Common use of Shift Extra Pay Selection Procedures Clause in Contracts

Shift Extra Pay Selection Procedures. 1. The Fire District Commander shall be responsible for the assignment of on-duty personnel to provide adequate staffing according to the Department's minimum staffing requirements. Employees who are on current promotion eligibility lists or who are placed on established "Acting" eligibility lists upon meeting the minimum qualifications and having been deemed qualified by the Department for the necessary classification shall be transferred, assigned laterally, or utilized in an Acting capacity prior to the scheduling of Extra Pay. However, if an employee has taken the most recent promotional exam for that position and not passed, they shall not be deemed as meeting qualifications. Employees shall be chosen who will result in the least amount of disruption to operations. The Department will attempt to equalize acting opportunities among eligible employees to the extent practicable. When the number of on-duty personnel is sufficient to provide coverage to meet the Department's 2. When the Department determines that a operational vacancy requires Extra Pay, the Fire District Commander shall initiate procedures to offer the Extra Pay assignment to personnel who are signed up for the that vacancy period. When the Extra Pay vacancy is filled greater than 12 hours prior to the start of the shift where the vacancy exists, Extra Pay offers shall be made in the following order: a. Qualified personnel who hold the same classification as the position necessitating the Extra Pay; sorted by least number of credits; then department seniority; then alphabetical order of surname. b. Qualified personnel who are deemed qualified to act either up or down in the position necessitating the Extra Pay; sorted by least number of credits; then department seniority; then alphabetically by last name. c. Employees will have the first right of refusal to work the Extra Pay shift (24 hours) on their assigned ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, provided the employee has signed up for Extra Pay. 3. If none of the employees who hold the same classification as the Extra Pay vacancy (paragraphs 2a, above) accept the Extra Pay offer, the Fire District Commander shall have the option to fill that vacancy with on-duty personnel who are deemed qualified to act in that position, and then backfill the resulting vacancy. The Department shall not be obligated to fill the vacancy with an employee who signs-up after this option is implemented. Employees who have failed the most recent promotional exam for the position on shall not be deemed qualified to act in that position. 4. When an Extra Pay vacancy occurs following 1700 hours on the previous shift (same shift-label as the vacancy); the Fire District Commander shall be permitted to fill the Extra Pay at the level of classification of that vacancy. 5. When a vacancy occurs on short-notice and affects operations by placing apparatus below minimum staffing levels, the Fire District Commander may fill the vacancy in the most expeditious manner available at that time, in the manner as close to the regular established procedures (in paragraph C.2. above) as possible. 6. If an employee cancels leave that had created a vacancy, the Extra Pay employees who were selected to fill that vacancy may be cancelled regardless of credits or seniority. There will be no credits assigned to employees who are cancelled. 7. Short-term Extra Pay vacancies created by travel between stations and other short duration events that occur at shift change will be filled by the employee from the previous shift that is in the position creating the vacancy. That employee may arrange for another employee to holdover, subject to approval by the applicable Fire District Commander.

Shift Extra Pay Selection Procedures. 1. The Fire District Commander Assistant Chief shall be responsible for the assignment of on-duty personnel to provide adequate staffing according to the Department's minimum staffing requirements. Employees Employee's who are on current promotion eligibility lists or who are placed on established "Acting" eligibility lists upon meeting the minimum qualifications and having been deemed qualified by the Department for the necessary classification shall be transferred, assigned laterally, or utilized in an Acting capacity prior to the scheduling of Extra Pay. However, if an employee has taken the most recent promotional exam for that position and not passed, they shall not be deemed as meeting qualifications. Employees shall be chosen who will result in the least amount of disruption to operations. The Department will attempt to equalize acting opportunities among eligible employees to the extent practicable. When the number of on-duty personnel is sufficient to provide coverage to meet the Department's's minimum staffing requirements, no assignment of an individual to an Acting capacity shall occur if it will result in the necessity of Extra Pay. 2. When the Department determines that a operational vacancy requires Extra Pay, the Fire District Commander shall initiate procedures to offer the Extra Pay assignment to personnel who are signed up for the that vacancy period. When the Extra Pay vacancy is filled greater than 12 hours prior to the start of the shift where the vacancy exists, Extra Pay offers shall be made in the following order:Fire a. Qualified personnel who hold the same classification as the position necessitating the Extra Pay; sorted by least number of credits; then department seniority; then alphabetical order of surname. b. Qualified personnel who are deemed qualified to act either up or down in the position necessitating the Extra Pay; sorted by least number of credits; then department seniority; then alphabetically by last name. c. Employees will have the first right of refusal to work the Extra Pay shift (24 hours) on their assigned ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, provided the employee has signed up for Extra Pay. 3. If none of the employees who hold the same classification as the Extra Pay vacancy (paragraphs 2a, above) accept the Extra Pay offer, the Fire District Commander Assistant Chief shall have the option to fill that vacancy with on-duty personnel who are deemed qualified to act in that position, and then backfill the resulting vacancy. The Department shall not be obligated to fill the vacancy with an employee who signs-up after this option is implemented. Employees who have failed the most recent promotional exam for the position on shall not be deemed qualified to act in that position. 4. When an Extra Pay vacancy occurs following 1700 hours on the previous shift (same shift-label as the vacancy); the Fire District Commander shall be permitted to fill the Extra Pay at the level of classification of that vacancy.same 5. When a vacancy occurs on short-notice and affects operations by placing apparatus below minimum staffing levels, the Fire District Commander Assistant Chief may fill the vacancy in the most expeditious manner available at that time, in the manner as close to the regular established procedures (in paragraph C.2. above) as possible. 6. If an employee cancels leave that had created a vacancy, the Extra Pay employees who were selected to fill that vacancy may be cancelled regardless of credits or seniority. There will be no credits assigned to employees who are cancelled. 7. Short-term Extra Pay vacancies created by travel between stations and other short duration events that occur at shift change will be filled by the employee from the previous shift that is in the position creating the vacancy. That employee may arrange for another employee to holdover, subject to approval by the applicable Fire District CommanderAssistant Chief.