Common use of Acting Captain Clause in Contracts

Acting Captain. Each station shall have a Captain on duty. When the Captain is not on duty, the firefighter on shift who holds the highest position on the Captain Promotion Eligibility List shall have the first right of refusal to be assigned the Captain’s duties. To minimize the impact of moving stations, they have the option to defer if there is another firefighter on the Captain Promotion Eligibility List at the station in need of a Captain. If no one is on the Captain Promotion Eligibility List, the Firefighter who holds the highest position on the Acting Captain List shall have the first right of refusal to fill the position. To minimize the impact of moving stations, they have the option to defer if there is another Firefighter on the Acting Captain List at the station in need of a Captain. If there are no Captains, no Firefighters on the Captain Promotion Eligibility List, and no Firefighters on the Acting Captain List, the Firefighters with the most seniority shall have the first right of refusal to fill the position. They have the option to defer to the next senior Firefighter at the station in need of a Captain. The District will pay said employees an hourly premium as follows: A premium of the difference of the B.F.W. and B.F.W. X 110% for those on the Captain Eligibility and Acting List, or the difference of the B.F.W. and B.F.W. X 105% for those acting by seniority, with pay beginning with a minimum of four (4) consecutive hours worked. Acting Battalion Chief: BC vacancies will be filled by a qualified employee or by the Chief or his designee, if he is on duty. The District shall maintain a “BC Promotion Eligibility list”. All promotions to any Union represented Battalion Chief position shall be filled from the Battalion Chief promotional list. The Fire Chief will interview the top three candidates from the current list and make the promotional appointment The District shall maintain an “Acting BC List” of qualified employees eligible to act as BC. The acting list shall be comprised of Captains by seniority who meets the following qualifications:  Completed the BC Reference book and Annual BC check off sheet  Three (3) years as a paid Lieutenant/Captain  Accumulated 30 or more College Credits in Fire Command, Business, Investigation, and/or other approved related subjects.  Have completed the Incident Safety Officer Certification Each shift shall have a Battalion Chief on duty. When a Battalion Chief is not on duty, the Captain on shift who holds the highest position on the BC Promotion Eligibility List shall be assigned to the BC’s duties. If no one is on the eligibility list, the Captain who holds the highest position on the Acting BC list will fill the position. The Acting Battalion Chief shall receive an hourly premium equal to the difference between 113% BFW and 125% BFW.

Acting Captain. Each station All qualified personnel shall have be considered to work out of class (Acting Captain) when the need arises. Members shall meet the below criteria to be considered to act out of class and the department shall follow the rules below when filling out-of-class assignments. Qualified personnel are defined as and vacancies shall be filled as outlined below: 1. A member ranked on a certified promotional exam list for fire Captain; or 2. A member who has achieved all of the following: ● A minimum of two years of time in grade with CWFD. Certified as a Blue Card incident commander. Members must stay current on all Blue Card CE once certified. ● Successful completion of the AC task book, for acting captain Members who Act out of Class prior to the signing of this document will be afforded the opportunity by the department to obtain Blue Card Incident Command Certification. Those members already qualified to act out of class at the signing of this MOU will be given one year to meet the new standard. Testing: ● Administrative Battalion Chief or Training Captain on dutyalong with that member’s shift Battalion Chief will be responsible for proctoring the tactical simulation. When ● If the Captain is member does not on dutypass the tactical simulation, the firefighter member will be allowed to retest no sooner than 2 months from their last attempt. ● The member will complete the tactical simulation annually by the anniversary date of their last assessment. Making out of class assignments for Acting Captain (AC): Assignments will be made using a rotational system in the following order: • Qualified member assigned to the shift and station where the vacancy occurred who is on a certified promotional list will fill the vacancy. If multiple members qualify as above, then the position will be filled using the rotational system. • Qualified AC member assigned to the shift and station where the vacancy occurred. If multiple members qualify as above, then the position will be filled using the rotational system: • If no members qualify at the station where the vacancy occurs, the rotation will apply to the entire shift, thus causing a station move. This rotation will occur in this order: A. Members on Captain promotional list B. Members on AC list on a rotational basis If no members who holds qualify are on the highest position entire shift, then the vacancy will be filled with OT callback, by calling back in this order: A. Ranked Captains on a rotational basis. B. Members on the Captain Promotion