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6.3.A. - Page 2 eliminating the Administrative Chief duties and updating the job description to reflect the duties of Fire Marshal. The Department would also like to transition from a contract employee performing these to duties to filling this position full -time, now that the service contract with San Carlos has been effectuated. The Fire Prevention Officers' classification has evolved and advanced beyond the original classification and scope. Additional duties assigned and performed have included assisting with budget development and management, establishing goals, objectives, policies and procedures, coordinating annual review and management of documents, researching and analyzing data along with preparing findings and reports, and negotiating with contractors, developers, engineers and attorneys to resolve difficult code enforcement situations. The Human Resources Department performed a classification analysis to determine the appropriateness of reclassifying the current Fire Prevention Officers to the position of Deputy Fire Marshal. Human Resources analyzed the current job duties, in cooperation with the Fire Chief, and determined the duties currently assigned and performed were more appropriately aligned to Deputy Fire Marshal and thus a reclassification was warranted. To comply with the attached side letter of agreement with the IAFF bargaining unit the City is requesting to establish the new classification of Deputy Fire Marshal. This classification will be included in the IAFF bargaining unit working 40 hours per week, and will have a monthly salary one -step range of $8,700. Due to current business needs, both current Fire Prevention Officers will be reclassified. The reclassification of the current Fire Prevention Officers to this new classification will be effective January 2, 2012, and will include a salary increase to $8,700 per month, and a 2% negotiated rate increase in January 2013. It is understood by both the City and IAFF that in the future, as turnover occurs, the Fire Department will likely reorganize to keep just one Deputy Fire Marshal, and fill the other position at the lower Fire Prevention Officer level. Staff also recommends keeping the Fire Prevention Officer classification available for future department restructuring in anticipation that in the future it can staff the Fire Protection Bureau with one Fire Marshal, one Deputy Fire Marshal, and one Fire Prevention Officer. The current salary range for the Fire Prevention Officer classification is $6,625- $8,056 /month and would be increased by 3% in January 2012, and 2% in January 2013, pursuant to negotiated rate increase agreements with the IAFF bargaining unit. To offset the agreement to provide fire and emergency services to the City of San Carlos and the anticipated changes in staff oversight and increased work load, the Bureau would like to keep the classification of Fire Prevention Officer active. The Fire Department, the Bureau, and the City would benefit by keeping this classification available including the ability to accomplish more inspections which will bring in more revenue, conduct investigations, and spend more time on educating the community which leads to less fatalities and property loss as a result of hostile fires.