FIRE WATCH DUTY. Whenever any private person or organization is required to, or shall seek the service of the employees of the Fire Department, for Fire Department duties, such work shall be rotated by the Fire Chief among those employees who volunteer for such work during their off duty hours. Such employee(s) shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times the Shift Captain’s pay rate, rounded up to the nearest dollar, per hour with a minimum of four (4) hours for such duty. Such Fire Watch Duty Details shall be paid to the employee via the Town’s bi-weekly payroll, and shall be billed through the Town’s Detail Billing Program. All details performed on a holiday as per Article 20 (A) of this agreement, are to be paid and billed out at two times the Shift Captain’s pay rate rounded up to the nearest dollar, per hour with a minimum of four (4) hours for such duty. Shift strength shall not be reduced to provide fire watch services for any private person or organization, except in the case of emergency.
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