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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-123
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA IDENTIFYING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE AWAY
FROM THEIR OFFICIAL DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNED
TO AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista (City) is a public agency located in the County of
San Diego, State of California; and
WHEREAS, it is the City’s desire to provide fair and legal payment to all of its employees
for time worked, including those in the City’s Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Fire Department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Deputy
Chief, Division Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Engineer, Firefighter/Paramedic,
Firefighter/EMT, Firefighter, Fuels Module Crew Member, Hand Crew Member, Hand Crew
Lead, Paramedic, EMT, Fire Prevention/Investigation, Fire Mechanic, Equipment Mechanic; and
WHEREAS, the City will compensate its Fire Department response personnel portal-
to-portal while they are in the course of their employment, 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 will compensate its employees overtime 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 Chula Vista,
that it approves identifying the terms and conditions for the Fire Department response away from
their official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident; and
• Chula Vista Fire Department response personnel shall be compensated above straight
time/overtime when applicable while in the course of their employment, away from their
official duty station, assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency
incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response; and
• In the event a personnel classification does not have an assigned compensation rate, a
“Base Rate” as set forth in an organizational policy, administrative directive, or similar
document will be used to compensate such personnel; and
• The Chula Vista 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; and
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• Chula Vista Fire Department response personnel will be compensated portal-to-portal
beginning at the time of dispatch through the time of return to the jurisdiction when
equipment and personnel are in service and available for agency response; and
• Chula Vista Fire Department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Deputy Fire
Chief, Division Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Engineer,
Firefighter/Paramedic, Firefighter/EMT, Fuels Module Crew Member, Hand Crew
Member, Hand Crew Lead, Fire Prevention/Investigation, Paramedic, EMT, Fire
Mechanic, and Equipment Mechanic.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Harry Muns Marco A. Verdugo
Fire Chief City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 22nd day of July 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2025-123 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 22nd day of July 2025.
Executed this 22nd day of July 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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