HomeMy WebLinkAbout20091264.tiffRESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE CONTRACT FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - TRAVIS MORROW
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Contract for Training and Employment
Services between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Paramedic Service, and Travis
Morrow, commencing June 15, 2009, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said
contract, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said contract, a copy of
which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Contract for Training and Employment Services between the County
of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
on behalf of the Weld County Paramedic Service, and Travis Morrow, be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to
sign said contract.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 1st day of June, A.D., 2009.
-�T BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD
COUNTY-,- ORADO
\William F. Garcia, Chair
1/EXCUSED
ATTEST:
Weld County Clerk to th
BY:
Deputy Cle
to the Board
APS v i j TO FORM:
K
ounty Attorney
Date of signature'
Douglas Rademacher, Pro-Tem
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Sean P. Conway
EXCUSED
Barbara )Cirkmeyer
David E. Long
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2009-1264
AM0020
CONTRACT FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
This Contract is made and entered into this 2 6 day of /740-y , 2009, by and
between the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, acting on behalf of the Weld County
Paramedic Service, hereinafter called "Weld County," and Travis Morrow, hereinafter called
"Trainee."
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Weld County is increasing its employment positions for paramedics in order
to meet the increasing service needs demonstrated, and
WHEREAS, Travis Morrow, a current Emergency Medical Technician -Basic, has expressed
a desire to obtain his formal paramedic education through the program at HealthOne EMS in
Englewood, Colorado ("HealthOne"), and to become certified as a paramedic in the state of
Colorado.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements
contained herein, the Trainee and Weld County hereby agree as follows:
1. Paramedic Education: Weld County agrees to endorse and Trainee agrees to
successfully complete formal paramedic education through the program offered at HealthOne
(sometimes referred to herein as "the formal education"). This training shall commence on or about
June 15, 2009 and shall be completed on or about December 23, 2009.
2. Completion of Paramedic Education: Upon completion of this formal paramedic
education, Trainee also agrees to successfully complete all other requirements and qualifications for
obtaining paramedic certification for the state of Colorado. Trainee shall notify Weld County
Paramedic Service no later than the next business day after Trainee receives his paramedic
certificate, of such receipt. Upon notification of Trainee's receipt of the paramedic certificate from
the state of Colorado, Weld County agrees to provide and Trainee agrees to successfully complete
the Weld County Paramedic Service Field Instructor's preceptorship. The preceptorship shall
commence within one week of Trainee's notification to Weld County Paramedic Service of
Trainee's receipt of his paramedic certificate, and shall be completed within approximately six
months from the commencement date of the preceptorship, or sooner, if Trainee is released by the
medical director and the field instructor. The entire process by which Trainee will become a
practicing paramedic, including the formal education, certification and Field training, is expected
to be completed on or before July 15, 2010.
3. Payment of Salary, Benefits, and Tuition: During Trainee's formal training at
HealthOne, June 15, 2009 through on or about December 23, 2009, Weld County agrees to pay
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Trainee his regular EMT -Basic hourly wages and benefits on the following formula:
Trainee's hourly pay rate times forty-two (42) hours per week.
Upon successful completion of formal training at HealthOne, if Trainee presents to
Weld County his paramedic certificate from the state of Colorado, then during Trainee's Field
Instructor preceptorship, Weld County agrees to pay Trainee hourly wages and benefits
commensurate with paramedic graduate or apprentice paramedic pay as set forth on the pay grid for
employees of the Weld County Paramedic Services. Unless and until Trainee presents to Weld
County his paramedic certificate from the state of Colorado, Trainee will continue to be paid his
regular EMT -Basic hourly wages and benefits as above set forth, until such time that Trainee
completes the Field Instructor preceptorship.
Upon such date as Trainee completes Trainee's Field Instructor preceptorship, his rate of pay will
be increased to reflect that pay of an EMT -Paramedic.
The parties acknowledge and agree that the Trainee is expected to acquire the required
credentials to be a practicing paramedic in Colorado within the time frame specified herein. The rate
of pay Weld County agrees to pay Trainee during his formal training, certification and Field training
is based upon his current salary and/or the pay grid for employees of the Weld County Paramedic
Services, but the agreement to pay said amount should not be construed to indicate that Trainee may
return to Weld County Paramedic Services as an EMT -Basic after he has completed the formal
paramedic training at HealthOne as contemplated by this Agreement.
4. Payment of Tuition, Books, and Entrance Fee: Weld County agrees to pay all
(100%) of Trainee's tuition and books required by the Training course.
