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WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad Fire Department is a public agency located in the County
of San Diego, State of California; and
EXHIBIT 1
1 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-126
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
3 CALIFORNIA, AGREEING TO COMPENSATE EMERGENCY
PERSONNEL ON A PORTAL TO PORTAL BASIS
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7 WHEREAS, through the California Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid System and under the
8 provision ofthe California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA), California Department of Forestry
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and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), federal fire agencies or other fire agencies, Carlsbad Fire
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Department personnel can be assigned to locations throughout California in the event of a
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local. State, or federal emergency; and
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^3 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has in its employ, fire department response personnel
14 including. Fire Chief, Division Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Engineer,
15 Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Prevention Specialist, Deputy Fire Marshal, and Fire Marshal, and it
is the City of Carlsbad's desire to provide fair and legal payment to all its employees for time
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worked; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad will compensate its employees portal-to-portal while in
2Q the course of their employment and away from their official duty fire station and assigned to an
21 emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency
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WHEREAS the City of Carlsbad will compensate its employees overtime in accordance
with their current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or the Management Compensation
and Benefits Plan while in the course of their employment and away from their official duty
1 station and assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-
positioned for emergency response with another agency under the CFAA; and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Fire Department adheres to the CFAA for reimbursement of
costs associated with out of county mutual aid responses; and
WHEREAS, the CFAA has recently been revised with a new agreement being
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8 WHEREAS, the new CFAA establishes guidelines to follow to ensure adequate and
accurate reimbursement for mutual aid responses; and
WHEREAS, Carlsbad Fire Department will follow the new CFAA established guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
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j3 California, as follows that:
14 1. The above recitations are true, correct, and incorporated herein.
15 2. Personnel shall be compensated according to the MOU, Personnel Rules and
Regulations, and/or another directive that identifies personnel compensation in the
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workplace.
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In the event a personnel classification does not have an assigned compensation
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2Q rate, a "base rate" as set forth in an organizational policy, administrative directive or
21 similar document will to compensate such personnel.
22 4. The Carlsbad Fire Department will maintain a current salary survey or
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acknowledgement of acceptance of the "base rate" on file with the California
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Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Fire Rescue Division.
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5. Personnel will be compensated (portal-to-portal) beginning at the time of
dispatch to the return to jurisdiction when equipment and personnel are in service
and available for agency response.
6. Fire department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Division Chief, Battalion
Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Engineer, Firefighter/Paramedic, Fire Prevention Specialist,
Deputy Fire Marshal, and Fire Marshal.
7. Carlsbad Fire Department will follow the new CFAA guidelines to ensure
adequate and accurate reimbursement for mutual aid responses.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City
of Carlsbad on the 19th day of May 2015, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
Council Members Hall, Blackburn, Schumacher, Wood, Packard.
None.
ABSENT: None.
MATT HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
BARBARA ENGLESpN, City Clerk
(SEAL)