HomeMy WebLinkAbout990131.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE CONTRACT FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - MARK RAND
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 Ambulance
Service, and Mark Rand, with 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 Ambulance Service, and Mark Rand 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 20th day of January, A.D., 1999.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
- LLD COUNTY, CO RADO
ATTEST:
/►, � � v;� Dal K:. Hall, Chair
Weld County Clerk t. +•g,': � � _ i
,.:, "� arbara, . Kirkmeyer, P -Tem
BY: irit r r,; " .. C4
Deputy Clerk to the~.L ' V 1`-
deorge E. Baxter
AP-PR V TO FORM: EXCUSED
l M. J. Geile
Cottorney EXCUSED
Glenn Vaad
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CONTRACT FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
This Contract is made and entered into this /0 day of J c,An a�y - , 1998 by and
between the Weld County Board of County Commissioners, acting on behalf of the Weld County
Ambulance Service, hereinafter called"Weld County," and Mark Rand,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, Mark Rand, a current Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, has expressed a
desire to obtain his paramedic education through the program offered at Swedish Medical Center
in Englewood, Colorado, 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, 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
Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, Colorado. This training shall commence on
or about January h , 1999, and shall be completed on or about June 22, 1999.
2. Completion of Paramedic Education: Upon completion of this formal paramedic
education, Weld County agrees to provide and Trainee agrees to successfully
complete the Weld County Ambulance Service Field Instructor's preceptorship. The
preceptorship shall commence on or about June 23, 1999, and shall end on or about
December 31,1999, or sooner, if Trainee is released by the physician advisor and the
field instructor. Trainee also agrees to successfully complete all other requirements
and qualifications for obtaining paramedic certification for the State of Colorado.
3. Payment of Salary, Benefits, and Tuition: During Trainee's formal training at
Swedish Medical Center(January , 1999,through June 22, 1999),Weld County
agrees to pay Trainee his regular EMT-Basic hourly wages and benefits on the
following formula:
Trainee's hourly pay rate times forty-four (44) hours per week.
Upon successful completion of formal training at Swedish Medical Center and during
Trainee's preceptorship beginning June 23, 1999, Weld County agrees to pay Trainee
his regular EMT-Basic hourly wages and benefits. Upon such date as Trainee
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demonstrates that he is EMT-Paramedic certified by the State of Colorado, his rate
of pay will be increased to reflect this change.
4. Payment of Tuition: Weld County agrees to pay Trainee's tuition in full.
5. Transportation and Housing Costs: Trainee agrees to assume all housing and
transportation costs, as well as costs for books and any other 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 Swedish Medical Center. 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 the cost of Trainee's tuition, of Weld County's agreement not to
permanently fill Trainee's position during the training period, 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 paramedic for a period of four (4) years commencing on the first
day of duty following Colorado certification as a paramedic. This four 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, 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 during the term of this Contract.
8. Remedies for Breach of Contract for Employment Services: Trainee's failure or
refusal to successfully complete the paramedic education and certification 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, as amended.
Trainee's failure to successfully complete the paramedic education and certification
and to provide paramedic duties and services during the four-year recoupment period
solely due to Trainee's death or permanent total disability shall not constitute a breach
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of this Contract. Trainees 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
paramedic education and certification and/or failure to satisfactorily provide
paramedic services for Weld County during the four-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 recoupment period. Said repayment shall be reduced at the rate of
One Dollar and Fifty-six Cents ($1.56) per hour for each hour of full-time
employment worked by Trainee as a paramedic for Weld County during the four-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 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 in one of the boxes below as applicable:
( 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.
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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 . OUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE TRAINEE
G. McCabe Mark Rand
Dire .r
ATTEST: W WELD COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE,
. ���✓J J BY AND THROUGH THE WELD COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY
CLERK TO THE BOARD �� COMMIS SIONERS
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BY: .�61n .y6 BY
Deputy Clerk to the Board`i !SC Dale K. Hall hair
(01/20/99)
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