I. RECOMMENDATION:
The Fire Chief and City Manager recommend amending the Fire Reserve and Per Diem Pay Scale to include Non-Safety EMT and Non-Safety Paramedic Per Diem hourly pay rates.
II. BACKGROUND:
The Fire Chief would like to staff a 12 Hour Non-Safety Ambulance to maintain current staffing levels in Coalinga once an ambulance is moved to Huron. This would require the Fire Reserve pay scale to be amended to include Per Diem rates.
III. DISCUSSION:
A cost comparison was done with the surrounding agencies private ambulance providers to determine the rate. The proposed pay scale was decided upon to be competitive with recruitment and retention. The Per Diem positions will not include benefits.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
1. None
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed rate for Per Diem Non-Safety EMT is $15.00/Hr. and Per Diem Non-Safety Paramedic is $16.00/Hr. This cost would come from the IGT fund balance. |