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4. Training Premium Pay: Increase training premium pay from 15% to 25% of the Battalion Chief base rate of pay for Battalion Chiefs assigned to a 40-hour work- week as the Training Chief. 5. Increase and Expand Battalion Chief Coverage Stipend: a. Effective June 10, 2023, increase the Battalion Chief Coverage stipend from $75 per hour to $83 per hour. b. Effective January 6, 2024, increase the Battalion Chief Coverage stipend from $83 per hour to $85 per hour. c. Effective January 4, 2025, increase the Battalion Chief Coverage stipend from $85 per hour to $86 per hour. d. Battalion Chief Coverage stipend pay is available when providing shift coverage for the 24-hour Battalion Chief in their absence, when performing Out of Class Work, or, when approved by the Fire Chief and/or designee, when assigned to participate in off-duty events greater than three (3) hours in a single day to conduct business outside their normal management roles and responsibilities. 6. Out of Class Work — The City and the Union have agreed to a one (1) year trial period that allows Battalion Chiefs to fill vacancies in the rank of Fire Captain to assist in preventing mandatory shift fill, provided all vacancies in the Battalion Chief position have been filled. 7. Uniform Allowance: Increase annual uniform allowance from $800 to $1,000. 8. Vacation Accumulation and Scheduling: Increase vacation accruals from a maximum of four hundred (400) hours to four hundred and thirty-two (432) hours. All vacation requests and use require approval by the Fire Chief and/or designee. 9. Long Term Disability Pay: Increase maximum contribution to $29.50 per month (currently covers 100% of benefit) and pay for premium increases during term of MOU (capped at $40 per month). CONCLUSION This report introduces the key elements of the MOU with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1974 Battalion Chiefs Unit, representing Battalion Chiefs fire management personnel of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. All agreements reached between the parties during the meet and confer process are tentative until the contract, in its entirety, is ratified by members of IAFF-Battalion Chiefs and approved by the City Councils of both Livermore and Pleasanton. It is the City of Pleasanton's practice to introduce the key elements of the proposed contract to allow for open discussion prior to Council action at a future meeting. Page 3 of 4