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* The limited-term employment concept is designed to allow the fire department to test pilot the use of a limited number of full-time personnel during the daytinle. The term would be two years. At the completion of the term Council could review the effectiveness of the program and consider making the �i��ed term positions regular employees, renewing the positions for another two-year term or consider another alternative. Policv Implications The policy implications include addressing the continual problem of daytime staffing. The staffing program has been a successful program for a variety of reasons, not the least being the am�r�ediate response to emergency calls for service. However, due to turnover in the daytin�e program, the cost of running the program using entirely part-time staffing is inore expensive than using a limited number of full-time staffing and benefited part-time staffing. Financial This is not a request for an additional budget allocation. This proposal saves $7,336 in the first year. Because of the high cost of recruiting and training new firefighters, coupled with the additional duties of the supervisor who will coordinate the department's on-shift training program, the staffing request in this proposal will actually reduce the fire department's personnel operating budget by $7,336 in the first year. It is anticipated the solution offered will continue to net a savings after the first year as the stability in staffing will result in direct savings in recruitment and training costs for new firefighter candidates. Staff Recommendation Staff recommendation is to approve the three-pronged solution to the daytime staffing problem Council Action Requested Motion to approve the fire department hiring one regular full-time supervisor, two limited-term full-time employees and three part-time (314 time) benefited employees.