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If, during the reduction of EMT-Is from 51 to 39 or 39 to 24 (or such other number determined by <br /> the Chief after use of the JEC process), and after notice to the EMT-Is of an opportunity to <br /> downgrade, and insufficient number of EMT-Is volunteer to downgrade to EMT-B, after notice to <br /> the Union, the Chief shall have the right to involuntarily downgrade eligible EMT-Is in reverse <br /> seniority order to reach the minimum numbe� of EMT-Is determined appropriate by the Chief. <br /> The Fire Chief shall notify the Union President of the order of any involuntary downgrades. In <br /> the event any of the EMTs, who would otherwise be involuntarily downgraded, elect to continue <br /> in the system, such EMT-I shall not be eligible for the regular EMT-I stipend, but shall be <br /> allowed to retain the EMT-I certification (but such EMT-I shall not be compensated for training <br /> and/or clinicals that occur outside regular hours of work; to the extent operations allow, the City <br /> shall support firefighter maintenance of such EMT-I status by scheduling continuing education <br /> courses during on-duty hours). Such EMT-I may be assigned by the City as a fill-in on and ad <br /> hoc basis and in such event shall receive a daily stipend of $15.00 above the regular hourly rate <br /> of pay. <br /> This MOA shall be effective for the term of the 2006 Agreement on a trial basis and <br /> neither the contents hereof, nor the decisions implemented by the Fire Chief thereto, shall <br /> prejudice either parties' right to bargain or refrain from bargaining over such subjects in a <br /> successor agreement. <br /> 47 <br />