Resolution 2015-20RESOLUTION NO. 2015-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY IDENTIFYING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
RESPONSE AWAY FROM THEIR OFFICIAL DUTY
STATIONS AND ASSIGNED TO AN EMERGENCY
INCIDENT
WHEREAS, The Gilroy Fire Department is a public agency located in the County of
Santa Clara, State of California; and
WHEREAS, it is the City of Gilroy's desire to provide fair and legal payment to all of its
employees for time worked; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy has in its employ, Fire Department response personnel
including: Fire Chief, Fire Division Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Engineer, and Firefighter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy will compensate its employees 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy as
follows:
1. 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. 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 personnel.
3. The Gilroy Fire Department 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.
4. 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.
5. Fire Department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Fire Division Chief, Fire
Captain, Fire Engineer, and Firefighter.
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-20
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18'h day of May, 2015 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
AULMAN, BRACCO, LEROE- MUNOZ,
TUCKER, VELASCO, WOODWARD and
GAGE
NONE
NONE
APPROVED:
0 qe
Donald F. Gage, Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-20
I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2015 -20 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 18th day of May, 2015 at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this P' ' day of May, 2015.
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)