Common use of Extra Pay Assignments Clause in Contracts

Extra Pay Assignments. Department policy may require the scheduling of Extra Pay and/or mandatory Holdover assignments. The department shall attempt to equalize Extra Pay and mandatory Holdover to the extent practicable. The selection of certified and/or individuals who possess specialty qualification(s) may be required and shall be allowed. The Fire Chief shall determine the method(s) for administering Extra Pay and mandatory Holdover provided that methods used shall be in compliance with the requirements herein. Extra Pay and mandatory Holdover administration shall be coordinated at the Fire District Commander level except as otherwise assigned by the Fire Chief or his/her designee. Upon ratification of this agreement, the department shall have up to 90 days to implement the methodology for Extra Pay and mandatory Holdover administration contained herein. During the implementation period, all practices and procedures currently in effect shall be maintained. Extra Pay work shall be defined as that time worked by an employee in addition to the employees regularly scheduled hours where the employee is assigned through the TeleStaff Sign-up list and Mandatory Holdover list for staffing of response units (seat pay; for staffing of special events units, and shall be compensated at the overtime rate as defined in Article 9 Section 4. All other hours worked shall be compensated in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. A. Extra Pay Signup 1. Employees shall be responsible for signing up for Extra Pay eligibility on the specific days they elect to work Extra Pay. Employees may sign up to work only from 0800-2000; or only from 2000-0800; or both time periods. Employees may modify their sign-up to include a specific time-frame. Employees will only be considered for Extra Pay vacancies that span the time frame included in the sign-up. Sign-up access shall be available at each fire station, through the TeleStaff program. 2. Personnel may sign-up, or remove a sign-up, at any time prior to the filling of Extra Pay vacancies. The department may begin filling Extra Pay vacancies as the vacancies become known Extra Pay Vacancies in a three-shift work cycle ("Trick") may be filled anytime after the start of the three-shift work cycle that immediately precedes the work cycle where the vacancies exist. 3. Personnel shall be responsible for maintaining their Extra Pay contact numbers in a manner so that an employee can be contacted. B. Extra Pay Credits 1. Employees shall be assigned credits hour for hour based on the Extra Pay hours worked in a regular shift assignment. 2. Employees who sign-up for Extra Pay and then refuse an Extra Pay offer when contacted between 07:00 and 08:00 hours on the morning where the Extra Pay vacancy occurs, shall be assigned credits equaling the number of hours of the Extra Pay vacancy. No credits shall be added for a refusal after 08:00 hours. No credits shall be added for refusal of shifts less than 12 hours. Inability to contact an employee who has signed up for Extra Pay shall not be cause for adding credits. 3. New employees shall be eligible for Extra Pay assignment after six months of continuous service. These employees shall be assigned a number of credits equal to the average accumulated by all employees in the same classification at that time. 4. Extra Pay credits shall not be carried over from year to year and shall be zeroed out effective January 1 of each year. Initial Extra Pay assignments at the start of each year shall be made on the basis of Department seniority among employees in the same classification. Should two or more employees have the same seniority they shall initially be arranged on the list alphabetically by last name. 5. The department shall maintain overtime credit lists as referenced in the various sections of this article. In addition, the department shall maintain a master Credits list to include all personnel from all shifts, which shall include all types of Extra Pay work. The credit lists shall be used to equalize Extra Pay to the best extent possible. All lists maintained by the Department are maintained in the TeleStaff Program, which is available to all users shall be made available to the Union upon request.

Extra Pay Assignments. Department policy may require the scheduling of Extra Pay and/or mandatory Holdover assignments. The department shall attempt to equalize Extra Pay and mandatory Holdover to the extent practicable. The selection of certified and/or individuals who possess specialty qualification(s) may be required and shall be allowed. The Fire Chief shall determine the method(s) for administering Extra Pay and mandatory Holdover provided that methods used shall be in compliance with the requirements herein. Extra Pay and mandatory Holdover administration shall be coordinated at the Fire District Commander Assistant Chief level except as otherwise assigned by the Fire Chief or his/her designee. Upon ratification of this agreement, the department shall have up to 90 days to implement the methodology for Extra Pay and mandatory Holdover administration contained herein. During the implementation period, all practices and procedures currently in effect shall be maintained. Extra Pay work shall be defined as that time worked by an employee in addition to the employees regularly scheduled hours where the employee is assigned through the TeleStaff Sign-up list and Mandatory Holdover list for staffing of response units (seat pay; for staffing of special events units, and shall be compensated at the overtime rate as defined in Article 9 Section 4. All other hours worked shall be compensated in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. A. Extra Pay Signup 1. Employees shall be responsible for signing up for Extra Pay eligibility on the specific days they elect to work Extra Pay. Employees may sign up to work only from 0800-2000; or only from 2000-0800; or both time periods. Employees may modify their sign-up to include a specific time-time- frame. Employees will only be considered for Extra Pay vacancies that span the time frame included in the sign-up. Sign-up access shall be available at each fire station, through the TeleStaff program. 2. Personnel may sign-up, or remove a sign-up, at any time prior to the filling of Extra Pay vacancies. The department may begin filling Extra Pay vacancies as the vacancies become known Extra Pay Vacancies in a three-shift work cycle ("Trick") may be filled anytime after the start of the three-shift work cycle that immediately precedes the work cycle where the vacancies exist. 3. Personnel shall be responsible for maintaining their Extra Pay contact numbers in a manner so that an employee can be contacted. B. Extra Pay Credits 1. Employees shall be assigned credits hour for hour based on the Extra Pay hours worked in a regular shift assignment. 2. Employees who sign-up for Extra Pay and then refuse an Extra Pay offer when contacted between 07:00 and 08:00 hours on the morning where the Extra Pay vacancy occurs, shall be assigned credits equaling the number of hours of the Extra Pay vacancy. No credits shall be added for a refusal after 08:00 hours. No credits shall be added for refusal of shifts less than 12 hours. Inability to contact an employee who has signed up for Extra Pay shall not be cause for adding credits. 3. New employees shall be eligible for Extra Pay assignment after six months of continuous service. These employees shall be assigned a number of credits equal to the average accumulated by all employees in the same classification at that time. 4. Extra Pay credits shall not be carried over from year to year and shall be zeroed out effective January 1 of each year. Initial Extra Pay assignments at the start of each year shall be made on the basis of Department seniority among employees in the same classification. Should two or more employees have the same seniority they shall initially be arranged on the list alphabetically by last name. 5. The department shall maintain overtime credit lists as referenced in the various sections of this article. In addition, the department shall maintain a master Credits list to include all personnel from all shifts, which shall include all types of Extra Pay work. The credit lists shall be used to equalize Extra Pay to the best extent possible. All lists maintained by the Department are maintained in the TeleStaff Program, which is available to all users shall be made available to the Union upon request.the