(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
Privatestwo (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 ona 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 offeredto 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
offered shall obtain a suitable replacement subject to the approval of the Chief or
designee. No employee shall be permitted to start a shift of shift coverage
overtime, if that employee has worked more than seventy-six (76) hours in that
payroll week, except under conditions in B above. Employees whoare absent shall
lose their place in the rotation for the period that they are absent except when on
vacation, bereavement leave, while involved in paid department traming, on
military leave ofa month or less, or Union business. Union business will include
personal leave that is taken for that reason. Additionally, an employee, who 1s
scheduled on Union business and ts unable to work his/her overtime because of it,
will not lose their place in the rotation.
The Union shall keep current and post the voluntary overtime list every twelve
months providing that employees may be added or deleted as needed by reason of
transfer, new hires, promotions or like conditions. Upon being furnished the
voluntary overtime list prior to posting, the department will furnish the Union with
all employee telephone numbers unless an employee has refused permission for the
release of the number. Inthe event of refusal, the Union shall be so advised and
shall then be responsible for the obtaining of the telephone number. Allemployees
shall be given the opportunity to work overtime on a voluntary basis after they
have satisfactorily completed 120 days of employment in accordance with this
subsection F.
I. All employees agree to work overtime at the request of the Chief or
designee. Ifanemployee is unable to work the assigned overtime, the employee to
whom the overtime is assigned will obtain a suitable replacement and will be
allowed to use City telephones to make sucharrangements. All replacements are
subject to the approval of the Chief or designee.
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