Eligibility List shall have promotional list on a rotational basis C. AC qualified members on a rotational basis *’Shift and Station’ is defined by a member who is normally assigned to that shift and station through the first right shift bid process. Making out of refusal class assignments for Acting Battalion Chief (ABC): ● Assignments for ABC will be made in a similar way as AC assignments, with the exception that the rotation to be assigned fill the Captain’s duties. To minimize vacancy will apply to the impact of moving stations, they have the option entire shift as opposed to defer if there is another firefighter on the Captain Promotion Eligibility List just those at the station where the vacancy occurs. ● Members ranked on a certified promotional exam list for Battalion Chief and on duty shall receive priority. If multiple members on the same shift are on a promotional list and on duty the aforementioned rotational process shall be utilized ● If no Captains on duty are on a promotional list, All captains working shall be considered so long as they have completed a tactical simulation as above from the most recent BC testing process successfully. ● The member will complete the tactical simulation annually. * If at any point a member moves stations to fill the AC or ABC position, seniority shall be observed for any moves needed to fill the vacancy created by the qualified member who is filling the acting captain or acting BC position. Assignments for ABC will be made in need of a Captainsimilar way as AC assignments, with the exception that the rotation to fill the vacancy will apply to the entire shift as opposed to just those at the station where the vacancy occurs. Members ranked on a certified promotional exam list for Battalion Chief and on duty shall receive priority. If multiple members on the same shift are on a promotional list and on duty the aforementioned rotational process shall be utilized. If no one is Captains on duty are on a promotional list, all captains working shall be considered so long as they have completed a tactical simulation as above from the Captain Promotion Eligibility List, most recent BC testing process successfully. The member will complete the Firefighter who holds the highest position on the Acting Captain List shall have the first right of refusal tactical simulation annually. If at any point a member moves stations to fill the AC or ABC position. To minimize the impact of moving stations, they have the option to defer if there is another Firefighter on the Acting Captain List at the station in need of a Captain. If there are no Captains, no Firefighters on the Captain Promotion Eligibility List, and no Firefighters on the Acting Captain List, the Firefighters with the most seniority shall have the first right of refusal be observed for any moves needed to fill the position. They have the option to defer to the next senior Firefighter at the station in need of a Captain. The District will pay said employees an hourly premium as follows: A premium of the difference of the B.F.W. and B.F.W. X 110% for those on the Captain Eligibility and Acting List, or the difference of the B.F.W. and B.F.W. X 105% for those acting by seniority, with pay beginning with a minimum of four (4) consecutive hours worked. Acting Battalion Chief: BC vacancies will be filled by a qualified employee or vacancy created by the Chief qualified member who is filling the acting captain or his designee, if he is on duty. The District shall maintain a “acting BC Promotion Eligibility list”. All promotions to any Union represented Battalion Chief position shall be filled from the Battalion Chief promotional listposition. The Fire Chief or designee will interview be consulted before assignments to acting positions are made. Shift employees may begin selecting vacation time for the top three candidates from upcoming year on a hire date seniority basis beginning about November 1. There shall be two rounds of vacation selection during which personnel may select one vacation period in the current list “prime” period, and make one vacation period in the promotional appointment The District shall maintain an “Acting BC List” of qualified employees eligible to act as BCnon-prime period. The acting list “prime” period shall include the first FLSA Period that includes any days in the month of June and conclude at the end of the last FLSA period containing a day in September. If a vacation selection date includes Thanksgiving Day or Christmas day that day shall be comprised of Captains by seniority who meets the following qualifications:  Completed the BC Reference book and Annual BC check off sheet  Three (3) years as a paid Lieutenant/Captain  Accumulated 30 or more College Credits considered “prime”. Individual vacation picks selected in Fire Command, Business, Investigation, and/or other approved related subjects.  Have completed the Incident Safety Officer Certification Each shift shall have a Battalion Chief on duty. When a Battalion Chief is not on duty, the Captain on shift who holds the highest position on the BC Promotion Eligibility List each round shall be assigned limited to the BC’s duties. If no one is on the eligibility list, the Captain who holds the highest position on the Acting BC list will fill the position. The Acting Battalion Chief shall receive an hourly premium equal to the difference between 113% BFW and 125% BFW.four