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Effective May 1, 2009 Fire Inspectors and employees assigned as Fire Inspectors shall <br /> no longer have National Election Day or one Unscheduled Holiday off with pay, and in lieu <br /> thereof, twelve (12) hours of holiday compensation shall be added to the employee's base pay. <br /> Effective May 1, 2009. $300 per year of the 12 hours of holiday compensation shall be <br /> contributed in equal monthly installments directly into the employee's Post Employment Health <br /> Plan (PERP) account. <br /> Section 4. 24-hour shift employees in the classified fire service shall receive "Holiday <br /> Pay" equal to forty eight (48) hours pay, prorated biweekly during the ensuing 12 months, at the <br /> applicable hourly rate, applied to their base pay for their respective ranks. Effective May 1, <br /> 2009 holiday pay shall be increased to seventy two (72) hours. <br /> Effective May 1, 2009, $300 per year of the seventy-two (72) hours of holiday pay <br /> compensation shall be contributed in equal monthly installments directly into the employee's <br /> Post Employment Health Plan (PEHP) account. <br /> Section 5. The employer is authorized to deduct and pay to the Trustee of the Post <br /> Employment Health Plan (PEHP) Section 502(c)(9) Voluntary Employee Benefit Association <br /> (VEBA) account established as described in Exhibit H of this agreement for the benefit of the <br /> employee, $300 of compensation in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 above. The costs for <br /> establishing the VEBA and ongoing administrative costs shall be borne exclusively by the Union <br /> and/or employee. <br /> ARTICLE 11 <br /> COMPANY STRENGTH <br /> Section 1. Each engine and ladder truck company in the Decatur Fire Department shall, <br /> at all times the same is in service, be attended by not less than three employees in the <br /> classified fire service, one of whom shall be an officer. During temporary periods not to exceed <br /> two hours in duration, such apparatus may be staffed by two employees, one of whom shall be <br /> an officer. <br /> When Station 1 manpower is available, not less than 4 employees shall be assigned to <br /> Truck 1. When less than the required number of employees in the classified fire fighting service <br /> are available for duty to meet the three person minimum on all in-service companies, and there <br /> are no such employees available from other companies of the same shift, as many such <br /> employees as are necessary to maintain the minimum company strength to so staff said <br /> equipment shall be called in from other shifts in accordance with the overtime provisions of this <br /> Memorandum. <br /> No more than two companies shall be scheduled out of service for training at any one <br /> time, and during those times when one company is "browned out," not more than one company <br /> shall be scheduled out of service for training. Companies scheduled for training while in-service <br /> shall remain in their respective still territories during said training. <br /> No more than two companies may be placed out of service at any one time. The <br /> Department shall implement these provisions by reasonable rules to carry out the intent thereof <br /> and to prevent interruption of fire protection and emergency response to the City. <br /> 16 <br />