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Adopt a Resolution Repealing and Replacing Resolution No. 2021-55 and Resolution No. 2022-141 to Add the Position of Deputy Chief to the Response Personnel List to Receive Portal-to-Portal Reimbursement for the Office of Emergency Services Mutual Aid (FD)
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MEETING DATE:
March 19, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Michelle Munoz, Management Analyst
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution repealing and replacing Resolution No. 2021-55 and Resolution No. 2022-141 to add the position of Deputy Chief to the Response Personnel List to receive Portal-to-Portal Reimbursement for the Office of Emergency Services Mutual Aid.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) serves as the broker between local government fire departments and the requesting State and Federal agencies for mutual aid responses. Financial reimbursement for local government fire department mutual aid response is set forth in the 2020 California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA). The 2020 CFAA requires participating fire departments to have a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on file internally that describes the wages and benefits of all employee classifications that will respond to a mutual aid incident. The Lodi Fire Department has an MOU on file for its respective labor groups. Additionally, agencies are required to have resolutions on file that state that fire department personnel are paid for all hours, commonly referred to as portal-to-portal, and that our reimbursement procedures are in accordance to the 2020 CFAA. Adoption of this resolution will ensure our ability to recover costs related to mutual aid responses. With increasing frequency, the State of California Fire Department, known as Cal Fire, and the U.S. Forest Service continue to depend on local government resources to assist with large-scale wildland fires. Additionally, as the California population continues to expand into the wildland areas, urban inter...
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