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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 26, 1995 Page - 5 - • PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) Steve Harman, Human Resources Director, reviewed the personnel and labor negotiations. He described the four documents related to these issues. He discussed the Procedure for--Dispute Resolution. He explained the Agreement between the City, the San Leandro Fire Fighters' Association, Local 55, and the Alameda County Fire Department, which provides that San Leandro Fire Fighters' will become Alameda County employees, subject to terms and conditions of a Memorandum of Understanding with the County. He said, in the event the contract is canceled, former members of the City Fire Department would revert back to City employees at ranks held at the time of cancellation of the Agreement. • He- described the—Agreement with the San Leandro Management Organization, the City, and the Alameda Board of Supervisors, related to transfer of Battalion Chiefs and the Deputy Chief to the County, and discussed the Agreement between the City and the Alameda County Fire Department, related to the civilian administrative secretary position. In response to Council questions, he described the process for termination of the contract in the event of breach of contract. Mike Davis, Consultant, said his company was asked to address whether, through reorganization, the same or an improved level of fire protection could be provided at the same or lower costs. He discussed current and proposed costs and said the contract will result in a $1 million reduction in costs to the City, 70% of which would be the elimination of Engine No. 6, the remainder of which would be management savings. He said an improved level of service will be provided. In response to Council questions, Mr. Davis explained how the savings were determined and the costs that had or had not been included, such as overtime, capital costs for remodeling, etc. He said the current cost figures were not inflated. He said, although there would not be consultant costs for his work in the future, there would always be costs such as those for the performance audit, etc. The City Manager said this is a basic budget which will not vary much on a year-to-year basis. He said the budget proposed by the County Fire Chief will continue to go through the City's regular budget process. Mr. Oliver and Mr. Davis provided additional explanations of the proposed budget and savings. Chief Johnston repeated the service enhancements which would result from the contract including on-duty paramedic training, hazmat response, and the potential for water, confined space, and urban search and rescue. The Hearing was then opened to the public.