2021/02/09 City Council Resolution 2021-019 RESOLUTION No. 2021-019
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
IDENTIFYING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESPONSE AWAY FROM THEIR OFFICIAL DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNED TO
AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2019-067
WHEREAS, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety is a public agency located in
the County of Sonoma, State of California, and
WHEREAS,the City of Rohnert Park has in its employ,fire department response personnel
include: Fire Chief, Deputy Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Engineer, Firefighter/EMT, and
Firefighter; and
WHEREAS, Rohnert Park response personnel are occasionally assigned to respond to
emergencies outside of the City in response to requests for mutual aid from outside agencies; and
WHEREAS,the City will compensate, portal to portal, for the time personnel are assigned
to emergencies outside of the City in response to requests for mutual aid from outside agencies
based upon the City's identified and allowable business practices, arrangements and internal
established agreements, including its current Memorandum of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, the City will compensate personnel in accordance with the current
Memorandum of Understanding as well as the City's personnel rules and regulations for personnel
time worked away from their official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident,in support
of an emergency incident, or prepositioned for emergency response; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue to provide fair and legal payment to all its Public
Safety response personnel for time worked away from their official duty station and assigned to an
emergency incident in support of an emergency incident, or prepositioned for emergency response;
and
WHEREAS, the City will compensate Public Safety response personnel for overtime in
accordance with the current Memorandum of Understanding as well as Rohnert Park's personnel
rules and regulations, 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.
WHEREAS, this Resolution does not amend or modify any terms or provisions of the
current Memorandum of Understanding, City of Rohnert Park's personnel rules and regulations, or
any other directives or policies regarding personnel compensation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that:
1. Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety personnel shall be compensated according to
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Personnel Rules and Regulations, and/or other
directive that identifies personnel compensation in the workplace.
2. The City will compensate its emergency employees from the time of initial dispatch from home
base to the time of return to home base(portal to portal),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.
3. 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.
4. The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety will maintain a current salary survey or
acknowledgement of acceptance of the"base rate"on file with the California Governor's Office
of Emergency Services, Fire Rescue Division.
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, Deputy Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire
Captain, Engineer, Firefighter/EMT, and Firefighter.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution replaces Resolution No. 2019-076,
which is hereby rescinded and of no further force or effect.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 9`h day of February, 2021.
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