HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2023-250RESOLUTION NO. 2023-250
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LODI AND
THE LODI PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION THROUGH A
SIDE -LETTER AGREEMENT ADDING OVERTIME PAY FOR IN-PERSON
PARAMEDIC INSTRUCTION WHEN OFF-DUTY
WHEREAS, the Lodi City Council approved a successor Memorandum of
Understanding ("MOU") with the Lodi Professional Firefighters (LPF) that has a term of
January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Lodi Fire Department will be improving services to the Lodi citizens by
providing Advanced Life Support (ALS) instead of Basic Life Support (BLS), requiring Fire
Department personnel to be licensed and certified Paramedics; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department received a grant from Assistance to Firefighters Grant
("AFG") to fund Fire Department personnel to attend Paramedic training and to backfill absent
Firefighters when attending instruction during on -duty hours; and
WHEREAS, the LPF MOU does not provide for overtime compensation to attend
in-person Paramedic instruction during off duty hours; and
WHEREAS, the City and LPF wish to enter into a side -letter agreement amending the
LPF MOU to provide LPF members with overtime compensation to attend in-person Paramedic
instruction during off-duty hours; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that Council approve the revisions to the MOU with LPF
through a Side -Letter Agreement to provide overtime compensation to LPF members attending
in-person paramedic instruction during off-duty hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
the attached Side -Letter Agreement (Exhibit A) between the City of Lodi and LPF adding
overtime compensation to attend in-person Paramedic instruction during off-duty hours. This
Side -Letter Agreement does not affect any other training programs and expires upon
exhaustion of available grant funding; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, pursuant to Section 6.3q of the City Council Protocol
Manual (adopted 11/6/19, Resolution No. 2019-223), the City Attorney is hereby authorized to
make minor revisions to the above -referenced document(s) that do not alter the compensation
or term, and to make clerical corrections as necessary.
Date: November 1, 2023
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2023-250 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held November 1, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS
— Bregman, Craig, Nakanishi, Yepez, and
Mayor Hothi
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS
— None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS
— None
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS
— None
OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
2023-250
Exhibit A
Side Letter Agreement Amending the Memorandums of Understanding
Between the City of Lodi and the Lodi Professional Firefighters
January 1, 2023 — December 31, 2025
This Side Letter Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into between the City of Lodi, a municipal
corporation ("City"), and Lodi Professional Firefighters ("LPF"), and is effective as of [DATE].
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding between LPF and the City term runs from
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2025 ("MOU"), and
WHEREAS, the Lodi Fire Department applied for and received a grant from Assistance to
Firefighters Grant ("AFG") to fund Paramedic Training for Lodi Fire Department personnel; and
WHEREAS, several members of the Lodi Fire Department have voluntarily enrolled in
Paramedic training; and
WHEREAS, the AFG grant funding pays for the cost of the Paramedic Training program
and all associated overtime for backfilling the absent employee position; and
WHEREAS, LPF personnel who attend training on regularly scheduled work days are
compensated at their regular rate of pay; however, they are not compensated for training on off-
duty days; and
WHEREAS, representatives from the City and LPF have met and conferred in good faith
to discuss paying overtime to employees who are attending in-person Paramedic Training on their
off-duty days; and
WHEREAS, the AFG grant allows payment for attending all Paramedic Training days; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement does not affect any other training programs, nor will the City
or Fire Department compensate employees to attend other voluntary training on their off-duty
days; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Chief has the sole discretion on limiting the number of employees
who are enrolled in the AFG grant funded Paramedic Training program at one time for operational
and staffing needs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, agree as follows: the City shall pay Lodi Fire
Department employees overtime for their hours of in-person instruction (classroom, clinical, and
internship) of Paramedic Training on their scheduled off-duty days, retro -active to the beginning
of the Paramedic Training program on July 11, 2023. The City shall make these payments with
AFG grant funds, until the AFG grant funds have been exhausted, expiration of the AFG grant, or
completion of the Paramedic Training program, whichever occurs first. The City is only obligated
to use AFG grant funds under this Agreement, and will not utilize funds from any other source to
make the requested overtime payments for Paramedic Training on their off-duty days.
All other MOU terms and conditions not otherwise modified in this Agreement shall remain
unchanged and in full force and effect through December 31, 2025.
City of Lodi,
a municipal corporation
Andrew Keys
Date
Interim City Manager
Adele Post
Date
Human Resources Manager
ATTEST:
Olivia Nashed
Date
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Katie O. Lucchesi K�
Date
Interim City Attorney
Lodi Professional Firefighters
Cameron Heberle
President, LPF
Date