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REPORT TO
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor,
and
Chairman and Members of Finance Committee
ON
Resolutions Adopted by the International Association of
Fire Fighters on December 29, 1965, and Referred to the
Finance Committee by the Board of Fire Masters
on February 7, 1966
Charles L, Davis
City Comptroller
March 18, 1966
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER
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Ailanta, Georgia 30303
March 18, 1966
CHARLES L. DAVIS
COMPTROLLER
EDGAR A. VAUGHN, JA.
DEPUTY COMPTROLLER
Ivan Allen, Jr., Mayor,
and Members of the Finance Committee
Pursuant to resolutions that were adopted by the International
Association of Fire Fighters on December 29, 1965, and referred to
the Finance Committee by the Board of Fire Masters on February 7, 1966,
we are enclosing a report showing the estimated cost of implementing
the provisions of these resolutions, We are also showing in this re-=
port the present staffing of the various fire stations and the proposed
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staffing if a three-platoon system were established.
We hope that this information will be of value to you in consider~
ing the resolutions adopted by Local 134, International Association of
Fire Fighters. For your information we have also included a copy of
these resolutions and two schedules. One of these schedules compares
the salary and workweek of Georgia's cities, and the other schedule
compares the salaries and workweek of varicus U. S. cities in the pop-
ulation range of over 250,000.
Sincerely yours,
“ . ’
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Charles L, Davis
City Comptroller
INDEX
Present Staffing
Single Unit Stations
Double Unit Stations
Battalion Headquarters
Day and Night Shifts
Staffing Requirements for a 56-Hour Weel
Summary of Staff and Staffing Requirements
Estimated Cost of Implementing a 56-Hour Workweek,
Using a Three=Platoon System
Estimated Cost of Overtime
Sixty-hour week, TwoePlatoon System
Fifty-six hour week, Three=Platoon System
Summary
Supplemental Data
Comparison of Salaries of Fire Fighters:
U. S. Cities over 250,000 population
Georgia Cities
Resolutions Adopted by Local 134
International Association of Fire Fighters:
Relating to 56-Hour Workweek and
Three=Platoon System
Relating to Payment of Overtime
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and 33 are single unit stations and are staffed with fourteen ea toyaee: This staff
consists of the following:
Fire Captains
Fire Drivers
Fire Sergeant
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These employees are divided so that one Fire Captain, one Fire Driver, one Fire
Sergeant and four Firemen work one shift with one Fire Captain, one Fire Driver, and
five Firemen working the second shift, ‘The shifts are so arranged that four employ-
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ees of the fourteen are off at all times; thus the effective shift becomes five
employees for each of the respective shifts, The arrangement of these shifts are
made in such a manner that will assure that at least four men are on duty at all
times, In fact, the ratio appears to provide approximately 4.3 men for each piece
of equipment at each station. It is our understanding that if the manpower falls
below four men for each piece of equipment, the equipment must be removed from ser-
vice until che manpower is equal or exceeds four men,
Double Unit Stations:
Fire Station numbers 5, 7, 8, 16, 21, 24, 25, 29, and 30 are double unit sta-
tions staffed with twenty-eight employees. This staff consists of the following:
Fire Captains
Fire Lieutenants
Fire Sergeants
Fire Drivers
Fire Engineers
Firemen 1
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Fire Lieutenant, one Fire Sergeant, one Fire Driver, one Fire Engineer and nine
Firemen, The work. schedule is so arranged that eight employees of the staff are off
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Fire Lieutenants 2
Fire Sergeants 4,
Fire Drivers D
Fire Engineers 2
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one shift and eleven Firemen are assigned to the Mace shift. In the case of Fire
Station 17, the classifications are equally assigned except for the classification of
Fire Sergeant, One shift has two Fire Sergeants assigned, and the other shift has
only one. Each of the shifts are so arranged that at least nine men are off at all
times.
Headquarters Station
Fire Station No, 1 has in addition to being a double unit station, a rescue unit,
a salvage unit, and a chief's car. In addition to the twenty-eight employees re-
guizcau Co operate the Engine and Aerial Divisions, the Rescue Unit requires seven
employees, the Salvage Unit requires three employees, and the Chief's Car requires
three employees; thus making the total staff of 41 men at Fire Station No. 1.
