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01/10/2011 <br /> Salaries shall be calculated by comparing the total compensation rates of Fire <br /> Fighter /Engineers in Redwood City to the median of total compensation rates <br /> of Fire Engineers, or in the absence thereof, to the median of total <br /> compensation rates of Fire Fighters, in the cities specified above. The <br /> comparative calculation shall include top step base salary, employer paid <br /> member PERS contribution, maximum city paid medical contribution, longevity <br /> pay, holiday pay, uniform allowance, paramedic assistance pay, EMT pay, and <br /> educational incentive. <br /> In the event one or more of the above listed comparative cities is in labor <br /> negotiations due to the expiration of their labor MOU and does not have salary <br /> data available as of November 1 of each year, the total compensation factor for <br /> those cities shall be equal to the Consumer Price Index for all Urban <br /> Consumers for the San Francisco /San Jose area for the preceding fiscal year. <br /> This factor shall be no less than 3% nor greater than 6% should the C.P.I. fall <br /> below or exceed these percentages. <br /> Effective the first of the pay period closest to January 1, 2010 (01/04/10), <br /> there will be no salary increase for either the classification of Fire <br /> Fighter /Engineer or Fire Captain. <br /> Effective the first of the pay period closest to January 1, 2011 (12/27/10), <br /> there will be no salary increase for either the classification of Fire <br /> Fighter /Engineer or Fire Captain. <br /> Effective the first of the pay period closest to January 1, 2012 (01/02/12), all <br /> current employees in the classification of Fire Fighter /Engineer will receive an <br /> increase to their base salary which brings their total compensation equal to the <br /> total compensation median of the established labor market as described above. <br /> If the salary survey median reflects less than a 3% increase in pay, all current <br /> employees in the classification of Fire Fighter /Engineer will receive a 3% <br /> increase to their base salary. All current employees in the classification of Fire <br /> Captain will receive an increase to their base salary equal to the percentage <br /> increase received by Fire Fighter /Engineers. <br /> Effective the first of the pay period closest to January 1, 2013 (12/31/12), all <br /> current employees in the classification of Fire Fighter /Engineer will receive a <br /> 2% increase to their base salary. All current employees in the classification of <br /> Fire Captain will receive an increase to their base salary equal to the <br /> percentage increase received by Fire Fighter /Engineers. <br /> 7.2.1 Initial Appointments <br /> Initial appointments to Fire Fighter /Engineer or Fire Captain <br /> classifications shall normally be made at the lowest step or rate of <br /> pay. Upon approval of the Fire Chief and City Manager, such <br /> appointments may be made at any other step when justification <br /> upon consideration of the difficulty locating qualified personnel, <br /> 10 <br /> Page 16 #15077 <br /> MUFF # 905 <br />