HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-186CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 17-186
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, 2018 all regular and probationary firefighters shall be paid the following fees for
approved training and conference attendance:
a) $23.00 per 2-4 hour training session for regular scheduled training;
b) $23.00 per 2-4 hour training session for supplemental firefighting training courses;
c) $43.00 per 5+ hour training;
d) $43.00 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, 2018, all firefighters shall be compensated at a nominal fee for each call they respond to as
follows:
a) Regular firefighters shall be paid $13.00 for each call to which they respond;
b) Probationary firefighters shall be paid at 50% of the regular firefighter rate, or $6.50
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) Hour pay will be established at $13.00 per hour for firefighters working duty crew
shifts.
d) Payment for call response shall be made monthly.
ADOPTED by the Lakeville City Council this 4th day of December 2017
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
Douglas . Anderson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Charlene Friedges, City Clerk