(A) Employees of the Fire Division shall consist of one Fire Chief, one Fire Deputy Chief, and an unspecified number of Assistant Chiefs, Shift Captains, Fire Lieutenants, Firefighter/EMTs, Firefighter/EMT-Is, and Firefighter/Paramedics, as determined by the Mayor.
(B) From this composition, there will be an unspecified number of employees certified and paid as paramedics and an unspecified number of employees certified and paid as Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT- Is). Employees in these categories must hold valid certificates and must be designated by the Safety Director, or his/her designee, as being required to hold such license for the performance of assigned duties. Mere possession of certificates will not constitute justification for pay adjustments.
(C) The regular bi-weekly Hours for Shift Captains, Fire Lieutenants and Firefighter/EMTs, Firefighter/EMT-Is, and Firefighter/Paramedics shall average 104 hours. For time worked in excess of this by Shift Captains, Fire Lieutenants and Firefighter/EMTs, Firefighter/EMT-Is, and Firefighter/Paramedics, overtime shall be paid as provided in the current labor contract.
(D) [Reserved]
(E) New appointees to the Fire Division shall be on probation for the first 12 months.
(F) Under the authority of R.C. § 124.42, the Civil Service Commission shall have the right to certify, for an original appointment, for any person otherwise qualified between the ages of 18 and 40 years and the Mayor is authorized to appoint such a person in accordance with Charter § 7.01. No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment on or after the person’s 41st birthday.
(1980 Code, § 33.09) (Ord. 3619, passed 10-17-1977; Am. Ord. 4070, passed 3-16-1981; Am. Ord. 4230, passed 6-7-1982; Am. Ord. 4310, passed 5-23-1983; Am. Ord. 4381, passed 12-19-1983; Am. Ord. 4700, passed 9-15-1986; Am. Ord. 4826, passed 12-21-1987; Am. Ord. 5335, passed 9-3-1991; Am. Ord. 5883, passed 8-7-1995; Am. Ord. 6152, passed 6-2-1997; Am. Ord. 6537, passed 10-18-1999; Am. Ord. 7928, passed 10-5-2009; Am. Ord. 8288, passed 10-21-2013; Am. Ord. 8507, passed 4-4-2016; Am. Ord. 9071, passed 3-6-2023; Am. Ord. 9163, passed 2-20-2024; Am. Ord. 9182, passed 5-6-2024; Am. Ord. 9211, passed 8-5-2024)