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Section 38. Professional Certification <br /> All UNIT employees working in a full-time permanent position shall be reimbursed for <br /> obtaining or renewing job-required certificates. <br /> The City agrees to pay the cost of written and medical examinations for those represented <br /> employees who are required to obtain and maintain a Class B Driver's License. <br /> Section 39. Standby Pay <br /> A. Compensation <br /> All employees (except Police Civilian Employees — see C. below) who are assigned to standby <br /> duty to respond to emergencies, service calls, shift coverage or lone operator support during <br /> their off shift hours, will be paid at the rate of one (I) hour pay at the employee's straight time <br /> hourly rate for each normal work day (commencing with the end of the regular scheduled shift). <br /> Employees who are required to standby on regularly scheduled days off(i.e. a twenty-four(24) <br /> hour consecutive period) shall receive a total of two (2) hours pay at the employee's regular <br /> hourly rate for each day. Employees who are required to standby on a City holiday (i.e. a <br /> twenty-four (24) hour consecutive period) shall receive a total of three (3) hours pay at the <br /> employee's regular hourly rate for each holiday. With the exception of Public Works (below) <br /> each department will establish its own rules for standby assignments. <br /> B. Public Works <br /> An employee assigned to standby duty must report to the emergency scene (if assigned a <br /> City vehicle) or their normal work reporting station within sixty (60) minutes of receiving <br /> the call. Failure to respond in one (1) hour will result in the loss of standby pay for that day <br /> and possible disciplinary action. Employees, who cannot respond within the sixty (60) <br /> minute response time, will not be eligible for standby. Employees may trade standby duties <br /> amongst themselves, upon prior approval from the Section Supervisor, provided that the <br /> Division Manager, administrative staff and Police dispatch are notified prior to the trade. <br /> Trades must be in 24-hour increments. Employees on sick leave for their shift are not <br /> eligible for standby pay for that day except if the case of sick leave is for a scheduled <br /> medical appointment. <br /> The standby employee should first attempt to contact the reporting party to determine if a <br /> response is necessary. Where the standby employee telephones the reporting party, and <br /> based on the content of the conversation is able to determine that the situation does not <br /> require after hours response by City personnel thereby eliminating the need for an after- <br /> hours response, the employee is entitled to compensation of one (I) hour time at straight <br /> time in addition to his/her standby pay. The standby employee shall notify their supervisor <br /> immediately after the decision. <br /> Employees assigned to standby duty will be assigned a cellular telephone and those <br /> employees that need to respond directly to field locations will be given the option of taking <br /> a City vehicle home, subject to the written terms and conditions established by the City. <br /> A minimum of three hours of overtime shall be credited to each employee on standby duty <br /> who responds to an emergency call. <br /> ?9 <br />