The Department at the moment is staffed with 795 positions. 722 of these posi-=
tions are assigned to the various stations as indicated above. The remaining 73
employees are assigned to the office, fire investigation, maintenance, and WEALHIARS
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Day and Nicht Shifts: :
As mentioned earlier, each station is staffed with two shifts. The day shift
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consists of ten hours per day, five days per week or fifty hours per week; and the
might shift consists of fourteen hours per day, five days per week ur ocveuty huurs
per week, The shifts are rotated so that one platoon is on the day shift one week
and on the night shift the next. The rotation is made on Saturdays with the shift on
duty serving for a twenty-four hour period,
STAFFING REQUIREMENTS FOR A 56 HOUR WEEK
One of the resolutions passed by the International Association of Fire Fighters
xecommends that the City establish a 56 hour workweek and inaugurate a three-platoon
system with one platoon working the day shift, one platoon working the night shift,
and one platoon being off each four working days with two days off between cycles,
The publication entitled "Municipal Fire Administration", published by the’ Interna-=
tional City Managers" Association, illustrates the work schedule of a three-platoon
system to be as follows:
Sun, Mon. Tues. Wed, Thurs. ris Sat. Sun.
NIGHT (14 hours) B B A A C Cc B 3
DAY (10 hours) A A Cc ¢ BR B A A
"In estimating the manpower required for the fire department, the total desired
operating strength for each unit should be multiplied by a figure representing the
number of men required under the current work week to perform each job, For example,
if 100 men are required to man the apparatus and the department works a 56-hour week
the req quirements would be 100 x 3, plus a figure representing the number of hours of
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leave es shown by fire department records,"
lt may be desirable to allow an "excess" of perhaps 5 or 10 per cent, where
municipal finances permit, to take care of manpower fluctuations due to abnormal
sickne.s, special inspection and training programs, and emergency conditions such as
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when a number of men are incapacitated by serious fires. Also there is 2 turnover
consisting of vacancies to be filled and new men not yet adequately trained that
must be taken into consideration,"
At present we heve 48 fire fighting units in service, five Battalion Chiefs‘
Cars, one Rescue Unit, one Lighting Truck, ons Supply and Salvege Truck, and one
Chief's Car, The manpower required to maintain the present level of service for one
shift is as follows:
48 Fire Fighting Units at 4,5 men each 216
5 Batalilion Chiefs’ Cars with 2 mea each 10
1 Rescue Unit with 2 men each 2
1 Light Truck with 1 man 1
1 Supply and Salvage Truck with 1 man Z
L Chief's Car with 1 man 25
Total ZL
In order to determine the number of employees that are required to maintain the
43 fire fighting units and other equipment set forth above, we are to take the man-
power that is required to maintain these units on a one-shift basis, We are to take
this manpower and multiply by an index of 3 as set forth in the formula quoted from
the “Municipal Fire Administration" publication. Thus the computation becomes
231 men X 3 = 693 employees exclusive of vacations, holidays, sick leaves, and other
leaves. The formula further states that we are then to compute the vacations, legal
holidays, sick leaves, injury leaves, military leaves, etc., for the average en-
ployee. We have reseabehed ‘fhe records in the Fire Department, and from these
records we have determined these leaves to be as follows:
Vacati 20 days
Legal Holidays 7 days
Sick Leave & Injured Days Off
based on 65 average 8 days
Military & Other Leaves ; _2 days
Average Per Employee 37 days
When we take the 37 days per employee and multiply by eight hours per day by
the 695 men required, we then show the need of covering 205, 128 man-hours in which
these employces would be off on vacation, holidays, sick leave, military leave, etc.
We have calculated the effective work year for a single fireman to be 2,616 hours,
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££ due i k leave, vacation, holidays,
the need for 78 men in reserve for time off purposes to implement a 56-hour workweek
based on a three platoon system. In order to maintain the same level of service of
4.5 men per unit, the second paragraph quoted from "Municipal Fire Administration"
states that we add five to ten percent for a manpower reserve. However, in discuss=
brand, he feels that we can provide a reserve
factor of three percent and still maintain four men per unit. When we take the 693
three platoon system plus the 78 men needed in reserve for time
eave purposes, we then have a total manpower requirement of 771. In apply-
the three percent reserve factor, we find that we now need an additional 23 men
is purpose or a total staff of 794. Our present manpower assigned to the fire
, units totals 722 as set forth in Section I. When this is deducted from the
required 794 men, we then show a need of 72 additional employees in order to imple-
ment 4a 56-hour workweek based on a three platoon systen.
