Informational Report About the Permanent Promotion of Administrative Battalion Chief Details: In May of 2015, Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2444 that would have allowed the temporary appointment of one of the City's personnel to the long vacant Administrative Battalion Chief position. This was intended to save significant amounts of overtime during the summer months. Unfortunately, the members of 2444 subsequently declined to approve the MOU. The Fire Chief then made the decision in June of 2015, to permanently promote Training Captain Greg Payne to the Administrative Battalion Chief position. The Training Captain position was left vacant and the new Administrative Battalion Chief continued to assume those same duties. There were no additional positions created with this action. This promotion allowed the department to save approximately $25,000 in overtime costs during the summer months. After the promotion, it was discovered that this decision should have been discussed with Council as the Administrative Battalion Chief position was not one that was currently funded or approved when the 2015-2016 Budget was created. The Administrative Battalion Chief position is in the draft 2016 Budget Readoption. This item was to answer any remaining questions the Council may have had surrounding this promotion. Presenter: Nick Swinhart, Fire Chief

Committee

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

Requested by

Fire

Introduced

November 10, 2015

On agenda

November 16, 2015