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• • • AGENDA ITEM 3A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Linda Waite Smith, City Administrator DATE: 1/24/00 TOPIC: Consider Salary Increases for Fire Department Employees VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 BACKGROUND: The Centennial Fire District Steering Committee meets quarterly to conduct business. For lack of a quorum at the January meeting, the Committee was unable to take official action on proposed salary increase for the Fire Chief and Fire Fighters. Therefore, the three city councils are being asked to take formal action since the Steering Committee won't reconvene until April. The Fire Chief's performance appraisal was conducted by the three City Administrators on January 19. On the basis of his performance and a review of salaries in comparable metro area cities, the Administrators recommend a five per cent salary increase for 2000. With the increase, the Chief's salary of $56,303 will still be below the 1999 metro average which is $61,000. Fire Fighters are ;,urreiitiy paid $7.00 per ho; r. Employees who have completed Fire Fighter II (advanced) training are eligible for an additional $.75 per hour. Those who have completed Emergency Medical Technician Training (EMT) are eligible for an additional $.75 per hour. The maximum hourly rate an employee can receive is $8.50. The Fire Chief has recommended, and the three city administrators concur, that Fire Fighter pay for 2000 be increased to $7.50 per hour, with additional compensation of $1.00 per hour for those with Fire Fighter II training and $1.00 per hour for those with EMT certification. The proposed maximum hourly rate an employee could receive would be $9.50 per hour. These proposals are in line with salaries paid in comparable communities and they can be funded within the Fire Department's 2000 operating budget. Staff is requesting that the City Council approve both proposals.