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<br />6.1D <br />Page 20 <br /> <br />7.6 Paramedic Pay <br /> <br />1) Paramedic Premium Pay for paramedics - 10% of Base Pay. <br /> <br />2) Paramedic Assistance Pay for all other Fire Fighter/Engineers including Fire <br />Captains: 2.5% of Base Pay. <br /> <br />3) FF/P's receiving Paramedic Pay will not receive Paramedic Assistance Pay. <br /> <br />4) Paramedic Pay will be added to base pay, regardless of position on <br />apparatus or if on scheduled or non-scheduled hours. <br /> <br />5) Paramedic Pay will only be paid to FF/P's functioning in department <br />approved Paramedic positions. <br /> <br />6) FF/P's will maintain Paramedic Pay when acting in higher classification. <br /> <br />7) A training allowance of $10/000 will be provided, in lieu of overtime pay <br />while attending off duty training for those Fire Fighter/Engineers attending <br />the paramedic training program approved by the Oty. This $10/000 <br />Training Allowance will be provided as follows: $2,500 upon acceptance <br />into the Training Program as determined by examination and seniority; <br />$2/500 upon successful completion of the didactic training; $2,500 upon <br />successful completion of clinical training; $2,500 upon receipt of Paramedic <br />Certification by the State of California and the County of San Mateo. <br /> <br />, <br />8) If an employee voluntarily withdraws from any portion of the Paramedic <br />Training Program, the employee shall refund to the City the most recent <br />$2,500 received. Fire Management shall be responsible to notify HR and <br />Finance Departments regarding the refund. <br /> <br />9) The above provisions regarding captain compaction and paramedic pay <br />supercede the provisions of the sideletter dated August 14, 1997. All other <br />provisions of the August 14, 1997, sideletter stay in effect except if <br />modified by mutual agreement. <br /> <br />10) Effective with the first full pay period following the adoption of the 2001- <br />2005 MOU, upon approval of the Fire Chief, Fire Captains who maintain <br />paramedic certification will receive an additional 2.5% of base salary. The <br />Fire Captain shall not be the primary medic on any piece of fire apparatus. <br /> <br />Fire Captains that retain the Paramedic certification will be subject to all <br />County and Redwood City Paramedic requirements including continuing <br />education (CE). Fire Captains with current Paramedic certification in San <br />Mateo County will be the first Fire Captains eligible to receive paramedic <br />certification pay. <br /> <br />13 <br />