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APPENDIX C <br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: <br />LABOR/MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE RESOLUTION <br />As a result of the various fact-finding determination and related issue resolution in the recently <br />concluded contract negotiations between the City of Lakewood and the two unions that represent employ- <br />ees in the Division of Fire, questions arose concerning the definite character of the prohibition against <br />"trading time" between members of the two different collective bargaining units, members of Interna- <br />tional Association of Firefighters and members of the Lakewood Paramedics Association. <br />The City of Lakewood has proposed this memorandum of understanding to clarify its understand- <br />ing of the issues: <br />1) "Trading time" between members of the two different units, i.e. between Firefighter member and <br />Paramedic member, or vice -versa, is prohibited; <br />2) "Professional courtesy" time concerns staying over or coming early to accommodate service to <br />the public and to alleviate problems at shift change, and it is not considered by the City of Lake- <br />wood or its employee Unions to be "trading time." <br />3) Professional courtesy is not presumed to extend longer than ninety (90) minutes, since most shift <br />change situations and accommodations for difficulties can be accomplished in less than ninety <br />(90) minutes; <br />4) Professional courtesy, as defined as defined in subparagraph 2) above, is expressly to be allowed <br />between members of the two different collective bargaining units, ie. A Firefighter member may <br />extend or receive "professional courtesy" to or from a Paramedic unit member, and vice versa. <br />5) It remains the obligation of every employee of the Division of Fire, for the good order of the <br />force, to take reasonable steps to assist in maintaining adequate staff manning, and to prevent the <br />foregoing authorized "professional courtesy" from lapsing into prohibited "trading time" between <br />members od the different units. Full communication to supervising officers is an essential ele- <br />ment of that obligation. <br />The City of Lakewood and its undersigned authorized union representatives remain committed to re- <br />solving amicably issues of this character in all ways possible and reasonable for the good order of the <br />force and the continued high quality service to the citizens of the City of Lakewood. <br />APPROVED: <br />Signed by Lawrence Mroz, Chief; David Dargay, IAFF President; Herbert Tippie, LPA President <br />4-12-06 <br />21 <br />