(A) General Provisions
A Firefighter acting as a Lieutenant shall be paid full Lieutenant's rate of pay whenever in an acting Lieutenant capacity.
Acting Captain's pay will be paid when the Captain is off for reasons such as Kelly Days, vacations, sick or injured.
If an officer is not assigned to fill the Captain's vacancy, the private filling the vacancy will be paid the acting Lieutenant's rate and designated station Lieutenant will be paid acting Captain's pay.
(B) Less Than Eight Hours
When a line officer is removed from his assigned position for training, meetings or other reasons, an acting officer shall be utilized from within the crew. This acting time shall be paid after one (1) hour and then for the entire time unless the unit responds to an incident. In that event, the acting officer shall be paid for the out of service time of the incident, including a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes for paperwork per incident.
If the assigned officer of a double unit engine company is on a response and the "B" unit is dispatched to another incident, an acting officer shall be utilized and paid the acting time for the entire out of service time, including a maximum of fifteen (15) minutes for paperwork per incident.
(C) More Than Eight Hours
In the absence of a promoted officer, the language in Section 2125.32 (B) shall be used.
(Ord. 463-03. Passed 5-27-03.)