HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-1922 WORK WEEK & MANNER OF COMPUTING COMPENSATION FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE relating to city government personnel; specifying the
work week and manner of computing compensation for
Fire Department employees; establishing working condi-
tions, including emergency call-back, overtime pay,
011 special assignment pay, and vacation, time off and
holiday provisions for Fire Department personnel;
repealing existing Chapter 2.22 and re-enacting a
new Chapter 2.22, and various sections thereof, of
the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1, Existing Chapter 2.22, and existing Sections
2.22.010, 2.22.020, 2.22.030 and 2.22.040, all of the City of Yakima
Municipal Code, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Section 2. There is hereby enacted a new Chapter 2.22 of the
• City of Yakima Municipal Code, which new chapter shall consist of
the following sections, and shall read as follows:
"Chapter 2.22
Fire Department--Working Conditions
2.22.010 Work week.
A. The fire chief, the battalion chief assigned as
training officer, the fire marshal, fire inspectors and
all other day personnel not working a shift shall work a
basic work week of 40 hours and a standard work day of 8
hours,
B. Battalion chiefs, captains, lieutenants, and fire
fighters in the fire combat division working shifts shall
work a basic average work week of 55 hours and a standard
work shift of 24 hours effective January 1, 1976; and shall
work a basic average work week of 54 hours and a standard
shift of 24 hours effective January 1, 1977.
C. -Alarm operators shall work a basic work week of
40 hours and a standard work shift as established by the
fire chief.
2.22.020 Calling off-duty fire fighters in an emergency.
4 11 In the event of a threatening or unusual conflagration or
other emergency, the fire chief, his assistant or other per-
son in charge or command of the Fire Department shall have
the power and authority to summon any or all fire fighters
who may be off-duty to assist in the protection of life
• and property.
2.22.030 Compensation. Effective January 1, 1976, com-
pensation for personnel in all classifications and positions
in the Fire Department shall be that set out in Section 2.20.110
of the City of Yakima Municipal Code except that employees
whose basic work week is an average of 55 hours per week shall
be paid at an hourly rate computed by dividing such employee's
basic monthly salary by a factor of 238.33. Effective January
1, 1977, employees whose basic work week is an average of 54
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hours per week shall be paid at an hourly rate computed by
dividing such employee's basic monthly salary by a factor of
234.00.
2.22.040 Overtime pay.
A. Overtime pay will be allowed for members of the Fire
Department except battalion chiefs and fire chief when required
to work in excess of their basic work week or their standard
work day or shift at the rates set out in Section. B below.
B. Overtime pay rates for Fire Department employees below
the rank of fire chief shall be computed in the following manner:
1. Effective January 1, 1976, when personnel are called
from off-shift in order to maintain minimum fire combat
strength as determined by the City Council, the hourly
overtime pay rate shall be computed by dividing such
employee's basic monthly salary by 238.33 and multiply-
ing the result by 1.5. Effective January 1, 1977, the
hourly overtime pay rate shall be computed by dividing
such employee's basic monthly salary by 234.00 and
multiplying the result by 1.5.
2. When personnel are called from off-duty by the fire
chief or his designate because of a fire, the hourly
rate shall be computed by dividing the basic monthly
salary by 173.33 and multiplying the result by 1.5.
3. A minimum of 2 hours of overtime pay shall be allowed
for any call-back from off-shift.
C. Fractions of an hour served on overtime duty shall be
rounded to the next full hour for the purpose of computing amount
of overtime.
D. Overtime payment may be allowed for battalion chiefs
when required to work because of an emergency or unusual cir-
cumstances if approved by the City Manager.
2.22.050 Special assignment pay. When any member of
the Fire Department is temporarily assigned by the fire chief
or his designate to a position in a higher classification for
a period of six hours or longer, such member shall be paid at A
the pay step in the range in that higher classification which lw
is next greater in amount than his current salary.
