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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 08041992 - 2.2 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS . FROM: PHIL BATCHELOR >> Contra County Administrator Costa DATE: July 29 1992 County •� SUBJECT: USE OF FIRE DISTRICT VEHICLES Specific Request( s) or Recommendation( s) & Background & Justification RECOMMENDATIONS• 1. Accept report from County Administrator on the use of fire district vehicles assigned to district employees. 2. Direct each fire chief to review policies on assigned vehicles and the practice of allowing assigned vehicle to be driven to and from work, meet with employee representatives as appropriate and report back with revised plans that recognize the current financial problems of the fire districts. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: Recently, the Board of Supervisors requested the County Administrator to provide information on the use of fire district vehicles and the practice in the fire districts of allowing assigned district vehicles to be used by employees to drive to and from work. The County Administrator' s Office requested vehicle assignment information from all County fire districts. The attached information provided by the fire districts shows for each assignment the residence, work location., work assignment and reason for assignment. With the exception of Pinole and Bethel Island, all of the districts have assigned vehicles that are allowed to be used by employees to commute to work. Vehicles are assigned primarily to chief officers and other employees who are subject to being called back to work during the off-duty hours in the event of multiple alarm fires, disasters or other major incidents. The vehicles are equipped with communication and emergency response equipment which Continued on Attachment: x YES Signature:.�� z� Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee Approve Other Signature(s) : August 4, 1992 x x Action of Board on: Approved as Recommended--Other REFERRED this matter to the Finance Committee. Vote of Supervisors: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X I AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN Unanimous (Absent ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE Ayes: Noes: ) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. Attested: cc: County Administrator Phil 43atchelor, Clerk of Auditor-Controller the Board of Supervisors County Counsel nd County Administrator County Fire Districts United Professional By: DEPUTY Firefighters Local 1230 Use of Fire District Vehicles July 29, 1992 Page 2 enables the employees to respond directly to the .scene of the incident without first driving to their assigned workplaces. In addition to responses to specific incidents throughout the County, many of the employees are assigned to report to the County and City Emergency Operations Centers (EOC' s) where they provide fire liaison during emergencies. Most of the employees that drive assigned vehicles live in the County. Many of the employees live in the district in which they work. Some of the employees with assigned vehicles live outside the County, however, it should be noted that the fire districts do not have residency requirements as a condition of employment. In view of the severe funding crisis facing the fire districts, the use of assigned vehicles needs to be examined with a view to making cost reductions where possible. For example, Riverview Fire Protection District has recently decided to eliminate some vehicle assignments as part of its Phase I budget reductions. Attachment - Page 1 Use of Fire District Vehicles July 29, 1992 BETHEL ISLAND No assigned vehicles. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION Residence Work Area Work Assignment Reason Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill Fire Chief Administrative/ICS Emerg. Operations Martinez Pleasant Hill Administrative Administrative/ICS Officer Plans or Logistics Danville Pleasant Hill Assistant Chief Admin/Duty Chief Emerg-. Operations TRAINING Concord Concord Training Admin/Duty Chief Supervisor Emerg. Operations Byron Concord Senior Training Documentation/ICS Instructor Plans or Logistics Vallejo Concord Senior Training Documentation/ICS Instructor Plans or Logistics COMMUNICATIONS Concord Pleasant Hill Communications Emergency. Communications Manager Repair, On-Call Major Alarms & Disasters APPARATUS SHOP Benicia Concord Apparatus Emergency Vehicle Repair, Supervisor On Call/Major Alarms & Disasters OPERATIONS Lafayette Pleasant Hill Assistant Chief Admin/Emergency Operations Chief Antioch Concord Battalion Chief Admin/Duty B/C Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill Battalion Chief Admin/Duty B/C Concord Pleasant Hill Battalion Chief Duty B/C (Temporary) Concord Pleasant Hill Supv. Inspector Arson/Investigation Brentwood Pleasant Hill Chief Inspector Admin/County EOC/PIO ICS Fairfield Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison San Leandro Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Note: Operations Battalion Chiefs may also take District vehicles home when they are on assigned Duty B/C on-call. Attachment - Page 2 Use of Fire District Vehicles July 29, 1992 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY (Continued) Residence Work Area Work Assignment Reason Martinez Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Vallejo Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Concord Pleasant Hill Engineering Insp. City EOC Disaster Liaison Lafayette Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Antioch Pleasant Hill Supv. Inspector Arson/Investigation Martinez Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Danville Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison W. Pittsburg Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Antioch Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Antioch Pleasant Hill Supv. Inspector Investigation/EOC Liaison Concord Pleasant Hill Supv. Inspector Investigation/EOC Liaison Antioch Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Napa Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Clayton Pleasant Hill Assistant Chief Admin/Duty Chief Emergency Operations Antioch Pleasant Hill Supv. Inspector Pub. Information Officer Martinez Pleasant Hill Fire Inspector City EOC Disaster Liaison Total assigned vehicles 33 CROCKETT-CARQUINEZ Crockett Crockett Fire .Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Crockett Crockett Assistant Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Total assigned vehicles 2 EAST DIABLO Brentwood Brentwood Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Clayton Brentwood First 'Assistant Emer. Off-Duty Response Chief Benicia Brentwood Second Asst. Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response (Battalion Chief) Concord Brentwood Training Coordin. Emer. Off-Duty Response Total assigned vehicles 4 MORAGA Moraga Moraga Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Vallejo Moraga Asst. Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Concord Moraga Fire Marshal Emer. Off-Duty Response Total assigned vehicles 3 Attachment - Page 3 Use of Fire District Vehicles July 29, 1992 OAKLEY Residence Work Area Work Assignment Reason Oakley Oakley Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Oakley Oakley Asst. Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Knightsen Knightsen Asst. Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Total assigned vehicles 3 ORINDA. El Sobrante Orinda Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response San Ramon Orinda Asst. Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Napa Orinda Fire Marshal Emer. Off-Duty Response Total assigned vehicles 3 PINOLE No assigned vehicles. RIVERVIEW Antioch District Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Antioch District Asst. Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Byron District Asst. Fire Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Sherman Island District Fire Training Emer. Off-Duty Response Supervisor Antioch District Supervising Fire Investigation Inspector Pleasant Hill District Supervising Fire Investigation Inspector Antioch District Apparatus Emergency vehicle repair Supervisor Antioch District Fire Inspector Emer. Off-Duty Response Antioch District Fire Inspector Emer. Off-Duty Response Walnut Creek District Fire Inspector Emer. Off-Duty Response Pittsburg District Fire Inspector Emer. Off-Duty Response Antioch District Fire Inspector Emer. Off-Duty Response Antioch District Chief Inspector Formerly Fire Investigation* Antioch Martinez Supervising Formerly Fire Inspector Investigation* Total assigned vehicles 14 ( 12 effective 8/3/92) *Assignment ended - vehicles being returned. Attachment - Page 4 Use of Fire District Vehicles July 29, 1992 WEST COUNTY Residence Work Area Work Assignment Reason Suisun District Battalion Chief Emer. Off-Duty Response Rodeo District Sr. Fire Inspector Fire Investigation Total assigned vehicles 2 Grand Total 64 ( 62 effective 8/3/92)