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· ~' 24.6 Garnishments Effe~ve April 1, 1988, whenever the City is compelled by appropriate legal prote~_$ to implement a garnishment on the wages of an employee more than once, for each garnishment beyond the odginal one, the City shall be entitled to deduct from the paycheck of the employee a service charge in the amount of twenty five dollars ($25.00) for setting up the procedure. 24,7 Shift Trades The Oty agrees that employees who are assigned to the Rre Unit may, with the wdtten approval of their supervisor, trade duty pedods or portions thereof with qualified employees in the same dassificaflon. The authorizing offidal shall determine the qualifications of the employee involved in the trade. The Union agrees that all trades between employees shall be repaid within twelve (12) months and shall not involve any additional compensation to the employees involved. NI requests for shi~ trades over one (1) hour shall require the completion of the approved Rre Depaib~ent form and must be approved by the employee's immediate supervisor. When an employee completes and signs the approved Fire Department form, he/she accepts full responsibility for the scheduled trade day. If the employee fails to fulfill the agreement he/she will be held accountable the same as if it were their regular scheduled work time. 24.8 Routine Work Assignments Tt is the prectJce of the Redwood City Fire Department to complete routine work assignments prior to 1700 hours each day. While this practice is normally adhered to, operational problems and training needs must also be considered. Fire fighting personnel assigned to a twenty- four (24) hour shi~c are expected to be ready to respond to any emergency which occurs during the shift. Shift personnel are expected to maintain the equipment and the station in proper order so that they can respond to fire and emergency calls at all times. Routine duties will normally be completed prior to 1700 hours. Night training, which prepares fire fighting personnel for night time emergency operation, may be scheduled for after 1700 hours. The training program will regularly be evaluated to insure that the program is effective and that desired results are achieved. On New Year~s, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas the normal routine Fire Deparb,,ent duties shall be suspended.