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5.h Firefighter Pay Increases for Completion of Probationary Period and CertificationSCANDIA
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: August 15, 2017
To: City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, Deputy Clerk
Re: Firefighter Pay Increases for Completion of Probationary Period and Certification
Background:
Firefighter compensation was approved in resolution 03-19-13-04, and then subsequently updated in
resolution 07-18-17-06 to reflect the budgeted wage increase for the department. This includes
increases for completing the probationary period, certifications and officers.
Issue:
Should Probationary Firefighters Joe Grabrick, Adam Meyers, Jesse Patterson and Dallas Soderlind
receive a pay adjustment for completion of the probationary period and FF II certification? Should
Volunteer Firefighter John Bauer receive a pay increase for completing FF II certification?
Proposal Details:
On June 1, 2017 Grabrick, Meyers, Patterson and Soderlind completed their one year probationary
period on the fire department. This should result in a $1/hour increase. Grabrick and Meyers are
eligible for an additional $1/hour increase for completing FF II certification. Patterson entered the
department with his EMT Certification and is eligible for the $1/hr increase as well. Their rate of pay
would increase from $10/hour to $12/hour for hours worked in June, and to $12.33 effective with the
budgeted wage increase approved by the Council in July. Soderlind's wage would increase from $10/hr
to $11/hr, and to $11.33 for hours worked in July. Bauer, hired in 2015, has recently earned his FF II
certification and his rate of pay would increase from $12.33/hr to $13.33/hr effective with July hours.
Grabrick, Meyers and Bauer are also eligible to receive the $100 payment for completing the FF II
certification.
Fiscal Impact:
The fire department budget provides for this increase.
Options:
1) Approve pay increases as follows:
• Joe Grabrick an additional $2/hr plus one-time bonus of $100 for FF II Certification
• Adam Myers an additional $2/hr plus one-time bonus of $100 for FF 11 Certification
• Jesse Patterson an additional $2/hr for EMT status
• Dallas Soderlind an additional $1/hr for completing the probationary period
• John Bauer an additional $1/hr plus one-time bonus of $100 for FF II Certification
2) Approve a different increase.
3) Do not approve an increase.
Recommendation:
Option 1.