1st Amendment 06/15/2005
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Circul coon
Danny L. Ko1hage
Phone: 306-292-3550 Fax: 306-296-3663
Memnrandum
To:
Clark O. Martin, Jr.
Fire Chief
Attn
Camille Dubroff
Isabel C. DeSantis,. V
Deputy Clerk ~
From:
Date:
Friday, September 02, 2005
At the meeting of, the BOG approved the following:
Amendment No. I to Agreements between Monroe County, Big Coppitt
Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., SugarloafKey Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Layton
Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., and Tavernier Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Corps, Inc.
providing a legal basis to disburse funds to volunteer firefighters and EMS providers at
increased reimbursement amounts based on achievement of higher training and
certification levels in conjunction with credit for emergency response participation,
conceptually approved by the Board during the Fiscal Year 2005 budget process.
Attached hereto are fully executed duplicate originals of the subject document
for your handling. Should you have any questions concerning this matter please feel
free to contact this office.
Copies: County Attorney
Finance
~File
AMENDMENT NUMBER 1
TO THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF FIRE AND AMBULANCE DISTRICT 1
OF MONROE COUNTY
AND
TAVERNIER VOLUNTEER FIRE AND AMBULANCE CORPS, INC.
This Amendment Number 1 is made and entered into this ~ day of
Jvl""\~ , 2005, by and between the Board of Governors of Fire and Ambulance
District 1 of Monroe County, Florida, hereinafter referred to as "District", and Tavernier
Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Corps, Inc., hereinafter referred to as "Corporation".
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, District and Corporation entered into an Agreement dated October 7,
1992 for the provision of fire protection services by Corporation, hereinafter
"Agreement"; and
WHEREAS, the term of the Agreement has expired and both parties have
previously agreed to continue the provisions of the Agreement on a month to month
basis; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Agreement to change the flat rate
method of reimbursement to the Corporation in order to recognize higher levels of
training and certification of the persons serving the Corporation and to encourage
response by emergency service personnel; and
WHEREAS, this new formula for reimbursement is in the best inter~s of thp
public by providing and encouraging high quality fire protection throughout the?qi~rict; t---;;
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NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: ~ ~_' i-- ~
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1. The foregoing provisions are included as if fully set forth herein. "~
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2. Section 15 of the Agreement providing for a flat rate reimbursement is de!!:ted,m iAP
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entirety,
3. Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference to this Amendment
Number 1, provides for guidelines, criteria and new reimbursement amounts. Exhibit 1
shall be Attachment "I" to the Agreement, and shall govern reimbursement by District to
Corporation.
4. The provisions of Exhibit 1, Attachment "I", shall be retroactive to October 1, 2004,
and the Corporation shall be reimbursed by District accordingly.
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5. The provisions of Exhibit 1, Attachment "f', in Paragraphs m.B.I, III.C.3. and m.D.3.
shall be waived in regard to Corporation's reimbursement for October 1, 2004, through
June 30, 2005, and District shall reimburse Corporation pursuant to the other provisions
of Exhibit 1, Attachment "f'.
6. In all other respects, the Agreement between the parties dated October 7, 1992,
remains in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement the day and
year first written above,
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EXHIBIT 1 TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 1
ATTACHMENT "I"
Volunteer Fire & EMS Membership Reimbursement Guidelines
Monroe County, Florida
I. INTENT:
A. To define the criteria and process for the disbursement of stipends to the active
volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services providers serving
unincorporated Monroe County, Florida.
II. PURPOSE:
A. To help to reimburse volunteer fire and EMS personnel for expenses incurred as a
result of their participation in their respective volunteer fire or EMS
organizations.
B. The volunteer reimbursement system will provide incentives for individuals who
choose to increase their training, participation or rank/position within the
volunteer fire or EMS organization. It will also assist in the recruitment and
retention of volunteers.
m. GENERAL GUIDELINES AND PROGRAM CRITERIA:
A. FUNDING:
1. Funding of this reimbursement/stipend program is based on an annual
appropriation from the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.
The funding level is currently set at $375,400 in MSTD 1 and $220,200 in
MSTD 6. The individual corporations are responsible for administering
the reimbursement/stipend program within the guidelines established by
this attachment. There shall be no additional reimbursement provided
once funding is exhausted in that corporation's budget.
2. The Chief serving each corporation shall verify compliance with the
requirements of this agreement.
B. RELATIONSIllP:
1. The relationship of the County to the individual volunteer firefighter or
EMS provider is non-existent for the purposes of this
reimbursement/stipend program and the county has no employer
responsibility. The relationship between the individual volunteer
firefighter or EMS provider and his/her volunteer fire or EMS department
is established in the Agreement of Understanding Between the Individual
Volunteer Firefighter or EMS Provider and the Fire Department or
Ambulance Corps.
