Sec. 16-121. Full-time firefighter/paramedic or firefighter/EMT time off.
(a) This section shall apply to all full-time firefighter/paramedic or firefighter/EMT employees of the Town of St. John.
(b) Paid Personal Time.
(1) Six (6) twenty-four (24) hour shifts per calendar year.
(2) Does not carry over from year to year.
(3) May be used for a designated Town holiday if staffing permits; employee will be paid at straight time.
(4) Firefighter/paramedic or firefighter/EMT are awarded six (6) twenty-four (24) hour personal days, as compensation for the thirteen (13) Town holidays. The employee will receive six (6) days at the beginning of the calendar year. If an employee separates employment from the Town, or is hired after the first of the year, these six (6) days are awarded as one (1) day for every two (2) months of service completed.
(c) Holiday Pay and Overtime.
(1) Any full-time or part-time nonexempt employee, who is called in or scheduled to work on the actual holiday (not the observed holiday) if it is during the twenty-four (24) hour holiday period, shall be compensated at one and one-half (1½) times his/her regular rate of pay for all hours worked.
(2) No compensatory time can be substituted for any overtime pay.
(3) If a Town holiday falls during a scheduled vacation, the employee shall not receive an additional vacation day.
(4) Overtime is defined as all hours physically worked over two hundred twelve (212) hours in a twenty-eight (28) day cycle.
(5) Overtime is calculated at one and one-half (1½) times the regular pay rate.
(d) Firefighter Vacation Leave.*
Years worked | Vacation Hours |
|---|---|
1—4 | 120 |
5—9 | 168 |
10—14 | 240 |
15—19 | 312 |
20+ | 360 |
(1) Vacation leave will be taken in time off rather than substituted for monetary payment.
(2) Vacation leave requires prior approval of the department head.
(3) May be used for a designated Town holiday if staffing permits, employee will be paid at straight time.
*The provisions of this subsection, specifically as they apply to any personnel impacted in this subsection from January 1, 2022, are instituted retroactively so as not to impact any employee of St. John Fire Department who has attained twenty (20) years of service.
(e) Sick Leave (PTO Days).
(1) Each new full-time employee shall be given twelve (12) hours of PTO (sick time) at the time of employment.
(2) Additional PTO (sick days) shall accumulate at the rate of twelve (12) hours per month of service.
(3) PTO (sick leave) may accumulate up to a maximum of four hundred (400) hours.
(f) Bereavement Leave.
(1) All regular, full-time employees will be granted a paid leave of up to two (2) consecutive scheduled workdays in the event of a death in the employee's immediate family.
(2) For the purpose of this section, the employee's immediate family shall mean the employee's spouse, child, parent, grandparent, sibling, corresponding in-laws, grandchild, step-child, step-parent, step-grandchild, half-sibling and other residents of the household of the employee.
(3) All regular, full-time employees will be granted twelve (12) hours leave in the event of the death of a first cousin, aunt or uncle.
(g) Trading Hours.
(1) All hours traded between full-time employees must be approved in advance by the Fire Chief or his/her designee.
(2) Hours traded must be in increments of not less than twelve (12) hours.
(3) Whenever possible, the hours traded should be within the same two (2) week pay period so as to avoid unnecessary overtime.