Station Assignments. The City will determine the staffing levels for each station and the methods to assign available personnel to each station. The City will provide employees with advance notification of the station where they will be working, but reserves the right to change assignments in order to meet changing staffing needs.
Station Assignments a. Firefighters are assigned by the Fire Chief to specific Fire Stations with consideration to skill sets (this includes EMT-P certification, Fire/EMS Instructor certification, specialized teams or skills, EMS/Maintenance Coordinator assignments, and other pertinent operational skills and training). A ratio of at least 2:1 EMT-P to non-EMT-P should be maintained at each station. This ratio does not supersede Article 25, Section 1. The Chief will also take into consideration the desires of individual Firefighters who want to be at a specific station.
b. In the event of a full time temporary transfer, then those vacancies are filled voluntarily based on seniority. If no one accepts the temporary transfer then the member with the least seniority is assigned.
c. At no time shall the number of part-time firefighters equal or outnumber the number of full-time staff at any station, regardless of certification.
Station Assignments. The City agrees to maintain a Standard Procedure Manual Policy regarding a method by which employees may express their preference for station assignments.
Station Assignments. (A) All non-probationary employees assigned to the 24/48-hour work schedule shall bid their apparatus assignment. Apparatus assignments will be selected based upon time in grade and seniority.
(B) Apparatus assignment bidding shall take place during the vacation sign-up meeting described in section
Station Assignments. COUNTY shall have the management right to determine and adjust station assignments at any time, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding any provision of this Article or any past practice to the contrary. Any such change in an employee’s station assignment does not constitute disciplinary action and may not appealed. In no event shall a change in an employee’s station assignment, whether temporary or permanent, entitle the employee to compensation for any additional miles driven or time spent commuting to the new station. Notwithstanding the foregoing, COUNTY recognizes that covered employees have an interest in station placements. In instances where COUNTY finds that it does not have a management need to exercise its right to determine and adjust station assignments, the County shall allow any open station assignment to be filled by the seniority bid process. Only employees with an overall “competent” or “meets standards” evaluation as measured by the last annual performance evaluation will be guaranteed a seniority bid. Upon request, COUNTY shall consult with ASSOCIATION prior to any management decision related to station assignments; COUNTY shall not make such decisions arbitrarily or capriciously.
Station Assignments. On an annual basis employees use a Seniority Shift Bid process to select station and shift assignments. This provision shall not impair the right of the Fire Department to transfer an employee for reasonable cause, nor shall the provisions require any change in the holiday/vacation schedule, unless mutually agreed otherwise by the parties. Employees may also switch shifts or stations by mutual agreement if authorized by the Fire Chief. Should a vacancy occur on a shift or station, the position shall be filled on the basis of seniority and the needs of the Fire Department. In such cases, the Fire Chief shall make the determination how best to fill the vacancy.
Station Assignments a) A "Bid System" shall be utilized to assist with personnel assignments to platoon, station and apparatus. The "Bid System" shall not supersede Article 1, MANAGEMENT RIGHTS of this Agreement, nor shall it infringe upon any management rights contained therein.
b) The "Bid System" shall be as follows:
1) The departmental seniority system shall be used unless mutually agreed upon by MCFFA and the CITY.
2) Fire Management will select the personnel for Relief Engineer, Relief Firefighter, Training Officer, FPB Inspector, Haz-Mat Unit, and any other specialized position mutually agreed upon prior to the bidding process. Fire Management may solicit personnel for special positions.
3) The bidding process shall be carried out in the following order:
a) Captains
b) Engineers
c) Firefighters
4) Bids for station and apparatus shall be for two (2) year terms. Platoon assignments which result from the bid process shall remain in effect for six (6) years.
5) Employees bidding Station 8 either at the inception of the bid, or during the bid cycle, shall remain at Station 8 for the remainder of the bid cycle. (Excluding promotions and the management right to assign.)
6) XXXXX agrees that all bids will be at no cost to the CITY. MCFFA and CITY will mutually agree to a system to accomplish this. XXXXX and CITY agree that in the sole discretion of CITY it may take some time to accomplish initial changes in platoons.
7) Mutual trades shall be allowed when two parties agree to change platoons with approval from Fire Management.
8) Probationary Firefighters shall be assigned by Fire Management. When assigning probationary Firefighters, both parties agree that the preference would be to assign to current vacancies when possible. Management still maintains the right to assign based on department needs. Firefighters displaced by assignment of a probationary Firefighter under this MOU, may request reassignment to that position once that position becomes available. Management shall make a reasonable effort to satisfy such requests. Probationary Firefighters should be rotated at six (6) month intervals. Probationary Firefighters assigned to the Paramedic Program or the Haz Mat Team may be exempt from this rotation.
9) All mid-term bids for vacancies are subject to Fire Management approval. When the department is notified in writing of a pending vacancy, all personnel shall be notified of the vacancy through two means of communication. This notification will take place during the shift...
Station Assignments. The Fire Chief will pursue development of an administrative policy that creates a station transfer system which meets the Department's operational needs and considers bargaining unit members' seniority, and will meet and consult with the Union in that development.
Station Assignments a) A "Bid System" shall be utilized to assist with personnel assignments to platoon, station and apparatus. The "Bid System" shall not supersede Article 1, MANAGEMENT RIGHTS of this Agreement, nor shall it infringe upon any management rights contained therein.
Station Assignments. Management shall establish a systematic and orderly method to facilitate station picks by seniority in rank for First (1st) class firefighters and above. Management can deviate from this process to maintain or improve the effective delivery of service to the community.
