REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 23, 2016
FROM: KERRI L. DONIS, Fire Chief
Fire Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Master Agreement for inter-agency instructional services between Fresno City College and the City of Fresno Fire Department for reimbursement of instructional training hours cost
Body
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended Council approve the Master Agreement between Fresno City College and the City of Fresno Fire Department for reimbursement of instructional training hour costs.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fresno Fire Department (FFD) entered into a training reimbursement agreement with Fresno City College (FCC) in 1999. Under the state-sponsored program, FFD received a monetary reimbursement for each hour of training logged by its members. In December 2009, FCC terminated the agreement due to the loss of the program administrator. FFD then negotiated a similar agreement with Miramar College in San Diego which commenced July 2, 2010 and expired prior to fiscal year 2015. In fiscal year 2015, FCC and FFD entered into an agreement to reinstitute their instructional service program. The agreement expires June 30, 2016.
Approval of this agreement will extend the program from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. The hourly reimbursement rate will also be increased from $2.75 to $3.50, thus providing a greater revenue stream to FFD. Funds received from this agreement will be reinvested back into the program for the services, facilities, materials and equipment supplied for student training.
BACKGROUND
The proposed agreement with FFD provides an opportunity for training and increase training revenues as the FCC agreement will reimburse up to a maximum of 92,000 hours per fiscal year. The reimbursements received under these agreements are used to supplement the departmental training program and provide for services, facilities, materials and equipment. As such, FFD is recommending approval of the Master Agreement with FCC for a one year term Jul...
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