Summary = Staff and Staff Requirements:
Under a 56-hour workweek using the three platoon system, the staffing require-
ments would be as follows:
Single Unit Stations:
Fire Drivers
Fire Sergeant
Firemen
Total
resent Staffing
Additional Employees Required
Double Unit Stations:
Fire Captains 3
Fire Lieutenants 3
Fire Sergeants 2
Fire Drivers 3
Fire Engineers 3
Firemen i
Total 31
Present Staffing | 28
Additional Employees Required 3
Battalion Chicfs' Headquarters, (Double Unit Stations): -
Battalion Chiefs a
Fire Captains 3
Fire Lieutenants 3
Fire Sergeants 5
Pire Drivers 3
Fire Engineers a
Firemen a2
Total 39
Present Staffing ao
Additional Employees Required é,
Battalion Chiefs' Headquarters, (Single Unit Stations):
Battalion Chiefs
Fire Captains
Fire Sergeants
Fire Drivers
Firemen
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Present Staffing
Additional Employees Required
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Present Staffing
Additional Employees Required
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A summary of the present staffing by station and employees required for a
56-hour workweek, using a three-platoon system is as follows:
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TOTALS
ESTIMATED COST OF IMPLEMENTING A 56-HOUR WORKWEEK, USING A THREE-PLATOON SYSTEM
We have estimated the cost of implementing a 56-hour workweek under the three-
platoon system to be as follows:
72 Additional Firemen et a maximum rate of $5,967 per year $429,624
Uniform Allowence at $100 per year 7,200
Group insurance Cost for New Employees 4,509
Cost of Reclassific ations 3 Required under a Three-Pletoon System:
L Fire Chief Ass £524
Battalion Chie 3,900
Fire Captains 19,305
Fire Eeeutenea’ : 11,895
Pir wgeants 3,120
scue Gockaber R 793
ive Drivers, Engineers & Tillermen 15,080
Annuai Pension Cost 29,114
Total «526,052
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Those reclassifleations are caused by the creation of a third shift which must
. be staiied by appropriate supervisory personnel.
in making this estimate, we have used the maximum salaries of the Firemen. We
realize that the first year cost will not be as high as the estimate.
ESTIMATED COST OF OVERTIME
The resolutions adopted by Local 134 International Association of Fire Fighters
on December 29, 1965, also provides that all work performed by fire fighters of
Atlanta Fire Department in excess of forty hours in any one week be compensated at
the rate of time and one-half of the established rate of pay. We have attempted to
estimate the cost of this provision under a sixty~hour week, twoeplatoon system, and
ifty-six hour week, three-platoon system.
60-Hour Week, TwoePlatoon System:
The following schedule sets forth our computation of the amount required to
initiate the payment of overtime at the rate of 1% times the regular rate for all tin
over forty hours per week based on a sixty-hour week, two-platoon system,
Firemen @ $.85 ee hour, 20 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 391,612
Fire Gaptains @ $1.16 per hour, 20 hours per week, 52 weeks per yea 835 5249
Fire Engineers @ $1.00 per hour, 20 hours per week, 52 weeks per sane 65, 520
Fire Sergeants G@ $1.04 pex hour, 20 hours per week, $2 weeks per year 59,488
Fire Drivers @ $1.00 per hour, 50 hours per week, 52 weeks per year £4,720
vire Lieutenants @ $1.08 per hour, 20 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 42; 682
Other Employees at an average increase of 16.5% 74; 856
Pension Cost 48, $04
Total $810,83:
56=Hour Week, Thre gexPivtcon System:
The following schedule sets forth the estimated cost of initiating the overtime
payment at 1% times the regular rate for all work over forty hours per week under the
fifty-six hour week, three platoon system:
398 Firemen @ $.85 per hour, 16 hours per week, 52 weeks per year $282,466
99 Fire Captains @ $1.18 per hour, 16 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 96,782
45 Fire Engineers @ $1.00 per hour, 16 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 37,440
74 Fire Sergeants a $1.04 pex hour, 16 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 64,030
99 Fire Drivers @ $1.00 per hour, 16 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 82,368
45 Fir Lieutensnts @ $1.08 per hour, 16 hours per week, 52 weeks per year 40,435
Other Employees at an average of 13.3% 60,339
Pension Cost 5 41,758
Total $704,618
This estimated cost of implementing a system of paying overtime in excess of
forty hours per week under the fifty-six hour, three-platoon system, would be in
addition to the cost set forth above for implementing the three-platoon system.
SUMMARY
mplementation of the resolution adopted by Local #134 International
Association of Fire Fighters regarding the establishment of a three platoon
system and a fifty=six (56) hour worl week would require the employment of
seventy-two (72) additional men. he estimated annual cost would be as
follows:
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Salaries « 72 additional firemen . . os « «© » $429,624
Reclassification to provide additional
supervisory personnel required. . « « » « « « 55,614
Pension, insurance and uniform cost. . . .o a a 40,814
Total Annual Cost $52€ 052
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The cost of implementing the resolution relating to payment of overtime
at the rate cf one and one-half times a regular rate would depend on whether
t lfity-six (56) hour work week on a three platoon basis is adored, Should
ifty-six (56) hour work week en a a khces platoon basis be adopted, the
< of overtime at one and one-half regular rates for all hours in excess of
orty (40) would be approximately $704,618 per year. Should the Fire Depart-
: ‘remain on a sixty (60) hour work week, two platoon system, the cost of
vertime as provided above is estimated to be $810,831 per year.
