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60 <br />Appendix E Battalion Chief Staffing Policy <br />BATTALION CHIEF STAFFING POLICY <br />I. BC Staffing Policy: <br />To establish procedural guidelines for staffing Battalion Chiefs positions. Staffing <br />decisions for situations not specifically addressed in this policy will be made considering <br />all factors and what is best for the organization and impacts on personnel. <br />II. Responsibility: <br />A. It will be the responsibility of Battalion Chiefs to follow this procedure. <br />B. Battalion Chiefs are responsible for managing their staffing calendar. <br />C. Battalion Chiefs will check their staffing calendar at least once per day when on duty. <br />D. Battalion Chiefs shall ensure all contact information is accurate. <br />III. Definitions : <br />A. Shift Fill - Assignments made voluntarily to maintain adequate staffing levels. <br />Availability is indicated in the staffing time & attendance software as a sign-up. <br />B. Mandatory Shift Fill - Assignments made involuntarily to maintain adequate staffing <br />levels. Individuals have not made themselves available in the staffing time & <br />attendance software. <br />C. Emergency Recall - Assignments made voluntarily or involuntarily due to an <br />Emergency Incident within the fire department's areas of influence, requiring <br />additional staffing. <br />D. Selection Factor - Accrued hours worked used to award Shift Fill. This selection <br />factor will reset November 24th of each calendar year. <br />E. Pick List- Descending list, based on selection factor, indicating an individual's <br />availability to be assigned shift-fill, from lowest factor to highest factor. <br />F. Mandate List - Rotational list that resets November 24th of each year, based on rank <br />seniority, with the least senior member at the top of the list and the most senior <br />member at the bottom of the list. <br />G. Operational Period- Work period for regularly scheduled calendar day, i.e., 24 hours, <br />10 hours <br />H. Shift Battalion Chief - Battalion Chief assigned to the 56-hour work week. <br />I. 40-Hour Battalion Chief - Battalion Chief assigned to the 40-hour work week. <br />J. Captain of Rank (COR)- A individual who has opted into the Captain of Rank program <br />and previously held the rank of Fire Captain within the LPFD <br />K. Acting Battalion Chief (ABC)- An individual currently on the active Battalion Chiefs <br />promotional list. <br />NOTE: Refer to Section IV.N - Out of Class Trial Section for COR and <br />ABC Information <br />Page 337 of 674