Agmt 1995 Alameda County Fire District ACFD

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• • SECTION 12. WAGES (Contd.) in addition to Paramedic compensation. Employees.assigned to the Paramedic Program will begin the duty at the beginning of the month and will leave the assignment at the end of the month. 2. Continuing Education/Recertification: Continuing education will be provided on duty or compensated by approved overtime or compensatory time off. The Fire Department agrees to pay $500.00 to employees for recertification • as a Paramedic. . 3. Leaving the Paramedic Program: It is understood by the parties to this Understanding that all employees holding special paramedic compensation status have an obligation to maintain the status while the terms of this Understanding are in effect, unless permitted to leave the program with the approval of the Fire Chief. Employees shall have the option to leave the Paramedic Program under the following conditions: a. The Fire Department shall maintain a sufficient number of paramedics to meet the operational needs of the Fire Department. Ability to staff the program must be verified prior to permitting an employee to leave the program. b. Employees must declare their intent to participate in the Paramedic Program in writing to the Fire Chief during a specified period of each year. Declarations verifying date and time of receipt must be signed by the Fire Chief or designee. • c. An employee must be an Alameda County certified paramedic with a minimum of five years of continuous service with the Alameda County Fire Department as a paramedic. d.. Priority to leave the Paramedic Program will be based on Fire Department seniority, regardless of rank. e.. If Fire Department paramedic staffing falls below the operational level set by the Fire Chief, a certified paramedic must be available before any employee is permitted to leave the program. • f. Paramedics wishing to leave the program must obtain a current Alameda County or State Fire Marshal EMT -1 Certification. Failure to obtain or maintain the EDIT -1 will result in reassignment to a 40- hour per week non - suppression assignment until the certification is renewed. Continued failure to obtain the EMT certification may result in termination of employment, as provided in subsection D.3. above. g. Paramedics leaving the Program at their own request within 12 months of receiving a recertification bonus will repay the bonus on a pro -rated basis to the Department. Paramedics leaving the Progranr due to action taken by the Department within 12 months of recertification will . not be required to repay the bonus to the Department. 179 • FIRE - 13 •