Agmt19 MOU San Mateo County Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2400

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7.2 Salaries The City will conduct salary surveys annually to include factors traditionally taken into consideration in the determination of wages, hours and other terms and conditions of public and private employment including, but not limited to, changes in the average Consumer Price Index for goods and services, the wages, hours and other terms or conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services, and the financial condition of the City. The following cities and districts are to be surveyed: Alameda, Berkeley, Daly City, Menlo Park Fire Protection District, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Richmond, Milpitas, San Mateo, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District, Santa Clara, Belmont, and South San Francisco. These agencies shall not be changed except by mutual consent of the parties. The survey conducted by the Human Resources Department, shall be updated and completed by November 1 of each year during the term of the MOU. The survey for Fire Fighters/Engineers shall compare the total compensation rates of Fire Fighter/Engineers in Redwood City to the median of total compensation rates of Fire Engineers, or in the absence thereof, to the median of total compensation rates of Fire Fighters, in the cities specified above. The survey for Deputy Fire Marshal shall compare the total compensation rates of Deputy Fire Marshals in Redwood City to the median of total compensation rates of Deputy Fire Marshals, or in the absence thereof, to the median of total compensation rates of Fire Inspectors II or III, or classifications performing substantially the same duties. The comparative calculation shall include top step base salary, employer paid member PERS contribution, maximum city paid medical contribution, longevity pay, holiday pay, uniform allowance, paramedic assistance pay, EMT pay, and educational incentive. In the event one or more of the above listed comparative cities is in labor negotiations due to the expiration of their labor MOU and does not have salary data available as of November 1 of each year, the total compensation factor for those cities shall be equal to the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the San Francisco/San Jose area for the preceding fiscal year. This factor shall be no less than 3% nor greater than 6% should the C.P.I. fall below or exceed these percentages. Upon the City's completion of the 2015 Fire Prevention Officer survey, the City and Association will meet to discuss the results of the survey. Effective January 7, 2019, there will be a three percent (3%) salary increase for all classifications represented by the bargaining unit. Effective the first full pay period on or after January 1, 2020, there will be a three percent (3%) salary increase for all classifications represented by the bargaining unit.