ARTICLE 36
CALL-IN PAY

36.1:    Off duty employees who respond to an alarm shall be compensated for a minimum of one (1) hour at one and one-half (1-1/2) times the employee's prevailing hourly rate.  Employees who are called back to duty, in instances other than those set forth above, during scheduled off-duty time shall be compensated for a minimum two (2) hours at one and one-half (1-1/2) times the employee's prevailing hourly rate.

36.2:    All callback scheduling and operations shall be authorized by the Fire Chief or his designated representative.

36.3:    The Employer will maintain a list of departmental employees listed in increasing order of seniority by classification.

36.4:    In determining the order of priority for overtime work, the Chief or his designee, will refer to the overtime list.  The overtime list will be followed on requests for overtime work utilizing a rotation method.  If an employee on the list declines the offered overtime work, the refusal will be charged against him/her and the next employee on the list will be requested to respond.  If an employee  is not contacted on the overtime request, the request for overtime shall not be charged against his/her standing.  The list will be followed and when exhausted, the Employer may offer the work to employees of the part-time force and/or may order in the least senior qualified employee except as otherwise set forth herein.

36.5:    In the event there is an error made as to why an employee is called in, it will be remedied by affording the employee who should have been called in the next opportunity for similar overtime work.  Errors in call-in shall not be subject to the Grievance Procedure.

36.6:    In all cases of overtime call-in availability, the Chief or his designee shall retain jurisdiction to determine the number of employees needed to determine whether a situation necessitating call-in for overtime exists.

 

ARTICLE 37
PYRAMIDING

37.1:    Premium payments shall not be duplicated for the same hours worked under any articles of this Agreement.

 

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