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24.6 Employees elected or appointed by the Association to represent the Association may be granted up to four (4) twenty-four (24) hour shifts per year for attendance at regular and special meetings, state and national conferences and/or worker's compensation seminars, with the approval of the Fire Chief, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the attendance will not be approved if it will incur overtime, at the time the approval is granted. Additional time may be granted at the sole discretion of the Fire Chief. ARTICLE XXV HOURS OF WORK 25.1 The basic work week for Line Personnel assigned to platoon duty shall be an average of fifty and four -tenths (50.4) hours. 25.2 Employees assigned to Fire Prevention duty shall work a forty (40) hour week. 25.3 Twenty-four (24) hour shifts shall commence at 0700 hours in accordance with the Normal Work Schedule. 25.4 In order to facilitate the work week of fifty and four -tenths (50.4) hours, Line Personnel shall be entitled to additional time off with pay, known as Kelley Days. All Kelley Days shall be taken during the year of entitlement, shall not accrue from year to year, and shall be selected by the Employer. 25.5 The Employer shall annually provide each employee with a ten (10) shift cycle schedule and indicate the ten (10) shift cycles in which the Employer has scheduled his Kelley Days. 25.6 To alleviate scheduling problems, Kelley Days shall be taken as scheduled. Kelley Days shall be scheduled by January 1 of each year, and shall not be rescheduled for any reason without approval of the Fire Chief. 25.7 Any change in shift assignment other than for Light Duty shall, except in an emergency, require the Chief to provide seven (7) days written notice to any affected employee indicating the beginning and expected end, if any, of such change. 25.8 Employees shall have the right to exchange hours when, in the opinion of the Shift Officer, such changes do not interfere with Fire Department operations. All such changes are subject to the approval of the Fire Chief. No Overtime shall be allowed and no additional cost is to be incurred by the Employer due to such changes unless shift change was approved prior to any class being scheduled. ARTICLE XXVI LIGHT DUTY 26.1 The Fire Chief or his designee may at his discretion assign an employee to Light Duty, should an employee be unable to perform his regular job tasks. The employee shall provide upon request of the Fire Chief, medical certification from the employee's physician citing the employee's physical limitations, explaining why the employee can't perform his regular job task 25