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Resolution to approve a side letter agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of South San Francisco and the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) Local 1507 to provide for additional compensation for canine search handlers.
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WHEREAS, the South San Francisco Fire Department has participated in the FEMA California Task Force 3 (CA-TF3) since its inception, and has had personnel participating in the canine search handler program since 2004; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to increase compensation for canine search handlers in order to recognize and retain skilled teams as a resource for the City; and
WHEREAS, staff met and conferred with IAFF and reached agreement on compensation and terms for canine search handlers participating in CA-TF3; and
WHEREAS, a Side letter Agreement to the MOU, attached hereto as Exhibit A, was prepared by Human Resources staff, and incorporates the agreed upon compensation terms for employees serving as canine search handlers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that the City Council hereby approves the Side letter Agreement to the MOU for the IAFF, dated July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022, attached as Exhibit A.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the side letter on behalf of the City, and to take all actions necessary or appropriate to carry out and implement the intent of this Resolution.
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