2.22.060 Time off privileges--Vacation leave.
A. Vacation leave--Rate of accrual. There be an
earned leave account established for each employee of the Yakima
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Fire Department. Accruals to the earned leave account shall
be in the following amounts:
1. All members of the department covered by LEOFF work-
ing straight day shifts shall accrue vacation leave
at the following rates:
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a. Six and sixty -seven hundredths hours for each
full calendar month for those with less than
three years of continuous service;
b. • Eight hours for each full calendar month for
those with three or more years but less than
ten years of continuous service;
c. Twelve hours for each full calendar month for
those with ten or more years but less than
fifteen years of continuous service;
d. Fourteen hours for each full calendar month for
those with fifteen or more years of continuous
service,
2. All members of the Fire Department not covered by
LEOFF shall accrue vacation leave at the following
rates:
a Six and sixty -seven hundredths hours for each
• full calendar month for those with less than
five years of continuous service;
b. Eight hours for each full calendar month for
those with five or more years but le than ten
years of continuous service;
c. Ten hours for each full calendar month for those
with ten or more years of continuous service.
3. All other members of the department who are working
shifts and who are not included in Sections 1 and 2
above shall accrue vacation leave at the following
rates:
a. Ten hours for each full calendar month for those
with less than ten years of continuous service;
b. Fourteen hours for each full calendar month for
those with ten or more years of continuous service.
B. Vacation leave accumulated at the end of six months may
be taken in the seventh month and each month thereafter as
• accumulated.
C. All vacation leave must be requested in advance and
approved by the fire chief or his designate.
D. Vacation leave must be taken at such times as the
employee can be spared, but an employee will be allowed to
take his leave when he desires if it is possible to schedule
it at that time.
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E. Accumulation.
(1) Management personnel on day assignments, other LEOFF
personnel working days and non -LEOFF personnel, shall accrue
vacation leave to a maximum of 240 hours.
(2) Department employees under LEOFF working shifts shall
accumulate earned leave to a total of 336 hours. •
(3) Employees transferring from shift to day work shall
not have the vacation portion of their earned leave reduced
from the number of hours accrued to the date of transfer.
F. Use of vacation. Members of the department working
shifts and a basic average work week of 55 hours effective
January 1, 1976, and 54 hours effective January 1, 1977, shall
have one hour deducted from earned leave accrual for each hour
of vacation. Members working days and alarm operators work-
ing shifts shall have one,hour deducted from earned leave
accrual for each hour of vacation to a maximum of the number
of hours contained in the standard work day for that member.
2.22.070 Time off privileges -- Compassionate leave.
A. Employees not under LEOFF shall be granted compassionate
leave in accordance with City of Yakima Municipal Code Section
2.40.030.
B. Employees under LEOFF shall be granted compassionate
leave as follows: •
1. In the event of the death of a member of the immediate
family of an employee or employee's spouse, as defined
in Section 2.40.030 B (4) shall be granted leave
with pay not to exceed 3 calendar days, provided,
however, that additional leave with pay may be granted
when recommended by the fire chief or his designate
and approved by the City Manager or his designate.
2. In the event of serious injury or illness to members
of an employee's immediate family living with and
dependent upon the employee and constituting an
emergency or crisis, the employee may be granted leave
with pay. Any leave with pay for this purpose must
be recommended by the fire chief or his designate
and approved by the City Manager or his designate.
2.22.080 Holidays.
A. All members of the Fire Department who are not by the
nature of their work required to provide a 24 hour per day
service, 7 days a week, shall be granted holidays as set out •
in Section 2.40.080 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code.
B. Employees of the Fire Department who by the nature
of their work are required to provide a 24 hour per day ser-
vice, 7 days per week, shall be entitled to time off in lieu
of holidays as follows:
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1. Members of the fire combat division and who are
working an average work week of 55 hours effective
January 1, 1976, and 54 hours effective January
1, 1977, shall receive four 24 hour shifts off with
pay each year. Eight hours of time off in lieu of
holidays shall be considered to be earned each month
and time shall be added to each employee's
earned leave account.
2. Alarm operators shall receive eight hours of time
off in lieu of each holiday set forth in Section
2.40.080 and these holidays will be subject to the
same conditions as those for other city employees.
Time off in lieu of holidays for alarm operators
shall be earned for the month in which the holiday
occurred and the time shall be credited to each
employee's earned leave account.
C. All time off in lieu of holidays must be requested
in advance and approved by the fire chief or his designate.
D. Time off in lieu of holidays must be taken at such
time as the employee can be spared but an employee will be
allowed such time off when he desires if it is possible to
schedule it at that time.
E. The use of accumulated earned leave time attributable
to time off in lieu of holidays shall be allowed from the date
• of employment, provided, the employee must have a minimum time
of one full shift accrued."
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved thiscy
of Ailt 1976.
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Mayor
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