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CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO—REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
Report/Information
From: Linn Livingston M/CC Meeting Date: 12/05/2011
Prepared by: Linda Wynn, (909)384-5161
Dept: Human Resources Ward(s): All
Subject:
Establishment of Salaries for Fire Department Ranges P-1,P-2, P-3 and P-4, Effective August 1,
2011.
Financial Impact:
The City's FY 2011-12 approved budget included$200,000 in General Government for all
Charter 186 anticipated salary increases. The amount of Charter 186 salary increases for Fire
Safety, as outlined above,is $34,600. This action will leave a remaining balance of$165,400.
Motion 1: Establish salaries for Fire Department Ranges P-1 (Firefighter), P-2 (Paramedic),
P-3 (Fire Engineer) and P-4 (Fire Investigator/Captain), effective August 1, 2011;
and
Motion 2: Authorize the Director of Human Resources to amend Resolution No. 6429 to
reflect the above action; and
I Motion 3: Authorize the Director of Finance to amend the FY 2011-12 budget.
Synopsis of Previous Council Action:
On November 15, 2010, the Mayor and Common Council approved the establishment of salaries
for Fire Department Ranges P-1 (Firefighter), P-2 (Paramedic), P-3 (Fire Engineer), and P-4
(Fire Investigator/Captain), effective August 1, 2010.
Background:
Section 186 of the City Charter established a formula for setting salaries for local safety
members, effective August 1 of each year. An agreement was reached with the Fire Safety Unit
for the 10 cities to be used for this year's calculations. The salaries of those cities have been
averaged to determine the salaries for this year's Fire Safety classifications.
The 10 cities selected include:
Santa Rosa Salinas
Pasadena Huntington Beach
Elk Grove Vallejo
Hayward Orange
Roseville Irvine
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G2011-2012 MONTHLY SALARY RANGES:
Range Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
P-I/Firefighter $5,579 $5,950 $6,321 $6,692 $7,063
P-2/Paramedic $6,195 $6,629 $7,063 $7,497 $7,931
P-3/Engineer $6,767 $7,047 $7,327 $7,607 $7,887
P-4/Investigator/Captain $9,037
P-4/Fire Captain(flat rate) $9,037
2010-2011 MONTHLY SALARY RANGES:
RangeStep 1Step 2Step
3Step 4Step 5
P-1/Firefighter k$5,367 $5,755 $6,143 $6,530 $6,918
P-2/Paramedic $6,373 $6,875 $7,377 $7,879
P-3/Engineer $6,981 $7,296 $7,611 $7,926
P-4/Investigator/Captain $9,075
P-4/Fire Captain(flat rate) $9,075
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Effective August 1,2011,the new monthly salaries are as follows:
Range %Change Monthly #of Budgeted Total Annual
Dollar Positions Adjustment
Adjustment
P-1/Firefighter 2.09 $145 10 $17,400
P-2/Paramedic 0.66 $52 45 $28,080
P-3/Engineer -0.49 -$39 42 -$19,656
P-4/hlvestigator/Captain -0.42 -$38 42 -$19,152
$6,672
Adding an annual average benefit rate of 29.977% to reflect the variable fringe benefit costs,
which rise with the salary, the total added costs for salaries and fringe benefits for General Fund
positions is $8,700. Additionally, to better reflect the Fire Department's staffing levels and
overtime costs for FY 2011-12, their overtime account should be increased by $25,900. This
brings the total amount for Fire Safety to $34,600. By comparison, total Section 186 costs for
this group in FY 2010-11 were $107,400 which included a decrease of $6,300 for the
department's overtime budget.
The Firefighter Trainee salary will be set at $4,463 per month, which is 80% of the Firefighter
(P-1), Step A, salary.
Suouortine Documents:
Updated: 12/1/2011 by Linda Sutherland