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Onl)GAIHIH G fl GR CCMEHT DV AHO O[TWCCH TH [ CITY Of CHGLEWOOO.
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UH[R[Ar. an a ddc ndun d ated Octol,er 1 . 1985 . by and
b ct~c~n the City of [11 g l e wood and th e [nylewo od f irc f iyhler s
Os s o ciation has been exec uted by rc p rc~~nlalivco of coch o f said
p...ir li c:J: u n d
Wlf [RC AS. ~Di d a ddcnduM u a:J d u ly rati f ied by a
n ajor1 ly o f the n e nbcr ~ o f th e [nylcwuud rJrcfighlcr s
A 5s oi.:i<JUo n.
HOW. Tll [R[fORC. OC IT OROfllHCO OV TH[ CI I V CO UN CIL Of THC CITY Of
CHGLC WOOO . COLORADO;
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1 h a t the a ddcndw, tu l hc 190•1-1 !JOS Conlro:Jc l beh.iee n
the Cily of Engl e wood a nd the Cngl c wood
fircfiu ht c r s Ass oc ialiun d a t e d Oc t o ber '1 . 1985. a
c upy uf wlu c li 1 5 a lloc h et..l h ereto and node apart
l1 creof , Le a nd the s a n e hcrchy is a pprou ed.
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That lhc ud d c nduM lo lh c 1 CJO'l -1 905 Contract betw een
l h c Ci ly of Enul C\J ood ,:md th e Cn gl c uood
r1rc f 1.y ht...:r ~ 0 3::;u c iullun u~n erolly prou1 d cs fu r a
lX i 11 crca~e i n µrc~cnl \J ag c~ o f firefig hter
(pr u~, .. l io n ary), r1 1-c f'lg ht cr I s l Cla~5. rirc fi.y hl cr
2 nd Ll-J ~. r1rcf1.g l1 l c r 3rtl c l as~.
Dr i.vc /(lpcn1tor/[11 yt111~c ,-<DO[). a nd L 1 cu l c 11a nl.
rclr u :H i.J vc lo nprJ.l I'~. 1 '.JO!;.
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That lh c Mayu1-of l h c r.1 Ly uf [n~1l c wuoc.J i ~ h ercl.l y
a ulhorl Lcd u nd di ,-l!clcd lu execu t e lli e a d dcnd uM
1J e lu cc11 I.h e Ci t y o f [11ul l!wu u t.J ,:md l h e [11ul c wuu d
r1rcf iuhl c ,-:.; /l :13 oc1al J u 11 Ll ulc t.J Ocl uU cr 1 . 1905, <JmJ
lh e Oircc lor ol" r1nunc1:., r.:x uff1r;1u t.:1ly
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I IUOl'I [O llHU APPRQU[O lhi~1fA da y of *,r;mfu,.J_
I , G ... w y ~-lliubc c ex officio Cily Cl c rk -Trco:.;ur·er
of l hc CJtv of [n ~lcwooJ . Color~do , h e reby cer t ify tl,o t th e o bou c
,11,d forc90L110 1 ~ u l r uc . acc urat e. a nd c oMpletc co~y of a
Rc !\o] ul1.on Hu . 44 . S c rie::i of 1905.
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AOOENDUM TO THE 1984-1985 CONTRJ\Cl'
BE'IWEEN TllE ENGLEI\OClD FIRE FIGHT ERS ASSOC I/ITION
/IND THE C!T'i OF ENGLEW'.)()()
Th i s agreeme nt, ente red into by the Engl"'10od Fire Fighters /lssociation and
the authorized City r epresentatives shall be a rrutual r equest of the above-named
parties that the City Counc il modify the current wage provision as contai ned i n
the 1984-1985 Memorandun of Und erstanding to reflect that effective April 15, 1985,
the following s a lary schedule will be in effect and pay shall be r etroact ive
back to April 15 , 1985 for those positions:
Regular
Stn\ght Premhro
Time .. Jurly or Over-
Rate• tirre* Month !~ Annu al*
Firefighte r (proba t ionary ) $ 6 .67 $10 .01 $1,669 $20,028
Fire fighte r 1st Class 7 .49 11.24 1 ,873 22,476
Fire fighter 2nd Class d .23 12 .35 2 ,059 24,708
Fire figh ter 3rd Cl ass 9 .15 13.72 2 ,2 88 27,456
Driver/Operator/Engineer 10 .04 15 .06 2,511 30,132
Lieutenant 11.01 16.51 2,7 52 33,024
*Note: The conpens a tion figures identified in t he above t able are based upon
the nun ber of r eg ula rly schedu led hours per mon t h and per year including
overt ime , and a r e not adj usted for because of the City 's bi-week ly pay
systen. Tr e methodology used in determini ng the hourly , premiun/over time,
mo nthly and annu al COOl?ensat i on is contained in /\p pe nd ix A att ached .
l\cting Pay
Effective July 1 , 1985 all acting pos i tions .issigned and authorized by the
Fire Chief or the Chi e f's c;es ignated representat i ve will be ca,,pensated at full
pay . The enployee nu st be in the position five (5) consecuti ve shifts before said
emp l oyee becocres eligi ble for acting position conpensation. Such pay s hall be
r etroacti ve t o the fi rs t day s a id employee assunes r esponsibil ity of the position .
