training
42 personnel x 2 hrs. per mo. X $13.00/hr. x 12 mo.
Medic Training
6 personnel x 40 x $13.00/hr.
Ambulance Calls
Medic Premium
6 personnel x $1 OO.OO/mo. x 12 months
TOT AL
Current
$7,920.00
. $5,760.00
$9,072.00
$2,160.00
Proposed
Difference
$11,440.00 $3,520.00
$8,320.00 $2,560.00
$13,104.00 $2,560.00
$3,120.00 $960.00
$105,088.00 $105,088.00 $0.00
$
$7,200.00 $7,200.00
$130,000.00 $148,272.00 $18,272.00