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COMPARISON OF SALARIES, ETC,
OF FIRE FIGHTERS
SOURCE: MUNICIPAL YEAR BOOK 1965
Hours Per Monthly
Rate Per Week Salary
City Hour - (May Shift) (Maximum)
flee York 4.09 49 707,00
Buffalo 3.13 40 542.00
Washington, D. C. 3,05 48 | 634.00
San Francisco 3.00 56 727,00 |
Seattle 2.84 48 590.00
Boston 22/9 48 550,00
Nien Angeles Zehe 61 715,00
San Diego 2.49 63 679.00
Detroit 2.41 56 564,00
Cleveland 2.40 56 580.00
Philadelphia 2.38 : 43 495.00
Chicago 2.36 .56 570,00
Baltimore eta 56 ; 539,00
Cincinnati 2.21 56 535,00
Columbus, Ohio 2622 55 535.00
St. Louis ZelF 60 564.00
Phoenix u 2 a7 56 526.00
Milwaukee 2.14 65 585,09
Dallas 2.07 56 500,00
Kansas City 2.00 56 483,00
Denver E.99 6S 568.00
New Orleans 1.93 56 478,00
Houston 1.93 56 467,00
Atlanta 1,91 60 497.00
San Antonio 1.65 60 430,00
Memphis 1,62 72 505.00
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City
Atlanta
East Point
Marietta
Columbus
Savannah
Macon
Albany
Athens
Valdosta
Rome
COMPARISON OF SALARIES, ETC,
SOURCE:
OF FIRE FIGHTERS
GEORGIA CITIES
GEORGTA MUNICIPAL ASSOCTATION
Hours Per Monthly
Rate Per Week Salary
Hour @ay Shift) (Maximum)
1.92 60 "497.00
1.69 60 440.00
1.68 — 72 525.00
1.45 72 453.00
1,42 72 444,00
1,39 72 4355.00
1.26 72 394.00
1.26 72 392.00
1.20 72° ° 375.00
1.14 72 355.00
WHEREAS ,
WHEREAS ,
WHEREAS ,
WHEREAS ,
RESOLVED,
RESOLVED,
RESOLVED,
RESOLVED,
RESOLUTION
In 1962 all departments of the City of Atlanta, except
the Fire Department had their work week shortened to
forty or forty-four hours, and
The members of the Atlanta Fire Department have not had
a reduction of hours since the Plan of Improvement in
January 1952, and
The City of Atlanta, in the matter of required work
week for the Fire Department, has not kept pace with
established practices in other major cities in the
country, and
The City of Atlanta Personnel Board has encountered great
difficulty in procuring and retaining qualified appli-
eants for the Fire Department, due largely to the Long
work week, now therefore be it
That the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of
Atlanta endorse, recommend and establish by ordinance
covering the Fire Department, a maximum work week of
fifty-six hours (as the first step in establishing a
forty hour work week for the Fire Department), and be it
further
That such maximum standards be established without re-
duction in pay, and be it further
That in establishing a fifty-six hour work week, the
three platoon system be inaugurated, one platoon working
the day shift, one platoon working the night shift, and
one platoon being off, each working four days and being
off two days, the cycle taking approximately 12 weeks to
complete, at which time it would begin anew and be it
further
That the fifty-six hour work week be established with
each platoon maintaining its present structure and com=
pliment of officers, engineers, drivers, tillermen, etc.,
which is now in effect with the two platoon system.
Adopted at the meeting of the Executive Board of Local #134 Intere
national Association of Fire Fighters on December 29, 1965 and approved
by the full body on January 4, and January 11, 1966.
J, C. McEVER, President
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WHEREAS,
WHEREAS ,
WHEREAS,
RESOLVED,
RESOLUTION
The forty hour work week has become the accepted standar
work week in industry, city, county, state, and federal
agencies in all parts of the United States, and
Like the development in industry, the forty hour work week
or even shorter work weeks have become the standard re=
quirements in the federal government, in a majority of the
states and nearly all of the large cities and counties in
public employment recognized as part of the better governed
units in our country, and
The reduction in hours of work has been achieved in ail in-
stances without reduction of pay, now therefore be it
That all work performed by fire fighters of the Atlant
Fire Department in excess of forty (40) hours in any
week, be compensated at the rate of time and one-half of
the established rate of pay.
Adopted at the meeting of the Executive Bourd of Local #134 Inter-
national Association of Fire Fighters on December 29, 1965 and approved
by the full body on January 4, and January 11, 1966.
J, C, McEVER, President