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No employee of the City shall accept outside employment that is adverse to or in conflict with his municipal employment. In the event said employee shall be injured while engaged to outside employment, he/she shall be entitled to any sick benefits which have been accumulated by virtue of his employment by the City.
Holidays, vacations days, sick or injury pay and other time off to which the member is entitled as a matter of right under or by virtue of any Ordinance of the City and this Title of the Code shall be considered as time worked, for purposes of seniority, health and welfare benefits, longevity, and to maintain continuity of employment.
Written orders shall be issued to provide direction for new Rules, Department Operations, programs, and Procedures. Such Rules and Orders shall be submitted to the Bargaining Unit seven (7) calendar days before they are to take effect. They shall be subject to the grievance procedure provided herein up to the second Step of such procedure - to the Office of the Safety Director. Decision of the Safety Director relative to Rule or Procedure changes appealed under the provisions of this section shall not be subject to arbitration. A copy of the Rule Book and all subsequent changes shall be provided to each Firefighter by the City.
Verbal orders shall continue to be used in emergency situations and also in those non-emergency situations where such orders are issued for the purpose of carrying out preestablished policies of the Department. In the event certain verbal orders are causing confusion and thereby leading to non-uniformity in Department Operations, such orders, when called to the attention of the Administration, shall be reduced to writing for clarification.
Except for emergency situations, the following shall be the established work schedule for the member of the Bargaining Unit working in the various Sections and Bureaus of the Department of Fire & Rescue Operations.
(a) Fire Fighting Platoons: The work week for Fire Fighting Platoons shall continue to be the established schedule of twenty four (24) hours on duty followed by forty eight (48) hours off duty for an annual average of forty eight (48) hours per week.
(b) Fire Prevention, Emergency Medical Service, and Maintenance Bureau: The work day shall be the employee's regular scheduled hours of work with a fixed starting and quitting time, and shall consist of consecutive work hours, except as broken for break periods and the lunch periods. Employees in the Fire Prevention Bureau shall not take an established break for lunch.
The employees' work week shall consist of forty (40) hours as determined and scheduled by the Chief of the Department of Fire & Rescue Operations.
(c) Training and Other Bureaus: The work day shall be the employee's regularly scheduled hours of work with a fixed starting and quitting time, and shall consist of consecutive work hours, except as broken for break periods and the lunch periods.
(d) Dispatch Office: the dispatch shift supervisors (lieutenants and captains) shall work a 40 hour week that allows supervising of civilian personnel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Starting and quitting times of the Fire Fighting Platoons, Bureaus and Offices shall remain as presently scheduled, unless operational procedures necessitate a change. Proposed changes will be made by the Chief subject to appeal as provided in Section 2125.49.
Unlimited trades will be approved for each member involved in the trade, by their immediate supervisor. The Battalion Chief should be made aware of such trade and all members must be able to perform the duties of the member they trade with.
The Company Officer shall be responsible for the documentation involved in the trades and shall make the Battalion Chief aware at least 1 tour (3 calendar days) in advance of the trade. Any trade with less than 1 tour (3 calendar days) of notice must have the approval of the Battalion Chief.
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