HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-002CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 14-02
RESOLUTION SETTING COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT
RATES FOR FIREFIGHTERS
WHEREAS; volunteer firefighters are required to attend various training sessions and
to complete various firefighter skills and education courses in order to retain their active
status; and
WHEREAS; the Fire Department has determined that a nominal fee should be paid to
firefighters to defray the costs of means and transportation while attending skills and
education courses; and
WHEREAS; the City has determined that a nominal fee should also be paid to
firefighters to reimburse them for expenses incurred in responding to calls.
THEREFORE; It shall be resolved by the City Council of the City of Lakeville that
effective January 1, 2014, all regular and probationary firefighters shall be paid the following
fees for approved training and conference attendance:
a) $21.00 per 2 -4 hour training session for regular scheduled training;
b) $21.00 per 2 -4 hour training session for supplemental firefighting training courses;
c) $41.00 per 5+ hour training;
d) $41.00 per day for approved conferences;
e) Probationary firefighters will be paid at 50% of the rates described in subsections
a -d above. Upon successful completion of the probationary period, the firefighter
will be compensated for the remaining 50 %; and
f) Payment for training and conference attendance shall be made monthly.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lakeville that effective
January 1, 2014, all firefighters shall be compensated at a nominal fee for each call they
respond to as follows:
a) Regular firefighters shall be paid $11.00 for each call to which they respond;
b) Probationary firefighters shall be paid at 50% of the regular firefighter rate, or $5.50
for each call. Upon successful completion of the probationary period, the
firefighter will be compensated for the remaining 50% for each call to which they
responded;
c) Payment for call response shall be made monthly.
DATED this 6th day of January, 2014
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
BY:
Matt Liftle, Mayor
A
Charlene Friedges, City