2016-101 I.A.F.F. Local 505 Fire Association Contract

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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. ARTICLE 9 VACATIONS Section 1. (a) The length of annual vacations for regular shift employees in the classified fire fighting service shall be as follows: (i) After completion of one year continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, five duty days; (ii) After completion of seven years continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, seven duty days; (iii) After completion of fourteen years continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, ten duty days; (iv) After completion of twenty years continuous service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge, eleven duty days. All accrued vacation time to be received between May 1 and the following April 30 (including pro-rational increases after 7, 14 and 20 years of continuous service) will be credited to non-probationary employees each May 1 (regardless of the employee's anniversary date of employment). Probationary firefighters will generally receive vacation days on the one (1) year anniversary date of employment but if the one (1) year anniversary date occurs between December and the following May, the City will advance the probationary firefighter such vacation on December 1; however, the City has the right to deduct any advanced/credited vacation used but not earned from the firefighter's final paycheck. (b) Employees assigned as Fire Inspectors pursuant to Article 8, Sections 9(a) and (b), shall be credited with one (1) hour of vacation leave for each 1.5 hours of such leave that said employee had accrued on the day of assignment. Upon resignation or removal from assignment as Fire Inspector, such employee shall be credited with 1.5 hours of vacation for every one (1) hour of such leave that said employee had accrued on the day of removal or resignation there from. (c) Fire Inspectors and employees assigned as Fire Inspectors shall be credited with vacation leave as follows: (i) After completion of one (1) year continuous departmental service uninterrupted by resignation or discharge: 80 hours 14