R10900City Council Meeting: July 28, 2015
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER WWO (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING OVERTIME AND PORTAL -TO- PORTAL PAY FOR FIRE
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES RESPONDING AWAY FROM THEIR OFFICIAL DUTY
STATION WHILE ASSIGNED TO MUTUAL AID EMERGENCY INCIDENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (the "City ") is a public agency located in the
County of Los Angeles, State of California; and
WHEREAS, it is the City's desire to provide fair compensation to all of its
employees for time worked; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Fire Department ( "SMFD "), a department of the
City, employs fire response personnel with the following classifications: Fire Chief,
Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief, Division Chief, Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Engineer,
Firefighter /Paramedic, Firefighter /EMT, and Firefighter (collectively, "Fire Response
Personnel "); and
WHEREAS, the City has historically compensated its Fire Response Personnel
portal -to- portal, including any applicable overtime rates, in accordance with associated
Memoranda of Understanding ( "MOUs "), while in the course of their employment and
away from their official duty station and assigned to a mutual aid emergency incident, in
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support of a mutual aid emergency incident, or pre - positioned for a mutual aid
emergency response; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to memorialize this practice.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Fire Response Personnel will be compensated portal -to- portal and
at any applicable overtime rates in accordance with their associated MOUs, including
any side letter agreements approved in connection therewith, while in the course of their
employment and away from their official duty station and assigned to a mutual aid
emergency incident, in support of a mutual aid emergency incident, or pre - positioned for
a mutual aid emergency response, beginning at the time of initial dispatch until the time
of return to their official duty station, when equipment and personnel are in service and
available for agency response.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 28th day of July, 2015.
Kevin McKeown, Mayor
I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10900 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 281h day of June, 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Himmelrich, Winterer, O'Connor
Mayor McKeown, Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez
NOES: Councilmember: None
ABSENT: Councilmember: O'Day
ATTEST:
Sarah P. GormaCt Clerk