2019-21 - Ratify Collective Bargaining - Paramedics

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15.03 For all employees, in the event an extraordinary emergency or extraordinary circumstances which, upon approval of the Fire Chief, necessitates the abandonment of vacation or holiday leave, that leave shall be taken later that year if time is available. If it is determined by the City that time is not available, then such time may be carried over to the next calendar year and must be taken in that year. Under no circum- stances will the exercise of this provision allow for any conversion of accumulated vacation time in excess of the amounts set forth in this Agreement. Accrued time in the vacation account of each employee shall be paid at the rate of one -fifty second (1/52) of their current salary for each week, twenty-four (24) times their hourly eaming rate for each hour, and the appropriate percentage of twenty-four (24) times their current hourly rate for each partial hour, up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) vacation tours (600 hours), at the time of the employee's retirement, termination or resignation, or to their estate, in case of the death of the employee. 15.04 Random Selection A. Following the general selection procedure, as outlined in the current department general orders, all re- maining vacation time and individual holiday time will be granted on a first -come, first -served basis if one (1) vacation or holiday selection slot is available. 15.05 Pursuant to Division of Fire rules and regulations governing same: A. Commencing in November 2014 and continuing each year thereafter, one employee from this bargaining unit shall be permitted to select vacation or holiday time off each day for the next calendar year. ARTICLE 16 If0111Lt�\Y.:' 16.01 Employees of the Division of Fire shall be granted eleven (11) holidays to include New Year's Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, plus one (1) twenty-four (24) hour off - duty period classified as a personal business day, provided the employee works a full year in which the holidays occur. These holidays shall be granted in the form of six (6) twenty -Four (24) hour off -duty periods to compensate employees for holidays actually worked. These twenty-four (24) hour off --duty holidays may be divided, upon request, into two (2) twelve (12) hour half holidays. All holiday off -duty periods shall be selected in accordance with the seniority plan. 16.02 The twenty-four (24) hour personal business day may be selected in one (1) twenty-four (24) hour period. 16.03 Employees may forward a written request no later than December 15th of each calendar year to the Chief for payment of up to one hundred forty-four (144) holiday hours in lieu of time off. Payment for said hours shall be made the following January and shall be made at their hourly rate for conversion of leave to cash, not to include any supplemental pay provided by this Agreement. 16.04 Employees scheduled to work the actual holiday, excluding the employee's personal business day, shall receive a premium pay of one and one-half (1-1/2) their hourly rate for conversion of leave to cash for all hours worked. Employees who work four (4) or more consecutive hours in an acting capacity pay as- signment shall receive premium at the acting rate of pay. Meal time shall not be deducted. m