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File ID: 2025-01703 10/14/2025
Contract: Training for EMT-Paramedic Students
File ID: 2025-01703
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Resolution: 1) authorizing the Interim City Manager designee, to execute the Agreement Regarding Training for EMT-Paramedic Students with College of the Siskiyous (COS) for the Sacramento Fire Department to provide education and training in emergency medical services to COS students for $3,300 per student for an initial three-year period with two possible one-year extensions not to exceed a total of five years; and 2) authorizing the interim City Manager to adjust the Fire Department’s revenue and expenditure budgets in the Emergency Management Services Operations 12001441 (FUND 1001) to reflect funds collected under the agreement.
Contact: Tilden Billiter, Deputy Chief, (916) 767-2203, [email protected], Fire Department
Presenter: None.
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Agreement RE Training for EMT-P, College of the Siskiyous (COS) Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Due to continuing requirements to provide quality emergency medical services, Sacramento Fire Department (SFD) is partnering with College of the Siskiyous (COS) to provide quality training at a low cost to the Sacramento community.
This training would be available to individuals who possess a high school diploma or General Education Diploma and a valid Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification. The program has drawn the interest of women and minority communities of which SFD has a hiring shortfall. This opportunity would also be open to SFD EMTs who want to upgrade to Paramedic.
The EMT-Paramedic program allows the SFD to provide training and career opportunities to
File ID: 2025-01703 10/14/2025
individuals desiring to work in public safety.
Policy Considerations: City Code: Article III, Section 20: All powers of the city [including, but not limited to, the power to contract] shall be vested in the city council except as otherwise provided in this charter.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns administrative activities that do not constitute a “project” as defined by section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines and is otherwise exempt pursuant to sections 15061(b)(3); 15378(b)(2).
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: The contractual partnering relationships between the City of Sacramento and COS is in the best interest of the City and EMT-Paramedic students for the following reasons:
· This program provides a pipeline for the SFD to diversify its workforce, a goal of the City and benefitting the community at large, SFD employees, and EMT-paramedic students. · Paramedic students will receive on-the-job experience through hands-on training that will allow them to complete their course of instruction.
Financial Considerations: The Fire Department’s revenue and expenditure budget will be adjusted at the end of each fiscal year before June 30 to reflect any funds collected under this agreement.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): The City will not be purchasing goods or services under this agreement.
RESOLUTION NO.
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
APPROVING THE AGREEMENTS REGARDING TRAINING FOR EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN -PARAMEDIC (EMT-P)
BACKGROUND
A. Via the Sacramento Fire Department (SFD), the City of Sacramento proposed to partner with College of the Siskiyous (COS) to provide education and training in emergency medical services to members of the community.
B. These agreements address field precepting that SFD would provide required hands-on training for paramedic students to complete their education. The goals of this program are 1) to provide quality training through a field preceptorship, 2) to build and sustain strong ties between SFD and the community, and 3) to increase selection pool for future hiring of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics at SFD.
C. This program serves as a gateway for students interested in a career with SFD by offering a field internship.
D. The term of these agreements are an initial three years with two one-year extensions. These agreements may be terminated at any time without cause by either party by giving thirty (30) days written notice of termination to the other party.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute the Agreement Regarding Training for EMT-Paramedic Students with College of the Siskiyous (COS) for the Sacramento Fire Department to provide education and training in emergency medical services to Contra Costa College (CCC) students for $3,300.00 per student for an initial three-year period with two possible one-year extensions not to exceed a total of five years.
Section 2. The interim City Manager is authorized to adjust the Fire Department’s annual revenue and expenditure budgets in the Emergency Management Services Operations 12001441 (FUND 1001) to reflect funds collected under the Agreement.
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