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11 6.2 Exchanges of On-Duty Time (Shift Trades) Trades of on-duty time shall be permitted between employees of the same rank There shall be no limit to the number of trades per month, except that trades shall not be permitted to substitute for, extend, or supplement sick leave, long- approved by the Fire Chief. The employees involved in the trade shall make arrangements for the pay back of time. Employees may not use trades to alter or change their work schedules 6.3. Employees who owe time to other employees following a promotion may work in their former position in order to repay the previously traded time, i.e. an Engineer may work as a Firefighter, and a Captain may work as a Firefighter or an Engineer depending on the rank from which the employee was promoted. Employees must resolve owed trades within ninety (90) calendar days from the date of promotion. Employees are not considered on the payroll or working additional hours under the Fair Labor Standards Act while on-duty and working their half of the trade. However, if the employee who assumes responsibility for working a trade fails to work the traded on-duty time, the originally scheduled employee will be charged vacation time equivalent to the time missed. Trades can be cancelled at any time. However, the on-duty chief officer must be notified if a trade is cancelled less than six (6) days prior to the shift. Employees may cancel a maximum of six (6) trades per calendar year . 6.3 Shift and Station Assignments Assignment to a specific shift and/or station shall be made through the bid system. Bids shall be made in descending order of rank beginning with the rank of captain. Within each rank, bids shall be made by seniority. Shift and/or station openings shall be announced via an Information Bulletin to all members and filled through the bidding procedure described in the department policy. Station bidding shall be on a rank for rank basis, in descending order of rank seniority. A "Mutual" is an agreement between two individuals of the same rank to trade Station and/or shift assignments for a specific period of time. Mutuals are not permanent. Mutuals can be between individuals on the same shift or on different shifts. The individuals involved may set the time frame of the "Mutual", however no mutual shall exceed twelve (12) months from the initial date. At the end of the twelve months both individuals will return to their original assignments. Both individuals must physically be able to meet their assigned Station requirements, i.e., if one of the individuals is unable to return to work within the first one-year period due to any reason, the "Mutual" is considered null and void. Individuals must be qualified for the position of the person with whom they are requesting the "Mutual. Deputy Chief of Operations. Page 205 of 674