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5. Independence Day <br /> 6. Labor Day (first Monday of September) <br /> 7. Veterans' Day <br /> 8. Thanksgiving Day <br /> 9. Day following Thanksgiving <br /> 10. Christmas Eve Day <br /> 11. December twenty-fifth(25th) <br /> Section 10. Documentation Regarding Organized Mess <br /> The Department shall provide the documentation required by the Internal Revenue Service for the <br /> deduction of the cost of meals taken as part of an organized mess. Documentation is as follows: <br /> In order that all members of each Fire Company will be available at all times to respond to an <br /> emergency as quickly and efficiently as possible, and in order to provide for harmony and fellowship <br /> among the members of Fire Companies, there shall be a common organized mess at each Fire Station to <br /> which all employees (except management and staff employees) assigned to that Station shall be required <br /> to contribute on a daily basis. The Captain on each shift at each Station shall determine the amount of <br /> the contribution to be made to the common mess by members of that shift and shall normally make all <br /> assignments as to the duties to be performed by those employees in regard to the common mess. <br /> Employees may be exempted from the common mess only for valid medical or religious reasons that <br /> have been verified to the City's satisfaction. <br /> Section 11. EMT Pay <br /> Employees in the suppression classifications represented by the Union shall be paid EMT pay equal to <br /> two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the regular rates of pay set forth in Section 5.1 of this Memorandum <br /> of Understanding. <br /> Section 12. Paramedic Program and Compensation <br /> 12.1 Program Description <br /> The department intends to maintain advanced life support (ALS) capability through the assignment of <br /> one designated Firefighter/Paramedic on each Engine Company. Employees hired as <br /> Firefighter/Paramedics must maintain their paramedic license as a condition of employment, unless <br /> allowed to drop their license under Section 12.3 below. <br /> Paramedics will lose their premium pay if they promote. Current Paramedics of rank (i.e. the five prior <br /> LFD grandfathered Captain and Engineer Paramedics) shall be allowed to keep their Paramedic <br /> premium pay even though they will not be considered the designated or "assigned" paramedic to a <br /> 11 <br />