ENG LEl-1'.JOO FIRE FIGHTE llS ASSOCIATION CI T'i OF ENGLEW'.)()()
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!•~·. G-J.ry Hi goe-~
Tinance Man.:qer
ci ~Y or En;Jle-.·:,c,J
340J SoJth Eloti Street
E.,"1e.'O:d, Colorado 80110
I h.w-o now analvze:l the issues ~tainin3 to the a;r,,lication of the Pair
Lal:or St.aa :lards-Act t o the =npensation of Er\;jlewood firefighters. 'Ihis
1£.tt.G:-r eiY.)r ts my a.-ialysis and recanne:!'l:iat ions.
~:,-amly3iz starts wi th the pre:nise that t.'le City of En;Jlewro:l wishes to
=-c.;:,li· 1,ith boch the l e tter an:l the s;,ii:it o[ the Fair La roe Standards IL-t.
'ln1:; ca10€ across clE:arly in our co:we r5at.ions an::i the in.foITl\3tion you S(larej
1,i lh mo . In fact , l = the City tak in3 a proactive a;,;,r~c:, to ccrn;,liance
in ':...l1 e C01lj)2ns at ion o( firefighters. YoJ are not tein3 !arced bJt rat.h a : are
takin3 actio:1 o;-, your ,,-.m to ensure c:rn;;>l i ance .
Th e current nim, day , 72 hour firefighter shift cycle exposes ::he City to
liability for ov.e rcilre =~nsation. Section 7 (k) of the FL,:1, an:l the
a=c,no:rnying COL rule ( 48 Fed. Reg . 4~, Sl9 , 9/8/8:l) clca rl;· nece ssit.~t.s,
o\'ertin,....! a::rnpensa t.i on for hours in exress of 68 during a nine day "-Ork
period . 1\J co:1fonn with the law, the City must either red.ice the hours
._,:,rKed during a shift cycle or pay overti..rrP. c:cmpensation.
'lh: (irst a.Jtion WJuld require reduc in3 tJ,e nunter of h:>ur s w:::>rk~d in a nine
da y cycle to 6f3 or tJ,e i.ITQl~ntation o~ an enti rely nei,..i ~hi f ~ cycle ""~dch
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....,.,u.1u eliminaL2 ov2rtims hour s . 'lhi s w.:.uici ha1.-=:-the ef~ect. of redu.::.n9 tDt.a.l I
h:lurs 1<.urked by nn in:i ividual fi retighte.r. Pre,;u:n'1bly , annCBl canpensalion
for e.:d1 iire1i9h ter w:,uld be pco;:,ortion.al e ly r ,,,,ju;~~-'Ji,i s chan~e ap;:,ear s
liKc l',' to b:: oi ~ruotive and cirnl:e.r scm~. 'll1 i:.· curre nl s~ilt cycle appaurs to
w::i:·,: "°'"11 an6 cha n:iin:i it secm5 a ood ztraLegy . ~
,r, 1 N ORTH CEDIIRO ROOK ROAD IJ O UL DER . COLORADO 80:10? (303) 44 9-W9:'
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1r.t '.1:r to (11'.lry Higbr_,.
Cil y of E:rr; l e;,,:xxJ
Lt.tE.J 7/22 /~'.,
1ll~r e for €, tile City l)?,?j " ~ &81 direc tly l<'ith its li abil ity for overtime
coi,~e1s3 ti o!1 . Tn~ la:-q J:t 9M:• o f the l l.S,\ s :.i3:ier t ~• b rut.ural rrochanis.'TI . I n
de lineatin; rertain ex c lu.si o 1s fran an esn; . .'lofe='s ''reg lllar rate", Se:::tion 7
(e l ixlu:ias: "Extra canpe:i sat i on p!:'ov id:5 bJ· a premi Uil ra~ paid for oerc.ain
hours worke d by the EJ19loy ee in a ny day or workw,,,ar. l:ecause such hours are
t.:iurs worked in excess of e i gh t i n a da;• o r in excess of thea lll3Ximun workweek
a ?P licable to such '31?loyee und e r subsec,tion (al ... "(29 U.S .C. Se::. 207(el.
Sc.--ction 7(hl then rotes that : "Detra can;r.,nsatio n paia as described in
parag rap?l s <: l , (6), and (71 o~ subse"tion (el shall be creditable toward
o•.'8 rt.i1 ni~ canp~nsa ti o ;1 µ5/a ble f->Ur suant tu th is section" (29 U.S.C . Se=.
20 7 (hl l.
