IAFF MOU 2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

A. Suppression/FLSA 7(k) Exempt Employees: Any authorized time worked in excess of the employee's regular workweek (or FLSA work period maximum) shall be considered overtime. B. Fire Inspector, Hazardous Materials Coordinator, and Hazardous Materials Inspector assigned to a 2,080 hours per year schedule: B.1. Any authorized time worked in excess of the employee's regular workweek shall be considered overtime. Overtime compensation shall be compensable at the rate of one and one-half(1.5) times the employee's regular straight time rate of pay. B.2. Fire Inspector, Hazardous Materials Coordinator, and Hazardous Materials Inspector employees have the option to accrue compensatory time off in lieu of overtime at the rate of one and one-half(1.5) hours for each hour worked. Upon the approval of the Fire Department, compensatory time may be accrued but the total balance may not exceed one hundred and twenty (120) hours at any time. Compensatory time off may be taken in lieu of overtime payment in accordance with the FLSA. Such time off shall be mutually agreeable to the employee and the supervisor taking into account (a) the normal schedule of work, (b) the anticipated peak hour workload based on past experience and (c) any emergency requirements for staff and services. Compensatory time off shall not be taken if it requires the employee to be replaced by another at an overtime rate. All accrued compensatory time off in excess of one hundred twenty (120) hours must be liquidated by monetary payment. With written notice before December 15th, an employee may request to have all accrued compensatory time paid to the employee on a separate payroll check. B.3. Fire Prevention personnel requested after 2200 shall be allowed a delayed start time equal to the number of hours worked after 2200, if scheduled to work the same or next day. An employee shall be required to work a full shift, regardless of starting time. B.4. Minimum call out compensation shall apply if cancelled en-route. C. Suppression Employees Overtime Record: The Fire Department shall provide the current overtime selection factor for each suppression employee per the on-line records management system. D. Rank-for-Rank Overtime: The Department agrees that for any absence, it will assign overtime on a rank-for-rank basis. If there is no one available through the pre-scheduling system, then mandatory overtime within the rank will be utilized. In the event that an individual of equal rank is not available to be mandated to fill the position, then a pre-signed up qualified actor will be used. In the case of an emergency and an officer and/or fire engineer is unable to be contacted, an acting assignment may be used to fill these ranks. The procedures 9