Common use of Paramedic Pay Clause in Contracts

Paramedic Pay. A. The City shall pay a monthly stipend of $696.90 for each full month (paramedic pay period) an employee is assigned to serve as a paramedic. For each partial month that an employee is assigned to serve as a paramedic (e.g., new hires, advancements, or personnel terminating employment with the City), paramedic pay for that month shall be prorated based on the following formula: The basic monthly stipend rate shall be divided by the number of days in the subject month. The resulting answer is then multiplied by the number of days in the subject month the employee was assigned to work as a paramedic. B. Paramedic pay shall, to the extent possible, be evenly distributed and paid to the eligible employee for each payroll period during the fiscal year it is earned. C. An employee shall be eligible to receive paramedic pay only upon meeting the following qualifications: 1. He/she is licensed as a paramedic through the State of California; 2. He/she has local accreditation/certification as a paramedic through the County of San Bernardino; 3. He/she retains proper Firefighter and paramedic accreditation/ certification throughout his/her employment with the City, and 4. He/she is specifically assigned to work as a paramedic for the City. D. Paramedic pay is subject to overtime for the purposes of calculating regular and FLSA overtime. E. Increases and/or decreases in the number of assigned paramedics eligible to receive paramedic pay at any one time shall be determined by the City Manager, pursuant to direction from the City Council/Personnel Committee.