HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06022009 - C.08RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2009/227 to change the work period for qualifying fire protection
employees of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District from 27 days to 24 days.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
In accordance with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Resolution No. 74/1093
was adopted to establish a 27-day work period for qualifying fire protection employees of
the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Thereafter, Resolution No. 85/366 was
adopted to, among other things, continue those same employees on the 27-day work period.
Fire suppression employees currently work three (3) 24-hour shifts in a 9-day work cycle,
resulting in an average 56-hour workweek. This 9-day work cycle can be represented as
follows -- XOXOXOOOO -- where X = Work 24 hours, O = Off 24 hours. Thus,
firefighters currently work a 24-hour shift, are off 24 hours, work a 24-hour shift, are off 24
hours,
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/02/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Mike George,
941-3311
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 2, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc:
C. 8
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Keith Richter, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:June 2, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Placing Qualifying Fire Protection Personnel on a 24-Day Work Period in the Contra Costa County Fire
ProtectionDistrict
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
work a 24-hour shift, are off 96 hours, and then the 9-day cycle repeats itself. For fire
protection, the FLSA allows a public employer to select a work period ranging from 7 to
28 days (rather than the standard 7-day workweek) in order to minimize scheduled FLSA
overtime costs. Accordingly, Resolution Nos. 74/1093 and 85/366 were adopted to select
a 27-day work period for 9-day work cycle, thereby significantly reducing scheduled
FLSA overtime costs.
In recent discussions, the District and Local 1230 have agreed to discontinue the 9-day
work cycle and move to a new 6-day work cycle which can be represented as follows --
XXOOOO. This 6-day work cycle, which maintains average 56-hour workweek, would
result in firefighters working two (2) consecutive 24-hour shifts and being off 96 hours,
with the work cycle then repeating itself. In light of the new 6-day work cycle, the
District needs to change to a 24-day work period to minimize scheduled FLSA overtime
costs. We plan to discontinue the existing 27-day work period at the same time that the
new 24-day work period begins on June 15, 2009, at 8:00 a.m.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2009/227