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RESOLUTION NO. 11234 (2021 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, IDENTIFYING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE AWAY FROM THEIR OFFICIAL
DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNED TO AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo (“City”) is a public agency located in the County
of San Luis Obispo, State of California, and
WHEREAS, it is the City’s desire to provide fair and legal payment to all its employees
for the time worked; and
WHEREAS, the City and its Fire Department participates in mutual aid responses to
emergencies outside the City and County; and
WHEREAS, the City will compensate its employees overtime in accordance with
personnel rules and regulations, their current Memorandum of Agreement, and other applicable
state and federal laws, while in the course of their employment and away from their official duty
station or assignment and assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident,
or pre-positioned for emergency response; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo will seek reimbursement for qualifying mutual
aid responses such that all City Costs, including but not limited to personnel, apparatus, equipment,
and administrative costs, such that responses to reimbursement-qualifying mutual aid responses
do not have a net negative impact on the City’s financial position.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
as follows:
SECTION 1. The San Luis Obispo 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.
SECTION 2. City Fire Department response personnel will be compensated (portal to
portal) beginning at the time of dispatch to the return to jurisdictions when equipment and
personnel are in service and available for agency response.
SECTION 3. Fire Department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief,
Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Engineer, Firefighter, Senior Administrative Analyst,
Administrative Assistant, Fire Marshal Chief Building Official, Fire Inspector I, Fire Inspector I,
Fire Inspector II, Fire Inspector III, Hazardous Materials Coordinator, Fire Vehicle Mechanic and
Mechanic Helper.
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SECTION 4. For purposes of out of jurisdiction emergency assignments, the following
Fire Department unrepresented management classifications are eligible for overtime at a rate of
one and one half the employee’s base rate of pay during an event lasting more than eight hours:
Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Marshal Chief Building Official, Fire Marshal, Administrative
Analyst, and Senior Administrative Analyst.
SECTION 5. Resolution Number 10903 (2018 Series) is hereby repealed and replaced to
the extent inconsistent herewith.
Upon motion of Council Member Christianson, seconded by Vice Mayor Stewart. and on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Christianson, Marx, Pease, Vice Mayor Stewart, and
Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 6th day of April 2021.
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Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Markie Jorgensen
Assistant City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on ____________________________.
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk