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<br />6.1G <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />REPORT <br /> <br />To the Honorable Mayo.r and City Council <br />From the City M:anager <br /> <br />July 13, 2009 <br /> <br />Subject <br />Approval of Side Letter of Agreement between the City of Redwood City and <br />International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2400 representing the Redwood <br />City Firefighters Union. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />By motion authorize the Fire Chief and Human Resources Director to execute the Side <br />Letter of Agreement allowing for temporary adjustments to the staffing agreement <br />articulated in section 25 of the current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between <br />the City and IAFF by reducing the staffing for Truck 9 from the required complement of <br />four members to three members. <br /> <br />Background <br />In light of the City's current financial deficit, the City Council has tentatively approved <br />the Fiscal Year 2009-10 general fund .budget with approximately $4.2 million in <br />expenditure reductions. The Fire Department budget has been reduced by 4.3%, for a <br />total of $755,483. Included are $400,000 of overtime cuts resulting from taking Engine <br />9 out of service 90 shifts in Fiscal Year 2009-10. <br /> <br />As explained to the Council on June 15, 2009, the Fire Chief and the Union have <br />worked together to create an alternative plan to the Engine 9 ubrown-out". Effective July <br />1,2009, the City and Union mutually agree to temporarily adjust the staffing agreement <br />articulated in section 25 of the MOU by reducing the staffing for Truck 9 from the <br />required complement of four members to three members. This will provide the Fire <br />Chief with more flexibility in managing staffing resources, and will allow Engine 9 to <br />remain in service. <br /> <br />The implementation of this agreement will result in fewer, if any, brown-out shifts for <br />Engine 9, and will net the same $400,000 in cost savings required to meet the Fire <br />Department budget's bottom line. <br /> <br />Alternatives <br />Council could direct staff to renegotiate specific terms of the staffing agreement. <br />Council could direct staff to negotiate an entirely new side letter of agreement. <br /> <br />Fiscal Impact <br />The total general fund savings in Fiscal Year 2009-10 as a result of this agreement is <br />projected to be $400,000, consistent with the City Manager's recommended budget to <br />