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1 <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />ITEM NO. 7 <br /> <br />STAFF ORGINATOR: Meg Sawyer, Human Resources and Communications Manager <br /> <br />DATE OF WORK SESSION: October 2, 2023 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Paid On-Call Fire Compensation Plan <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />BACKGROUND <br />In 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 14-61, which established the compensation plan <br />for Paid On-Call fire personnel. In 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 16-97, which <br />amended the compensation plan for Paid On-Call fire personnel, specifically the pre-service <br />training hourly rate. At the time, this rate was below minimum wage. The League of Minnesota <br />Cities issued guidance in 2017 that Paid On-Call Firefighter wages were not subject to the <br />minimum wage law. In 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 21-84, which amended the <br />compensation plan for Paid On-Call Fire personnel. Resolution No. 21-84, requires staff to review <br />the compensation plan for Paid On-Call Fire personnel on a biennial basis (every two years) and <br />the City Council to consider whether an amendment to the plan is warranted. The current <br />compensation plan for Paid On-Call Fire personnel is as follows: <br /> <br /> 2020 Hourly <br />Wage <br />2021 <br />Hourly <br />Wage <br />Starting Wage $10.50 $15.00 <br />Upon Completion of 5 Years of Service $13.50 $16.50 <br />Upon Completion of 10 Years of Service $14.00 $17.08 <br />Upon Completion of 15 Years of Service $14.50 $17.68 <br />Upon Completion of 20 Years of Service $15.00 $18.29 <br /> <br />In addition to the hourly compensation outlined above, all Paid-On Call Firefighters are enrolled <br />in the Statewide Volunteer Firefighters (SVF) pension plan that is administered by the Public <br />Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The Lino Lakes Paid-On Call pension plan benefit level <br />per year of service is $7,000. This benefit level is the third highest benefit level of the 206 fire <br />departments enrolled in the SVF pension plan. Lino Lakes Paid-On Call Firefighters are partially <br />vested after 5 years of service and fully vested after 20 years of service. Attached to this report