H-2 - Resolution 2023-036 - Policies and Procedures for SAFER Grant

department members to maintain a car wash program at the fire station for department members; and, WHEREAS, the City has purchased apparatus and equipment to enable the fire department to carry out its mission and which will be used to assist the department in meeting the objectives and goals of the award, including NFPA 1720, and has future investments in the fire department planned; and, Now, therefore be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa, as follows: 1. The City previously established the goal of meeting or exceeding NFPA 1720: Standard for Organization and Deployment of Fire Suppression Operations, Emergency Medical Operations, and Special Operations to the Public by Volunteer Fire Departments, 2020 edition, and reaffirms this goal. 2. A recruit is a candidate for membership in the fire department as a Firefighter and/or EMS Provider. Recruits are either non-certified or certified. A non-certified recruit shall serve a probationary period of at least one (1) year of service but not more than two (2) years. A non-certified recruit shall not be released from probationary status until the recruit is certified as Firefighter I for Firefighter membership or EMT for EMS Provider membership. A certified recruit shall provide proof of certification, serve a six (6) month probationary period, and shall meet any requirements established by the fire department before being released from probationary status. While a recruit is in probationary status, they may be released from the department for any reason. 3. The fire department is hereby authorized to establish residency requirements for the recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters. In recruiting and retaining applicants, the department will weigh factors and considerations, including applicants who reside in the City of Tiffin, applicants who work in the City of Tiffin and are able to leave work for calls, applicants who are certified as Firefighter I, Firefighter II, or EMT or above, the distance the applicant lives outside of the city and potential response time for calls, the applicant’s availability, including for station staffing and standby, and other factors as permitted or required by law. 4. The City designates Skylar Limkemann as the Grant Administrator and primary point of contact for the 2021 SAFER Grant, Fire Marshal Bill Erb as Program Manager and secondary point of contact for the 2021 SAFER Grant, and City Clerk Abigail Hora as the Finance Officer and third point of contact for the 2021 SAFER Grant. 5. City Administrator Doug Boldt will serve as an alternate point of contact for the 2021 SAFER Grant and will monitor the grant and all staff or volunteers. 6. The 2021 SAFER grant award activities and the draft policies and procedures for the grant activities and fire department be approved. 3