A. In order to implement a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Redmond and the Redmond Fire Fighters Union No. 2829, the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized and directed to adopt rules allowing for the transfer of employees of Evergreen Healthcare to the Redmond Fire Department in order to fill the positions of Fire Fighter-Paramedic, Medical Services Director, Medical Services Administrator, and Administrative Assistant, as created by the City and as necessary for the provision of Advanced Life Support Medic One Services on or after January 1, 2003.

B. The rule or rules to be adopted by the Commission shall provide for the establishment of an eligibility list for the newly created positions composed of all persons currently employed as Evergreen Healthcare Paramedics, Paramedic Trainees, Medical Services Officer, Medical Services Administrator, and Administrative Assistant who apply to be on such list and who meet the minimum qualifications for the position applied for.

C. The rule or rules to be adopted by the Commission shall establish testing procedures and a hiring process consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding referred to in subsection A of this section. Eligibles shall be ranked on the eligibility list as provided in the Memorandum of Understanding.

D. The rule or rules to be adopted by the Commission shall contain provisions regarding probation for employees who transfer their employment from Evergreen Healthcare consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding.

E. The provisions of this section authorizing the transfer of Evergreen employees to City of Redmond employment shall apply only in the case of the initial establishment of an eligibility list for the newly created positions and the initial hiring of persons to fill those positions. In the event that less than a sufficient number of qualified applicants from Evergreen Healthcare are available to fill the number of positions necessary to staff the ALS program, the Commission shall establish a lateral entry process to fill such positions. Once all positions have been filled initially, the filling of subsequent vacancies shall be as otherwise provided in this chapter or in the Commission’s rules and regulations, unless the applicable provisions of the collective bargaining agreements and memoranda of understanding between the City and the Redmond Fire Fighters Union otherwise provide. (Ord. 2581 § 3 (part), 2011).