RESOLUTION 2025-48
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF VISALIA AUTHORIZING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE AWAY FROM THEIR OFFICIAL DUTY STATION AND ASSIGNED TO AN EMERGENCY INCIDENT.
WHEREAS, the City of Visalia Fire Department is a public agency located in the County of Tulare, State of California, and WHEREAS, it is the City of Visalia’s desire to provide fair and legal payment to all its employees for time worked; and WHEREAS, the City of Visalia has in its employ, Fire department response personnel that include: Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Captain Paramedic, Fire Engineer, Fire Engineer Paramedic, Firefighter Paramedic, and Firefighter EMT; and WHEREAS, the City of Visalia will compensate its employees portal to portal while in the course of their employment and away from their official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response; and WHEREAS, the City of Visalia will compensate its employees overtime in accordance withh their current Memorandum of Understanding while in the course of their employment and away from their official duty station and assigned to an emergency incident, in support of an emergency incident, or pre-positioned for emergency response.
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA, that:
Personnel shall be compensated according to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Personnel Rules and Regulations, and/or other directive that identifies personnel compensation in the workplace.
In the event a personnel classification does not have an assigned compensation rate, a “Base Rate” as set forth in an organizational policy, administrative directive or similar document will be used to compensate such personnel.
The City of Visalia Fire Department will maintain a current salary survey or acknowledgement of acceptance of the “base rate” on file with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Fire Rescue Division.
Personnel will be compensated (portal to portal) beginning at the time of dispatch to the return to jurisdiction when equipment and personnel are in service and available for agency response.
Fire department response personnel include: Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, Fire Captain Paramedic, Fire Engineer, Fire Engineer Paramedic, Firefighter Paramedic and Firefighter EMT.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
PASSED AND ADOPTED: July 21, 2025 LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF TULARE ) ss.
CITY OF VISALIA )
I, Leslie B. Caviglia, City Clerk of the City of Visalia, certify the foregoing is the full and true Resolution 2025-48 passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Visalia at a regular meeting held on July 21, 2025.
Dated: July 21, 2025 LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK By Reyna Rivera, Chief Deputy City Clerk