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Section 30. Miscellaneous <br /> <br />30.1 Deferred Compensation Program <br /> <br />Regular and probationary employees are eligible to participate in the Department's deferred <br />compensation program. Any employee who chooses to participate in a deferred compensation plan shall <br />pay the administrative fee, if any, the Department may require. <br /> <br />30.2 Helmets <br /> <br />Leather helmets are to remain with each individual at retirement. <br /> <br />30.3 EMT-1D Certification <br /> <br />Emergency Medical Technician 1D is a mandatory condition of employment for fire suppression <br />personnel. The Department will provide and pay for associated expense relating to the recertification <br />process. if an employee does not successfully complete EMT-1D recertification requirements as <br />provided by the Department, they will have six months to meet recertification requirements or be <br />subject to termination for failure to meet position standards. The expenses, in this case, will be the <br />responsibility of the employee. The six-month time frame, if requested. may be extended due to course <br />availability. However, the employee must enroll and participate in the first available course. <br /> <br />30.4 Staffing <br /> <br />Nothing in this agreement modifies any company staffing agreements unique to each City. <br /> <br />30.5 Fire Prevention Seniority <br /> <br />The seniority for all current Fire Prevention personnel will be determined by their date of hire for full <br />time work with Livermore or Pleasanton. This could include time spent in other city or fire Department <br />divisions prior to fire prevention service starting. <br /> <br />30.6 Total Compensation Survey <br /> <br />Total Compensation includes not only salary, but also a variety of other benefits. Among these benefits, <br />but not exclusively, are contributions or payments made by the Employer toward retirement (PERS), <br />medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, disability insurance, uniform <br />allowance, and holiday pay. In addition, there can also be add on costs for different tasks or services <br />performed (e.g. paramedics, hazardous materials). <br /> <br />Comparable salaries and benefits will be gathered from similar agencies to determine how Livermore- <br />Pleasanton benchmark classifications compare with comparable positions. The specific classifications <br />selected as the benchmark classes (classifications used for compensation comparisons) will be <br />determined through classification analyses. That is, the duties, responsibilities and minimum <br /> <br /> 32 <br /> <br /> <br />