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ITEM
MEETING DATE 4/19/88
ITEM TITLE
SUBMITTED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Resolution,~j`~p2,~Approving Amendment to FY 1987-88 through
FY 1989-90 Memorandum of Understanding concerning wages and
other terms and conditions of employment with Local 2180,
International Associa~~f Fire Fighters
Deputy City Manager ~~
City Manager ~t~(~_--
{~/5ths Vote: Yes_NO X )
The potential annexation of the area currently s~=rued by the Bonita/Sunnyside
Fire Protection District has raised several issues of concern to our fire
fighters in Local 2180 of the International Association of Fire Fighters
(IAFF). After several meetings to discuss these issues during March and April
of 1988, City and IAFF representatives have formulated an amendment to the
current M.O.U., and that amendment has been ratified by the IAFF membership.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt the resolution approving the amendment
to the M.O.U.
• BOARDS COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not a licable.
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DISCUSSION:
The proposed LAFCO Terms and Conditions (copy of most recent version attached)
for the Bonita annexation would result in the following Bonita/Sunnyside Fire
District staff being absorbed by the City on the annexation's effective date:
1 Fire Chief as a City Battalion Chief
3 Fire Captains as City Fire Captains
6 Fire Engineers as City Fire Engineers
3 Fire Fighters as City Fire Fighters
1 District Secretary in a currently undetermined clerical position in
the City
The City's firefighters in Local 2180 expressed concerns about how the
absorption of the above staff might affect their promotional opportunities
in the future. The proposed amendment to the M.O.U. is intended to address
those concerns, as well as similar concerns that have been raised by
Bonita/Sunnyside Fire District staff.
The proposed amendment to the M.O.U. would only become effective if and when
the Bonita annexation became effective. In that case, the amendment would
replace an existing section in the current M.O.U. regarding transitional
• staffing levels resulting from the City's absorption of the Montgomery Fire
Protection District. The proposed changes to the existing M.O.U. provisions
are summarized below:
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• - The City will provide a minimum of 24 Fire Captain positions until a new
fire station is opened. This is an increase of three Captain positions
from the minimum of 21 Captain positions required in the current M.O.U.
- The City will provide a minimum of 25 Fire Engineer positions until a
new fire station is opened. This is an increase of three Engineer
positions from the minimum of 22 Engineer positions required in the
current M.O.U.
The City will "grandfather" an additional three Engineer positions (for
a total of 28 Engineer positions) until any of the six individual
Engineers absorbed from the Bonita/Sunnyside Fire Protection District
retires, terminates, promotes, or demotes. This minimum number of 28
Engineer positions will be reduced by one for each such Engineer (absorbed
from Bonita) leaving an Engineer classification in any of the above
methods. When the third such Engineer retires, terminates, promotes,
or demotes, there will no longer be a minimum number of required Fire
Engineer positions, unless the minimum of 25 described above is still
required at that point as a result of the City not having opened a new
fire station by then.
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The City is currently required to provide a minimum of 5 Battalion Chief
positions until any of the existing Battalion Chiefs retires, terminates,
or promotes. If none of the existing Battalion Chiefs do so prior to
the effective date of the annexation, the City's commitment would be
increased to a minimum of six Battalion Chiefs until any of them retires,
terminates, demotes, or promotes. At that point the minimum would be
reduced to 5 until the Battalion Chief absorbed from the Bonita/Sunnyside
Fire Protection District retired, terminated, demoted, or promoted.
FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of implementing these provisions is included in the
City's proposed Bonita budget.
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the City o:.~ncil of
Chula Vista, California
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