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01/10/2011 6) FF /P's will maintain Paramedic Pay when acting in higher classification. 7) A training allowance of $10,000 will be provided, in lieu of overtime pay while attending off duty training for those Fire Fighter /Engineers attending the paramedic training program approved by the City. This $10,000 Training Allowance will be provided as follows: $2,500 upon acceptance into the Training Program as determined by examination and seniority; $2,500 upon successful completion of the didactic training; $2,500 upon successful completion of clinical training; $2,500 upon receipt of Paramedic Certification by the State of California and the County of San Mateo. 8) If an employee voluntarily withdraws from any portion of the Paramedic Training Program, the employee shall refund to the City the most recent $2,500 received. Fire Management shall be responsible to notify HR and Finance Departments regarding the refund. 9) The above provisions regarding captain compaction and paramedic pay supercede the provisions of the sideletter dated August 14, 1997. All other provisions of the August 14, 1997, sideletter stay in effect except if modified by mutual agreement. 10) Effective with the first full pay period following the adoption of the 2001- 2005 MOU, upon approval of the Fire Chief, Fire Captains who maintain paramedic certification will receive an additional 2.5% of base salary. The Fire Captain shall not be the primary medic on any piece of fire apparatus. Fire Captains that retain the Paramedic certification will be subject to all County and Redwood City Paramedic requirements including continuing education (CE). Fire Captains with current Paramedic certification in San Mateo County will be the first Fire Captains eligible to receive paramedic certification pay. The Fire Chief shall have final authority on the number of Fire Captains authorized to receive paramedic certification pay. As medics are promoted to the classification of Fire Captain, the Fire Chief will determine the business need for additional Fire Captain /Paramedics. If the business need is fulfilled no others will be added to the system unless a vacancy occurs or the business need increases, as determined by the Fire Chief. If more than one Fire Captain is promoted at the same time, available slots will be filled according to their ranking on the Fire Captain's promotional list. If the business need has already been met and a vacancy occurs, the vacancy will be filled from a list of qualified Fire Captains by seniority as Fire Captains. 13 Page 19 #15077 MUFF #905