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30.3 EMT Certification <br />Emergency Medical Technician is a mandatory condition of employment for fire suppression personnel. <br />The Department will provide and pay for associated expense relating to the recertification process. If an <br />employee does not successfully complete EMT re- certification requirements as provided by the <br />Department, they will have six months to meet recertification requirements or be subject to termination <br />for failure to meet position standards. The expenses, in this case, will be the responsibility of the <br />employee. The six -month time frame, if requested. may be extended due to course availability. <br />However, the employee must enroll and participate in the first available course. <br />30.4 Staffing <br />Nothing in this agreement modifies any company staffing agreements unique to each City. <br />30.5 Fire Prevention Seniority <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 />30.6 Total Compensation Survey <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 />Comparable salaries and benefits will be gathered from similar agencies to determine how Livermore - <br />Pleasanton benchmark classifications compare with comparable positions. The cities that Livermore - <br />Pleasanton Fire Department will compare to are listed below. <br />Berkeley <br />Fairfield <br />Fremont <br />Hayward <br />Palo Alto <br />Richmond <br />San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District <br />Santa Clara <br />Santa Rosa <br />Vallejo <br />The specific classifications selected as the benchmark classes (classifications used for compensation <br />comparisons) will be determined through classification analyses. That is, the duties, responsibilities and <br />33 <br />