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premium pay even though they will not be considered the designated or "assigned" paramedic to a <br />company once a Firefighter/paramedic becomes a member of their company. However, a Paramedic of <br />rank will be required to give up the paramedic premium pay if promoted. <br /> <br /> 12.2 Paramedic Staffing <br /> <br />Minimum Paramedic staffing shall be one per Engine Company. <br /> <br />It is understood that during the implementation phase of this program, it may not be possible to maintain <br />minimum Paramedic staffing because some companies are staffed with Engineer and Captain <br />Paramedics and it may not be possible to staff leaves with like ranked Paramedics. As soon as it is <br />practical the Department shall staff these companies with Firefighter/Paramedics who will in turn be the <br />designated Paramedics. However, until a minimum of 30 Firefighter/paramedics are employed, the <br />minimum staffing for paramedics will be 3 paramedic engines in Livermore and 5 paramedic engines in <br />Pleasanton per day. <br /> <br />12.3 Withdrawal Process <br /> <br />It is understood by the parties that those designated as ~re~ghter/paramedics as defined in Section 12.1 <br />shall be permitted to withdraw from the Paramedic program with the approval of the Fire Chief, <br />according to the following procedure: <br /> <br />A. A Paramedic wishing to leave the Paramedic program upon expiration of their 5 years of <br /> Paramedic service shall advise the Fire Chief six months in advance. <br /> <br />B. The Fire Department, upon implementation of service, shall maintain a minimum number of thirty <br /> (30) Paramedics to meet operational needs. A verified ability to staff the minimum need must exist <br /> before any employee is allowed to leave the program. <br /> <br />C. In the event that there are multiple requests for withdrawal, priority shall be based on seniority <br /> and/or Paramedic seniority, if applicable), regardless of rank. <br /> <br />D. Paramedics wishing to leave the program must obtain an Alameda County EMT-D certification <br /> prior to withdrawal and maintain this certification as a condition of employment. <br /> <br />E. Any Paramedic promoted to a higher rank will no longer receive premium paramedic pay. If the <br /> employee wishes to maintain his/her license, the Department agrees to cover the costs of C.E. as <br /> outlined in Section 12.4 of this M.O.U. <br /> <br />12.4 Continuing Education <br /> <br />The Department will pay the cost of licensing and testing of paramedic personnel, including tuition, <br />textbooks for required classes and overtime for C .E. outside of normal working hours. <br /> <br /> 12 <br /> <br /> <br />