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shall be considered to have resigned from the classified service. <br /> Section 4. All employees in the classified fire fighting service shall report to duty on <br /> time and shall faithfully and efficiently perform the requirements of their duties, shall not depart <br /> there from until the termination thereof and shall otherwise conduct themselves in a manner as <br /> to be a credit to the public service and to increase and promote the dignity of such service and <br /> the respect of the public for the same. <br /> Section 5. Disciplinary matters and matters of discharge or removal in or from the <br /> classified service shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the State Civil Service Law <br /> for Cities and the ordinances of the city and the rules of the Civil Service Commission adopted <br /> pursuant thereto except as modified by the provisions of Article 18. <br /> Section 6. Use of any tobacco products, including but not limited to snuff, chewing <br /> tobacco, cigars, cigarettes or pipe, is prohibited while on duty for any employee whose date of <br /> hire is later than April 30, 1990. The Fire Chief shall desi nate smokin areas in each fire <br /> 9 9 <br /> station. <br /> Section 7. All newly hired employees shall be required to obtain and maintain <br /> certification as EMT-Is subject to the conditions of this section. Such employees shall be <br /> assigned to attend classes to secure EMT-I certification at the first available opening for which <br /> they are qualified after their hiring. It is expected that such certification shall ordinarily be <br /> completed no later than 2 years after hiring. <br /> Downgrades: (a) There shall be 51 employees certified as EMT-Is maintained at all <br /> times. EMT-I assignments shall be distributed equally so that there are at least 17 assigned to <br /> each battalion. <br /> (b) Anyone wishing to downgrade to an EMT-B shall state his/her intentions in writing to <br /> their shift commander prior to October 1 of each year. All requests shall be prioritized by <br /> department seniority regardless of when and the number received. Downgrade requests shall <br /> only be allowed until the department total reaches 51. Any requested downgrades below the <br /> number of 51 will have to wait until there is an EMT-I available so that the 51 minimum is <br /> maintained. Any request not honored in a calendar year, must be resubmitted. On October 1, <br /> the shift commanders will forward all downgrade requests to the Fire Chief for prioritizing. The <br /> Fire Chief and Union President will review and prioritize the requests. The most senior <br /> employee timely submitting a request for downgrade shall have first priority. <br /> (c) If at any time, due to retirement, resignation, or extended disability, the number of <br /> EMT-Is fall betow the minimum of 15 on a battalion, the Fire Chief will have the option to <br /> transfer the least senior EMT-I from a sufficiently staffed battalion to maintain minimum staffing <br /> of the affected battalion. When the affected battalion reaches its minimum staffing (15), the <br /> transferred EMT-I shall be transferred back to his/her original battalion. <br /> (d) No downgrade request will be allowed to drop below the EMT-B level, based on the <br /> level of qualifications as of May 1, 2004, except for employees who have voluntarily certified as <br /> EMT-Bs prior to April 5, 1988. If those qualifications change, either party may request to reopen <br /> this section. <br /> 22 <br />