R2014-74 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS

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over is for twenty-nine minutes, one-half hour is likewise accrued; if the hold-over is for thirty- five minutes, one hour of overtime is accrued, and so forth. Section 7. If employees obtain the permission of the affected battalion chiefs, such employees may exchange tours of duty; Kelly Days may be exchanged upon notification to said chief. If an individual is sick or injured and cannot work on a traded day, that individual shall be charged the appropriate sick occurrence. Section 8. Employees in the classified fire service required to attend mandatory schools as shown in Exhibit B, at times in addition to service on their regular shift shall be considered on duty during the actual time such school is in session and shall be paid for such duty time at the regular hourly rate of pay. This provision shall not apply to voluntary schools or training. For the purposes of this section, schooling or training required in order for an employee to maintain his current position shall be construed as mandatory, and school or training which is necessary or desirable in order for an employee to gain promotion shall be construed as voluntary. Notice of the necessity for an employee to attend a school and the scheduling thereof, and notice of the availability of voluntary or certification program schools or training shall be given as soon as practicable so as to provide as much time as reasonably can be to permit those concerned to schedule their time accordingly. Priority for attending voluntary schools shall be based upon satisfaction of course prerequisites, the needs of the Department, and the most senior employee shall be preferred where the other factors are equal. Section 9. (a) The Fire Chief may establish the assignment of Fire Inspector. Such assignment shall have the responsibility of determining the cause or origin of fires, interviewing arson suspects or witnesses, appearing in court as prosecution witnesses in arson and other cases, performing various public education functions and other related duties as assigned. Individuals assigned as Fire Inspectors pursuant to this subparagraph (a) may resign from such assignment at any time, with sixty (60) days' notice, and such officers shall be re-assigned by the Chief according to their respective ranks. Three (3) officers shall be assigned as Fire Inspector at any time. (b) After serving as an Inspector for four (4) years, and having been certified as a Fire Investigator by the Office of the State Fire Marshal, an employee will receive a five percent (5%) pay increment for all time thereafter serving as an Inspector. After serving as an Inspector for eight (8) continuous years, and completing an additional certification program from the Office of the State Fire Marshal, as agreed to by the City and the Union, an employee will receive an additional five percent (5%) increment for all time thereafter serving as an Inspector. (c) A Fire Inspector who also holds the rank of Fire Lieutenant is eligible for promotion to the rank of Fire Captain, while serving as Fire Inspector, after passing all the requirements for Fire Captain and being appointed by the Fire Chief. Any Fire Captain, serving as an Inspector, who seeks assignment to the Fire Suppression Division shall submit a request for such to the Fire Chief in writing. Assignments will be made only as vacancies occur in Fire Suppression. Vacancies will be filled in the order requests are received. If two or more requests are received at the same time, seniority will determine the order of assignment. No Fire Captain serving as a Fire Inspector will be eligible for the five percent (5%) pay increase steps for being an Inspector. 13