ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY - 2012 JPA - INCLUDES PROPOSAL

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Santa Ana Proposal for Emergency Services Management Partners; contracting with OCF.~ addresses 1C> of chose suggestions. The list below outlines how C~CI~1~ assists the City with their budget stabili`ration: o Recommendation 2. Initiate significant immediate changes to the e~pcnditurc and revenue base, with major reductions in spending taking effect in FY 2O11/l2 increasing into PY 2012/]3. OCFA reduces the City's expenditures related to fire service o Recommendation 13. llctertnine the fee lecvcl required to recover all City costs associated with filsc. alarm response and increase fees accordingly. OCFA has a false alarm fee program and a program to decrease or eliminate false alarms o Recommendation 15. Negotiate payment of the full employee share of P1 ~:KS coats at 9°/v for public safely and H"S, for non-safety- OCFA renegotiated contracts with the labor groups and employees will be contributing 9% o Recommendation 1G. Negotiate a two-tier retiremetlc bcnelit, returning ro the benefit levels in place prior to the caisting benefits. OCFA has instituted a third tier retirement of 3^/> at 55 for those employees hired after July 1, 2012. Additionally, OCERS is the average of the three highest years, not single year o Recommendation 17. Renegotiate labor contracts to provide only those premium pay. required t<1r sound business purposes and eLitninate premium pay for employees who arc nor pcrfrlrming the work on a regular basis. OCFA's premium pay structure is centered on those positions actually performing specialty functions o Recommendation 19. ~lnalyzc• employee and retiree health benefits to determine the appropriate level of contribution by all parties. OCFA has a defined contribution plan for its new hire employees retiree medical o Recommendation 20. Provide vehicles only to those individuals who arc re_-pondinr; to City business after hours on a regular basis and to chose who must have access to apecialied equiprncnt when called out. OCFA has a vehicle use policy that identifies those positions requiring vehicles for business purposes o Recommendation 23. Initiate negotiations with the. l~irc Benevolent _~ssociarion ro enable the City to n~akc policy ]c~-cl decisions ro match staffing to workload. Resolved by contracting with the OCFA, this no longer becomes an issue for the City o Recommendation 24. 1?.lin~inate automatic overtime to maintain any staffing Ie~rel not determined by the City to be required. Resolved by contracting with the OCFA, this no longer becomes an issue for the City o Recommendation 25. Develop and in~plcmcnt a Ylcxible brown-clot schedule for engine and rrucl: companies that matches staffing to workload demand rather than the C\IF t111g cOn5TanC SCalhng In 17del. Orange County Fire Authority 4 of 50 December 2, 201