Agenda

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modification thereof, and the terms hereof shall continue to apply until the new or
modified Agreement is executed or the existing Agreement terminated; upon thirty
days’ notice by either party.

B. — Should neither party to this Agreement send a notice of termination as
described in Paragraph A above, this Agreement will be considered to have been
automatically renewed for another year from effective date of Agreement.

Article 37 — RESIDENCY

Dive Team members will receive a weekly amount equal to one (1) times
their hourly rate, as a stipend for this assignment.

traming for the Rescue Dive Team will be provided to all team members as a unit.
Off duty members will be paid for all hours of required training. On duty members
will be on a delayed response basis. The initial Dive team training will be
conducted, and cover the following areas:

Dry Suit Use

Aga Mask Use

Small Boat Operations
Public Safety Diver
Large Area Search

D.2. Medical Screening) Any member who 1s interested in serving on the
“Dive Team” will consent to being medically screened by the designated
Physician. The medical screening will be designated to evaluate the member’s
fitness for the “Dive Team” assignment. The complete screening criteria will be
made available for the member’s to review before the screening takes place.

Each year prior to the “Medical Screening” members will agree in writing to
participate with the “Dive Team” for the fiscal year following the Medical
screening.

When vacancies occur in the station-assignment positions, qualified
members will be allowed to fill those vacancies based on their seniority and the
provisions of this Article 36.

However, drivers assigned under Article 36, Paragraph E.1. will not be
required to meet any further qualification.

Permanent Lieutenant Station Assignments will be made available. (3 years
in grade min. )

Fire Fighter positions at each station on each group will be designated for
Permanent Station Assignment. (4 years min.) One fire fighter position at each
station, on each group will be left unsigned

Station assignment for officers will be made by time in grade seniority.

hourly rate, as a stipend for this certification, refer to Article 13, Section H.1.
Change effective July 1, 2012.

Regular team members (as defined/assigned daily) will recerve a weekly
amount equal to 1 times their hourly rate, as a stipend for this assignment.

Limit: 32 Members 8 Officers 24 Fire Fighters

Members must be certified to receive stipend (pass test, maintain
certification, annual recertification, medical screening).

The NFR will trarn adequate members in order to maintain a regular five-
member Haz Mat team available on a daily basis.

In the event more members sign for the team than this pre-determined
staffing allows, the member with the most seniority will be allowed to continue in
the training process for certification and regular assignment, provided medical
screening shows qualified.