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• CITY OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION
Date December 21, 1998 Resolution 98-273
Motion By Holberg Seconded By Mulvihill
RESOLUTION SETTING COMPENSATION AND
REIlVIBURSEMENT 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
the 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.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Lakeville:
1. All regular and probationary firefighters shall be paid the following fees for
approved training and conference attendance:
a. $10.00 per training session for regular schedule training, up to a
maximum of 25 training sessions per firefighter per year;
b. $10.00 per training session for special firefighting training courses;
c. $10.00 per training session for water dive rescue training;
d. $10.00 per training session for technical/confined space rescue training;
e. $25.00 per day for approved conferences.
f. Probationary firefighters will be paid at 50 % of the rates described in
• subsections a-e above. Upon successful completion of the probationary
period, the firefighter will be compensated for the remaining 50%.
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• 2. Effective January 1, 1999, all firefighters shall be compensated at a nominal fee
for each call to which they respond as follows:
a. All regulaz firefighters shall be paid $5.00 for each call to which they
respond;
b. Probationary firefighters shall be paid at 50% of the regular firefighter
rate, or $2.50 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; and
c. Firefighters who aze also City employees will only be paid for calls if a
call begins or ends outside of the employee's normal work hours, or if a
call begins or ends during the employee's regulazly scheduled lunch break.
3. Payment shall be made biannually in January and July.
ADOPTED this 21st day of December 19 9s , by the City Council of the
City of Lakeville.
• CITY OF LAKEVII,LE
BY: R.
Duane R. Zaun, or
TTEST•
Chazlene Friedges, Ci Clerk
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