HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03102015 - C.09RECOMMENDATION(S):
Acting as the Governing Board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE
the Fire Chief, or designee, of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) to apply for and accept a
2014 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant through the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) in an amount not to exceed $6,400,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no local agency match requirement. However, the salary and benefits cost to promote personnel to staff two
fire companies over two years is estimated at $1.8 million.
BACKGROUND:
This request is to fund eighteen (18) positions over a two (2) year period and reopen two (2) previously closed fire
stations.
A fire company is typically staffed with a captain, an engineer, and a firefighter, at least one of which is a paramedic.
If awarded, the grant will cover the full salary and benefits costs of 18 entry-level firefighter positions. There is no
grantee match requirement. Voluntary
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/10/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Jeff Carman, Fire Chief
(925) 941-3500
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: March 10, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
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C. 9
To:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:Jeff Carman, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Date:March 10, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contra Costa County Fire Protection District 2014 SAFER Grant Application
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
overtime costs are not eligible. However, overtime costs fire agencies routinely pay as part of a firefighter’s regular
and recurring salary (i.e., “scheduled overtime”) in order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act are eligible.
The District will be responsible for funding the salary and benefits costs to promote six captains and six engineers to
staff the reopened stations. The estimated cost of those promotions over a two-year period is $1.8 million, although
certain future costs are unknown.
Throughout the performance period of the grant, the grantee must maintain the total number of authorized and funded
firefighter positions at the time of award plus the total number of SAFER-funded firefighter positions. The grantee
cannot lay off firefighters during the period of performance, and vacancies that arise through attrition – such as
openings created by retiring firefighters – must be filled within a reasonable time period.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District will not pursue this grant opportunity.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact