REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis Hopkins, Assistant City Manager
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Approve the addition of Firefighter / Paramedic Trainee to the Temporary Position Listing, and the Firefighter / Paramedic Trainee Employment Agreement Form
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Statement of Issue:
In order to reduce costs, while also providing growth opportunities for part-time employees, staff is requesting approval of a Firefighter / Paramedic Trainee temporary position and employment agreement. Because the position has been structured as temporary in nature, it would fall outside of the competitive service system, and staff is correspondingly seeking approval of an at-will employment agreement to specify job duties and confer benefits. Approval of this position and employment agreement would create opportunity pathways for future Huntington Beach Firefighters and Firefighter Paramedics, and result in considerable salary and benefit savings during the training process.
Financial Impact:
The Firefighter / Paramedic Trainee position is proposed to fall under Part-Time Level 20 of the City's Pay Schedule for Part-time Non-Permanent and Non-Classified Employee listing. The pay range at this level is between $21.82 / hour and $27.04 / hour. Comparatively, the Firefighter position salary ranges between $34.97 / hour and $43.30 / hour. Recruiting employees into the Firefighter / Paramedic Trainee position while they are being trained, rather than straight into the Firefighter position, would result in significant salary savings during the training period.
Firefighters also receive a wide range of benefits as specified in the Huntington Beach Firefighters' Association Memorandum of Understanding. The proposed employment agreement for the Firefighter / Paramedic Trainee position would provide a more limited range of benefits as outlined in Exhibit B of Attachment #2.
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