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20041~ire Department Salary Ordinance <br />Page 3 <br />Responders. The three (3) Special Operation Teams which include the 36 <br />firefighters on the Hazardous Materials Response Team; the 16 Swiftwater Scuba <br />Divers, the 18 Swiftwater Specialists. The 18 Swiftwater Technicians who make up <br />the City's Swiftwater Rescue Team; the 36 firefighers who are members of the <br />Tactical Rescue Team as well as the 9 firefighters who are the Team Leaders. <br />Additionally, the 2 Arson Investigators, 4 Inspectors, 1 full-time Instructor, 21 <br />LieutenandParamedics, and 48 Pump Engineers/First Drivers will continue to <br />receive their specialty pays for the life of this four-year agreement. <br />2. Collective Bar ag fining A egr ement The City Negotiating Team will be <br />recommending a proposed 85-page Collective BargainingAgreement to the Board <br />of Public Safety which sets forth many of the day to day policies governing the fire <br />department. This agreement is essential to achieving and nurintaining harnroniaus <br />relations between management and labor. Some of the changes reflected which <br />improve this agreement include: improving public safety concerns,and <br />strengtihening the drug and atl:~itn' tiystfig proceadres - oj~-- icicorp~-atmg - tnL- <br />Department of Transportation levels for drug testing and lowering the alcohol <br />concentration to 0.06 ar greater. <br />With the members of Local No. 362 agreeing to convert from a complicated <br />holiday pay system to eight (8) Critical Duty Days, it enabled current monies to be <br />converted into base salaries. <br />The four-yeaz wage and monetary fringe package is the result of a long and <br />laborious negotiation process which was based on a strong foundation of mutual <br />respect and trust. On behalf of the entire City Wage Negotiating Team, I <br />recommend the unanimous approval and passage of Bill No. 59-00. Thank you. <br />Cordi y, <br />~_ ~~ <br />Ka een Cekanski-Farr~nd <br />Attorney at Law <br />City Spokesperson and Agent <br />KCF:kmf <br />cc: Mayor Stephen J. Luecke <br />Fire Chief Luther Taylor <br />Ciry Clerk's Office <br />Leon Stein, President of Local No. 362 <br />