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k afrAl +-J� REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Department Approval Sri Date.- March 3,, 2008 Item No..- 13.c City Manager Approval Item Description.- Consider Transition of Firefighter Positions to "Regular"' Full-Time Status 1i BACKGROUND 2 In August 2006, Fire Administration received approval from Council to hire two full-time 3 limited term positions. This was the first time the city had hired full-time employees in a trial 4 bases. This concept was designed to allow the fire department to test pilot a limited number of 5 full-time positions to help alleviate critical daytime staffing shortages. When these positions 6 were proposed, we had three main objectives.- "7 1. Eliminate part-time personnel from working full-time hours. 8 2. Stabilize daytime staffing shortages. 91 3. Fund the positions within the existing fire department budget. '10 All three objectives were met. Additionally, we are able to report the following related data ,13 1. 4�2% of all emergency calls occurred between 6.-00am-6.-OOpm,, Monday-Thursday the ,14 hours covered by the full-time firefighters) ,15 2. While the full-time firefighters helped to stabilize the staffing shortage, 90% of all ,16 weekday-daytime shifts remained understaffed.* ,1 "7 3. 4�6% of all shifts (24 hours-a-day), were understaffed* in 2007. 18 4�. The two full-time firefighter positions helped to prevent the cancellation of shifts due to 19, short staffing. 20 5. Duties performed by full-time firefighters relieved part-time staff of approximately 1,000 2,1 hours of work that would have been performed off-shift. 22 23 A fully staffed shift consists of five trained firefighters. 24 POLICY 25 The city does not have a policy regarding the hiring of limited term full-time employees. This 26 unique approach was offered as a mechanism to allow for a trial of full-time firefighters in the 27 fire department. Page I of 2