Serving Out of Classification Sample Clauses

Serving Out of Classification. 1. Involuntarily Working Down Classification a. The City agrees to use Members within their respective classification. b. If there are more Members of a classification than there are normal job assignments for that classification, the extra Member(s) may be, on a temporary basis, involuntarily assigned to a lower classification, and the Member shall be paid at the higher classification rate. c. When a Member is being involuntarily assigned to work out of classification, the Member, if qualified, shall be offered his choice of assignments prior to utilizing Acting Time. d. Members who have previously held a classification, and remain qualified, are not considered actors and not subject to the restrictions listed in this section. Example: Battalion Chiefs shall not count as actors when utilized as a Captain and Captains who remain driver qualified do not count as actors. e. A Captain or Battalion Chief, who formerly held the classification of Driver, will not be assigned the duties of Driver unless they have completed a Department apparatus proficiency certification within the previous Two-year, and must have 12 hours of drivers training each of the previous years (NFPA/ISO) f. Members involuntarily working down a classification will not displace a member normally in that classification. Only exception will be for paramedics being assigned to the front-line ambulance. g. The City shall maintain a list of each qualification and the Members who are eligible to work in that classification.