C, ELIGffiILITY:
1, Must be a full member (not a probationary member) in good standing with
a Volunteer Fire or EMS Department.
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EXHIBIT 1 TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 1
ATl'ACBMENT"1"
Volunteer Fire & EMS Membership Reimbursement Guidelines
Monroe County, Florida
2. Must maintain the position of active combat firefighter, state-certified
emergency medical services provider, support personnel or
administrative/technical personnel.
3. Shall have executed an Agreement of Understanding Between the
Individual Volunteer Firefighter or FMS Provider and the Fire
Department or Ambulance Corps.
D. MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Must attend two (2) training meetings per month or be excused from
training by the volunteer fire or EMS chief.
2. Must meet the minimum percentage of calls per month based on years of
service/seniority. NOTE: Station shifts count toward the total number of
calls required.
3. Within the previous twelve months, must have attended at least two
periodic training sessions at the Joe London Fire Training Facility or any
other training opportunity found acceptable by the Monroe County Fire
Rescue Training Bureau.
E. CRITERIA:
1. BASE REIMBURSEMENT: Members meeting the minimal requirements
will be eligible to receive a monthly base reimbursement dependent upon
position and qualifications and rank at the schedule indicated herein:
Position & Qualifications Base Per Maximum
Call Monthly
Rookie FF, Support & 75 10 500
Administrative Personnel
Driver-Engineer*, Extrication 125 10 750
Specialist*, Technical Rescue
Specialist*
Firefighter I or EMT -B * 150 10 750
Firefighter n or EMT -p* 175 15 750
Lieutenant, state FFI certified 175 20 850
Captain, state FFI certified 200 20 850
Lieutenant, state FFll certified 250 20 850
Captain, state FFII certified 275 20 850
Assistant Chief** 300 20 950
Deputy Chief** 325 20 950
Chief** 400 20 1000
* non-state-fire certified
* * must be state FFI certified, at minimum
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EXHIBIT 1 TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 1
ATTACHMENT "I"
Volunteer Fire & EMS Membership Reimbursement Guidelines
Monroe County, Florida
2. ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT: Additional reimbursement will be
added to the base reimbursement amount for each of the additional
qualifications or certifications possessed by the individual at the schedule
indicated herein:
Additional Qualifications Add to
of State-Certified Firefiahten Base
Driver Engineer 15
Advanced Extrication 15
EMT or Greater 15
HAZ. Mat Technician 15
Technical Rescue (i.e. Dive Rescue or Advanced 15
Rope Rescue)
Board Member 25
3. CALL CREDITS:
a. Members qualifying for reimbursement will also be reimbursed an
amount equivalent to one call credit for each approved detail up to
six (6) hours with a maximum of 2 details per day. Example of an
approved special detail would be a fire prevention! education detail
performed at a local school.
b. State-certified personnel shall be eligible for one call credit for
each six consecutive hours' duty shift spent at the station, available
for immediate response, during which time no dispatch and
response was made, up to 4 duty credits per 24 hours.
c. In order to receive any reimbursement, members must respond to a
minimum percentage of the total number of calls to which hislher
department has been dispatched. That required percentage is
indicated in this table:
ears
ears
ears
Percenta e of CaUs Re uired
35%
300,10
25%
20%
15%
100,10
4. FUNDING LIMITATIONS AND RECORD KEEPING:
a. The total reimbursement disbursed to each department yearly shall
not exceed the annual budgeted amount as determined by the
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners.
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EXHIBIT 1 TO AMENDMENT NUMBER 1
ATTACHMENT "I"
Volunteer Fire & EMS Membership Reimbursement Guidelines
Monroe County, Florida
b. Total monthly reimbursement amount available to each volunteer
department will be determined by dividing their respective annual
volunteer reimbursement budget amount by 12.
c. Each volunteer department will prepare and submit a request for
volunteer reimbursement to Monroe County Fire Rescue
Headquarters using the Volunteer Department Roster &
Reimbursement Request form (MCFRF-021) specified for each
month of the year not to exceed their one-twelfth of the annual
allocation to that corporation. Reimbursement will be disbursed to
the qualifying volunteers in order of seniority. In all cases
preference shall be given to reimbursement of eligible state-fire-
certified members who qualify for reimbursement for any month.
Budgeted monthly reimbursement dollars not disbursed will "roll-
over" and be available for the next month's request.
d. Each volunteer department corporation will be responsible for
keeping monthly records specifying each member's qualifications,
participation and total amount of reimbursement received. These
records must be available and may be subject to audit.
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
APPRO:);S T FO~M:
SUSAN M. G MSLEY
ASSISTANT COU TY ATTORNEY
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