6.d Staff Report pay change fire dept
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: February, 16th 2021
To: City Council
From: Mike Hinz, Fire Chief
Re: Pay Rate Change
Background:
We have 4 firefighters that have completed and passed their FF certification. Nick Bancks,
Steven Greenhow, Tim O’Neill & Nick Vannelli. Per our policy they should receive a stipend of
$100.00 to cover some of the time that they spent in class (140 hours). Also, if they are past their
probation period, they should receive a $1.00 increase in their pay rate
Issue:
Should the city pay the stipend for certification completion & also adjust pay rate for members
no longer on probation?
Proposal Details:
*Pay the $100.00 stipend for Nick Bancks, Steven Greenhow, Tim O’Neill & Nick Vannelli as
part of their next pay cycle.
*Increase Steven Greenhow’s pay rate from $12.33/hr to $13.33/hr for completing a
certification. Note this is the top pay scale unless he becomes an officer.
*Increase Nick Vannelli’s pay rate from $11.33/hr to $12.33/hr for completing a certification.
Nick will have another increase when he passes his EMT certification
Fiscal Impact:
The fiscal impact for the stipend is $400.00 and is included in the budget.
The fiscal impact for the pay rate change is estimated at ~$300.00 this is also included in our
current budget.
Options:
(1) Pay the stipend for Bancks, Greenhow, O’Neill & Vannelli. Also adjust the pay rate for
Greenhow to $13.33/hr & Vannelli to $12.33/hr.
(2) Do nothing
Recommendation:
Option (1).