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7.18 Special Equipment Operator Pay <br />Fire Boat Pilots must be certified in the areas designated by the Fire Chief and <br />referenced by the Fire Boat Pilot Endorsement Checklist in the Lexipol Manual <br />to be eligible to receive Special Equipment Operator premium pay. <br />Effective January 7, 2019, qualified Fire Boat Trainees designated by the Fire <br />Chief shall receive Special Equipment Operator Trainee premium pay of two and <br />one-half percent (2.5%) base pay. <br />Effective January 7, 2019, qualified Fire Boat Pilots designated by the Fire Chief <br />shall be eligible to receive an additional two and one half (2.5%) Special <br />Equipment Operator premium, for a total of five percent (5%) base pay, on a full- <br />time basis. <br />Effective January 7, 2019, one (1) qualified Marine Unit Lead Fire Captain <br />designated by the Fire Chief shall be eligible to receive a total of five percent <br />(5%) base pay, on a full-time basis. <br />Fire Boat Pilots must commit to boat program participation for a minimum of four <br />(4) years. <br />With the exception of the Marine Unit Lead, Fire Captains shall not be eligible for <br />Special Equipment Operator premium pay. <br />Staffing shall be at the Fire Chief's discretion, with no fewer than nine (9) Fire <br />Boat Pilots representing the Department at one time. <br />SECTION 8 - HOLIDAYS <br />8.1 Paid Holidays <br />Except as provided in section 8.6, the following shall be paid holidays for all <br />employees who are covered by this MOU: <br />1. New Year's Day <br />2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (observed on the third Monday in January) <br />3. President's Day (Observed on the third Monday in February) <br />4. Memorial Day (Observed on the last Monday in May) <br />5. Independence Day <br />6. Labor Day (Observed on the first Monday in September) <br />7. Veterans Day (Observed November 11) <br />8. Thanksgiving Day <br />9. The Day after Thanksgiving <br />10. Christmas Eve <br />11. Christmas Day <br />12. New Year's Eve <br />17 <br />