60A - AGREEMENT WITH THE FIREMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION

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Agreement with the Firemen's Benevolent Association February 21, 2012 Page 2 OCFA shall be deemed "new hires" and shall be paid at a salary step designated by the OCFA. 4) Demotion of Sworn Employees: All sworn employees who are demoted in job classification upon transition to the OCFA will be provided a monthly stipend equal to the difference between the employee's OCFA salary in the demoted rank and OCFA's top step base salary for the job classification from which the employee was demoted. This will continue for 24 months or until the employee is promoted to his/her former rank and reaches the OCFA top step base salary for that classification. Demotions will be based on lowest seniority; however, employees not identified for demotion can choose to demote in place of other employees, again based on seniority. 5) Disability Retirements: Any sworn member who is rejected from employment by OCFA due to an industrial injury or medical condition will be certified as qualified for an industrial disability retirement. Further, the City will not contest the work-related disability retirement request filed with CalPERS by a non-sworn member. Members who are on or have exhausted injury/illness leaves of absence will not immediately transition to the OCFA; however, any member who has not received a disability retirement and receives clearance to return to full working status per OCFA standards will be offered employment with OCFA for up to one year from the initial contract date. 6) Dispatch Personnel: Fire Services Dispatchers (up to four, based on seniority) who successfully complete a background investigation will be offered employment as City Police Services Dispatchers. Additional interested and successful personnel will be offered employment as City Communications Services Officers but will be promoted to Police Services Dispatcher upon obtaining a Police Officer Standards and Training (POST) Basic Dispatcher Certificate. The employees will be placed on a salary step that is closest to each employee's previous salary and does not result in a loss of greater than $50 per month. 7) Civilian Paramedics: One paramedic will be offered a position as an EMS Nurse Educator with OCFA. Transport services will be contracted out. 8) Paid Leave Balances: The City will address leave balances in the following manner: Holiday Leave: 50% paid to employees at separation; 50% converted to vacation and transferred to OCFA. Vacation Leave: 350 hours (including converted holiday leave hours, above) transferred to OCFA as vacation leave. All additional accrued vacation leave in excess of 350 hours, 60A-2