5. Transportation and Housing Costs: Trainee agrees to assume all housing and
transportation costs associated with his formal training.
6. Position Vacancy: Weld County agrees not to permanently fill Trainee's position
during his tenure of formal training at HealthOne. Trainee and Weld County acknowledge that in
order to provide adequate emergency medical services to Weld County residents it will be necessary
for Weld County to incur expenses for additional hours worked by other employees.
7. Recoupment Period, Contract Term, Weld County Personnel Policy: In
consideration of Weld County's provision of paramedic education for Trainee, of Weld County's
expenditures for Trainee's salary and benefits, of Weld County's agreement to pay 100 percent of the
cost of tuition and books required by the training course, of Weld County's agreement not to
permanently fill Trainee's position during the formal training period at HealthOne, Weld County
agrees to employ Trainee to perform paramedic duties and services and Trainee agrees to
satisfactorily perform such duties and to satisfactorily render such services as a certified Colorado
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paramedic for a period of two (2) years commencing on the first day of duty following Colorado
certification as a paramedic and completion of the Field Instruction preceptorship, whichever date
occurs later. This two year period shall hereafter be called a recoupment period.
During his training and recoupment period, Trainee shall continue to be subject to the
policies and procedures set forth in the Weld County Employee Policies and Benefits Handbook,
Chapter 3 of the Weld County Code, as amended. The parties agree that the terms of this Contract
shall prevail over any conflicting provisions set forth in the Weld County Employee Policies and
Benefits Handbook, Chapter 3 of the Weld County Code, as amended, during the term of this
Contract.
8. Remedies for Breach of Contract for Employment Services: Trainee's failure or
refusal to successfully complete the formal paramedic education, certification, and Field Instruction
preceptorship on or before July 15, 2010, or failure to satisfactorily provide the paramedic services
and duties for Weld County during the recoupment period, may be considered, at Weld County's
election, a breach by Trainee in addition to the grounds for discharge listed in the Weld County
Employee Policies and Benefits Handbook, Chapter 3 of the Weld County Code, as amended.
Trainee's failure to successfully complete the paramedic education, certification, and
Field Instruction preceptorship, and to provide paramedic duties and services during the two-year
recoupment period solely due to Trainee's death or permanent total disability, shall not constitute a
breach of this Contract. Trainee's death or permanent total disability shall result in the termination
of all rights, duties, and obligations set forth in this Contract.
Upon a breach of this Contract by Trainee's failure to successfully complete the
formal paramedic education, certification, and Field Instruction preceptorship on or before July 15,
2010, and/or failure to satisfactorily provide paramedic services for Weld County during the two-
year recoupment period, Trainee shall repay to Weld County a sum equal to the tuition paid by Weld
County, plus an amount equal to the sum of any salary paid by Weld County during the education
and/or Field Instruction preceptorship period. Said repayment shall be reduced at the rate of Five
Dollars ($5.00) per hour for each hour of full-time employment worked by Trainee as a paramedic
for Weld County during the two-year recoupment period.
Trainee and Weld County acknowledge that it is impossible to ascertain the entire or
exact cost, damage, or injury which Weld County may sustain by reason of Trainee's breach of this
Contract. The above -described methods of offset are agreed upon as compensation for any injury
suffered by Weld County. Trainee and Weld County acknowledge that this sum is not a penalty, but
rather compensation for injury suffered by Weld County.
Trainee and Weld County further agree that in the event Weld County incurs
attorney's fees, court costs, or other costs of collection in an effort to collect any sums owed to Weld
County pursuant to this Contract by reason of Trainee's breach, Trainee will pay such expenses in
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addition to those reimbursed sums.
9. Acknowledgment of Receipt/Waiver of Right to Independent Legal Advice: Trainee
understands that he has the right to have this document examined by an attorney of his choosing and
to discuss its terms with such attorney prior to signing it.
Trainee indicates his acknowledgment of his right to examination by an attorney of
his choosing by initialing on one of the lines below as applicable:
tir' I fully understand the nature and terms of the binding obligation created
pursuant to this Contract and have chosen to waive my right to consult an attorney.
I have consulted an attorney regarding this Contract and have received his/her
explanation of its terms as evidenced by the attorney's signature below.
Attorney for Trainee (# )
Date
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract on the date first -
above written.
WELD COUNTY PARAMEDIC SERVICE TRAINEE
Dave Bressler
Director
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR WELD COUNTYOLORADO
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By:
William F. Garcia
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Travis Morrow
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