SPECIAL EMERGENCY RATES. When an emergency is declared by the Director of Public Works, or his designee, it shall be the duty of all able bodied employees to make themselves available for work during the course of the emergency. Deliberate refusal to work during emergencies without adequate justification may result in disciplinary action. When an employee is relieved from duty during emergencies prior to the completion of his regular work shift either at the request of his supervisor or at the request of the employee with the approval of the proper authority, because of long hours or work and/or as a result of said emergency; and said employee is required to return to work, said employee shall receive time and one-half for such work except for the hours worked during normal scheduled work, which hours shall be paid as straight time.
SPECIAL EMERGENCY RATES. 11.1 Effective on the date of ratification, employees required to operate snow removal vehicles equipped with wing plows and/or vehicles equipped with salt/sand spreaders, during snow plowing and snow removal operations only, shall be paid an additional sixty cents ($.60) per hour over and above their current hourly rate while operating said equipment. Effective January 1, 2005 the rate shall increase to $.65; effective January 1, 2006, $.70; and effective January 1, 2007, $.75.
