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3. Selecting vacation on a daily basis.

C. Platoon seniority shall be the ruling factor in the choice of vacation
dates, and the following shall apply as of April 1, annually:

1. | No more than 11 (eleven) Fire Privates from each platoon may be on
vacation at any one time.

2. No more than 4 (four) Fire Officers from each platoon may be on
vacation at any one time.

3. These limitations include employees taking day-at-a-time vacation.
However day-at-a-time vacation is to be allowed on a “first come first serve"
basis.

Effective January 15, 2017 and on the 15" of each month thereafter, the

monthly accruals set forth below shall be credited to each employee.

Vacation accrual for 2184 personnel

After one (1) year of service ------------ Two weeks (8 hours monthly)
After four (4) years of service --------- Three weeks (12 hours monthly)
After nine (9) years of service ---------- Four weeks (16 hours monthly)

After fifteen (15) years of service ------ Five weeks (20 hours monthly)

Vacation accrual for 2080 personnel

Independence Day Labor Day
Columbus Day Veteran’s Daty
Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

Employees shall not receive an additional day off on account of a holiday
whether or not they are scheduled to work on the paid holiday.

B. | Employees will be eligible for and will receive pay at their straight
time rate for holidays after the first thirty (30) calendar days of employment.

regularly scheduled meeting. Once the request is placed on the agenda for a
regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission, then

Step HI:
The Fire Commission shall, at their next regularly scheduled meeting, consider the
grievance and within ten (10) working days of the said meeting, notify the Union
in writing of their disposition of the grievance. In the event the employee and the
Union are not in accord with the disposition by the Commission, then

Step IV:

member, whois not affiliated with either organization. The committee shall review
this Article 18, and propose changes to this Article to the Board of Fire
Commissioners and the Union. This committee shall be formed within 60 days of
signing and shall have a report for members to vote on by September 1, 2021.

Article 19 - GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE

U. — Any person demoted shall be notified in writing within twenty-four
hours as to the reasons for the demotion. Such notice shall first be given to the
employee involved and to the Union.

S. In order to fill vacancies in the rank of Superintendent or Fire
Marshall a test will be given. Employees who are currently Assistant
Superintendents in that division will be considered eligible to take the test. In the
event that there are no Assistant Superintendents, no Assistant Superintendents
pass the exam, or no Assistant Superintendents choose to test, then current Third
Ranking Specialists in that division will be eligible to take a test for the position.
In the event that no Third Ranking Specialists exist, no Third Ranking Specialists

The employee holding the position of Lieutenant Training/Safety, as defined in this
paragraph, may take promotional tests for “line” positions based on his/her line
rank and service time prior to promotion to Lieutenant Training/Safety, as defined
in this paragraph.

Q.4. Training Superintendent, 4-10 hour days per week, Training /Safety
Lieutenant, 10/14 schedule.

Q.5. Traming/Safety Lieutenants instruct basic Fire Fighter evolutions.
Example: hose, ladders, SCBA, pumps, EMS etc.

eligibility for promotion becomes effective on the Lieutenant’s anniversary date of
two (2) years as Lieutenant.

until the list expires or is depleted or the discipline is removed from the candidate’s
file. In the event that the list is exhausted, the Deputy Chief’s review (Paragraph J)
and the oral interview process (Paragraph K ), will be used to formulate another list
using the eligible candidates specified in Paragraphs D through F. Seniority points
and time in rank points will be recalculated as of the date a vacancy occurs and
candidates may change position on the promotional list as a result. N.For the rank