C. For Fire Officers and Fire Privates - in the event that an emergency
need for overtime work occurs, other than shift coverage and training classes, as
reasonably determined by the Chief, overtime in excess of regular scheduled hours
of duty shall be paid at time and one-half the basic rate, with a two (2) hour
minimum pay rule.
D. | When a specialist is kept beyond his/her regular tour of duty, he/she
shall be paid time and one-half the basic rate with a one (1) hour minimum pay
rule. In the event a specialist is called back to work after the specialist's duty shift
has been completed, the specialist shall be paid at time and one-half the basic rate
for the hours actually worked, with a two-hour (2) minimum pay rule.
E. Fire Dispatchers and Dispatch Supervisors shall be paid time and one-
half (1 1/2) the basic rate for all hours worked in excess of-fers-twe+42} heurs-per
weel-averaced overthe echt weelccycle forty (40) hours per weekly pay period.
For the purpose of determining whether a member is entitled to overtime during a
weekly pay period, hours not worked due to sickness, vacation or paid leave will
not count towards the regularly scheduled work week hours.
F. | An employee upon being notified to work overtime after working a
full duty shift when no emergency is involved will be given one (1) hour leave
with pay to attend to personal business. The one (1) hour leave will be given at
such time as to permit the purchase of food during supermarket store hours, prior
to the meal for which the food is to be used. The hour of leave will be given at a
time set at the discretion of the Chief or designee.
G. If an employee is notified to work shift coverage/overtime for both the
day and night shift on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day, he will be given three
(3) hours consecutively to attend to personal business. This time will include the
time allotted in paragraph F above.
H. The Union shall establish by platoon for Fire Officers and Fire
Privates two (2) overtime lists of those employees who hold permanent positions
defined under Article 12, Paragraph D, who wish to be offered the opportunity to
serve overtime on a voluntary basis. The first list for each category shall be for
day shift overtime opportunities and the second list shall be night shift overtime
opportunities. Overtime shall be first offered to those employees whose names are
on the voluntary overtime list and who are qualified to serve the overtime in the
opinion of the Chief or designee. The offers shall be made on a rotating basis on
each of the appropriate lists, and employees who decline overtime when first
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