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work schedules,the Fire Chief will rotate the availability of alternative work schedules by <br /> seniority,per City payroll policy, or cancel their use all together. <br /> 6.2 Exchanges of On-Duty Time <br /> Exchanges of on-duty time shall be permitted between employees of the same rank. Except as <br /> approved by the Fire Chief as provided under Section 16.7 exchanges of on-duty time shall not be <br /> permitted to substitute for, extend, or supplement sick leave, long-term disability or worker's <br /> compensation benefits. There shall be no limit to the number of exchanges per month. The employees <br /> involved in the exchange shall make arrangements for the pay back of time. Employees may not use <br /> trades to alter or change their work schedule. <br /> A member owing trades as the result of a promotion may work in their former position in order to repay <br /> the trade(s), i.e. an engineer may work as a Firefighter, and a Captain may work as a Firefighter or an <br /> Engineer depending on the rank from which he/she was promoted. The time limit for resolving owed <br /> trades is 90 calendar days from the date of promotion. <br /> Employees, who are working on-duty as part of an exchange of time, are not considered on the payroll <br /> for hours worked for the purpose of accumulated hours under the FLSA. If the employee who assumes <br /> responsibility for working an exchange of on-duty time fails to report for duty, he/she will be charged <br /> vacation time equivalent to the time he/she agreed to work. <br /> Trades can be cancelled at any time,provided it is done before staffing is filled 6 days prior to the shift. If an <br /> employee cancels a trade inside the 6 days,he/she must call and notify the on-duty chief officer. Employees <br /> are allowed a maximum of 6 trade cancellations per calendar year inside the 6 days. <br /> 6.3 Shift and Station Assignments <br /> Assignment to a specific shift and/or station shall be made through the bid system. Bids shall be made in <br /> descending order of rank beginning with the rank of captain. Within each rank, bids shall be made by <br /> seniority. Shift and/or station openings shall be announced via an Information Bulletin to all members <br /> and filled through the bidding procedure described in the department policy. <br /> Station bidding shall be on a rank for rank basis, in descending order of rank seniority. <br /> A "Mutual" is an agreement between two individuals of the same rank to trade Station and/or shift <br /> assignments for a specific period of time. Mutuals are not permanent. Mutuals can be between <br /> individuals on the same shift or on different shifts. The individuals involved may set the time frame of <br /> the "Mutual", however no mutual shall exceed twelve (12) months from the initial date. At the end of <br /> the twelve months both individuals will return to their original assignments. Both individuals must <br /> physically be able to meet their assigned Station requirements, i.e., if one of the individuals is unable to <br /> return to work within the first one-year period due to any reason, the "Mutual" is considered null and <br /> void. Individuals must be qualified for the position of the person with whom they are requesting the <br /> "Mutual". <br /> All "Mutuals" shall be submitted in writing to the Deputy Chief of Operations. <br /> 8 <br />