Article 37 — RESIDENCY
A. Employees hired before May 1, 1996. There shall be no residency
requirement for employees hired prior to May 1, 1996 provided that such
employees shall be required to respond to any overtime or call back within one
hour’s time. If the employee is unable to respond within the one-hour time limit,
that employee will be considered as not having reported for duty and no
compensation will be due them. This pertains to all overtime situations except
those overtime assignments made when the employee is on shift and requested to
work additional hours.
B. | Employees hired after May 1, 1996. Employees are encouraged to
reside within a fifteen (15) mile radius of the Fire Department headquarters. Any
employee who does not meet this residency requirement will not be called for
overtime unless in the opinion of the Chief or designee that employee’s services
are needed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any employee who does not
respond to a call for duty within one hour shall be considered as not having
reported for duty and no compensation will be due them.
Article 38 - SAVINGS CLAUSE
If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision, should be
rendered or declared invalid by any court action or by reason of any existing or
subsequently-enacted legislation, the remaining parts or portions of this Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect.
Article 39 - DURATION AND EFFECT
A. — This Agreement, upon bearing the signatures of the authorized people
representing the Union and the City, shall be effective as of July 1, 2019, and will
remain in effect through June 30, 2023. Provided however, that on June 30, 2023,
and on each June 30th thereafter, this Agreement shall be deemed renewed and
extended for the ensuing year unless one hundred and twenty (120) days or more
prior to budget submission date, either party shall have delivered to the other
notice of its desire not to have the Agreement in its then form renewed. Such
notice shall be deemed delivered if and when mailed, postage prepaid, addressed to
the last address of the addressee, which is known to the sender of this notice. If
such notice shall be sent, the parties shall negotiate for a new Agreement or
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