Gi ve n thes;, s~a tutory provi sions , it BP7'..ars that the City can discharge its
r es;:,o nsibility for overtime o::m;,en sation b;• takin9 three ste;:,s:
l. I d:ntif} in,1 a s uffici ent numbar of
\IOr 1<.ing lours as "pre niun h:mr s "
2. Can;,ensat .i.1 ;1 these ho urs a t a rate equal
t o one a 1j one -half t L"1-~S the firefighter 's
"regular" hourly rate
3. lnc lu:lin; t.'1e s;:><,cifi cation of preili.un
h:m rs , re9ular rate anj p re..i \11\ rate i n
the labor agr ee.n2nt ,·ith the firefighters .
Ide:,t if ication of pre.:..i un ho urs i s s t raightfor...ard . Durin3 each nine-day
w.:ir k pedocl, 68 hours lll'!Y leg31ly be treated as r egular hours . The remainirg
four s!,o uld be id:nti f i e d as "preni un hours ". Since there are 40 . 55 ( 365 /9 l
wo rk period;, r,er year, this identifies 16 2 .2 (40.5, x 4) i:,raniun hours per
year . 1h~ figures bela.· s=rize this breakdJwn of a firef ighter 's hours .
119:i ular hours
Pr.emi Ull hours
1otal hours
Per work period
Gil
4
72
Per year
2757 . 4
16 2 .2
29 19.6
P. preni \.?l o ho ur .:i ll be :xr..pensatd at a rate eq\Bl to 1. 5 ti.ires the rate fo=
a r e,;iular hour . Jn other words , on<o rc311lar hour equals one canpensa bl e ho ur
,,,,_,ile on~ pre,,iun h'.l ur e ~u-:il s 1.5 =n!x,r,sa ble hours . '11 oe breaK.:J o.·a of a
f ire:f i gh t c r 1 s eot0:nsabl ~ hours i s t.'1 u:: as follc,..1 s .
0:n½")€.nza ble hc.iur:; -regular
C0 :1p:-nsaL)'? h:>Ur s -prc.;,i u11
Conp,,n s3 bl ,-· hour s -tota l
r~r work p :!.rlo:]
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74
Per y ea r
2757.4
243 .3
3000. 7
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I.rt t c:r to M:·. Gury lligi:,.,c
c1 ty or l:l,;1.-.. oou
D.',L1,d 7/22/U'.,
!'or a fix i,.:l annual sa lary leve l, the rates for can!)e nsabl<: hours, prani lll,
:,curs Md regular hour s are ea s ily cl-ariw,d . 'll1e oonoensablc r a te -..hich
correapo,,J s t.., an annu,J sala,:,· ::,f $2745 2 i s: $9 .15 ($27452/30 0~. 7). Sine~
e:,ci, r<.-g ular hour i ~ w.:,r tli o n<? cun:,e.,sable haur, the rE!'~ular hourly rate is
59 .15. Sin:x:; ea:-h pren1JUT1 hour i s w:>rlh 1.5 canpensaUle ho ur s , ~e prem.iun
:-,ourly rate i s $13. 72. '11,es,a hourly rates are swmarized balc,,1.
Re:iular hour
Pre;rJ un hour
CcJn?ensabl e hour
f\:Jurly rate
$ 9.15
$13. 72
$ 9 .15
';'}ase ho urly r ates caa be ap;:,lied to the brea'<clown of ""'rking haurs sho.n
a b:>ve to obta in a breakdown of canpensation. This i s sho.a l:elo,1 .
R.-"g ular hour o:,npensation
Premi. un ho ur canpansation
Total ho ur ccn,p2nsation
Fer w:,rk par i od
$622. 20
54. 80
$677.08
Fer year
$25230 . 21
2225 . 38
$27455.59
lv.l~e that the total o f $27455. 59 i s slightly different frcm $27452 recause of
roun::H rq error.
In scrnnary, the lab:>r ag reei-e nt betwe,en the City of E."3lewoo:l a n:i t.lie
fi refi3hter s w::,uld specify annual ccmpcnsation for 2757 .4 re ;iul.ar hours at a
reg ular hourly rate of $9 .15 ano 162.2 premi un hours a t a premiun hourly rate
of $13 . 72. 'The adual pa:,,me nt of annual canpensation is undisturbed bJ this
a;,p roach since "'lhc! Act does not require enployers to ccrnpo...nsate employees on
an hourly rate oosis; their earnin3 s rray be determined on a piece-rate,
sal ary , carmi.ssion, or other basis ... " (29 C.F.R . S!!C. 778 .109).
One final foct wor th noting i s that annual canp>...nsation of $2 74 52 for a total
of 29 19 .6 haurs actually -.orked correso::,nds to an "effe cti ve " hourly rate of
$Y .40 . Thi s fig u.rt IB Y lP-useful in ar e as su:h as tenefils ea.lculati0n ,
salary conparabi lity analysi s , and relat-a.:l mottc r s.
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l ct.Lc r t.o Gary Hig be(,
Cit;• of 1::rgle..,ood
Ltlte:l 7/n/B:,
I b;lievc the a;,proach outlined is sound, ce{ensil,le , and clear. I rope you
a nd the City of f.ll:llewood find it US(lful,
'nv.t nk y c,;u f r tne opportuni ti• to once again be of assistance .
Si n::e r e l y
All an L. Service , Ph.D .
Senior Partner
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