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6.1. C. - Page 18 <br /> 14.5.6 Battalion Chiefs shall have the right of first refusal for all hire backs to fill a Battalion Chief's shift <br /> when the regularly scheduled Battalion Chief is on a City authorized leave. Overtime hours <br /> earned under this hire back provision shall be paid in cash and not count toward the one hundred <br /> sixty-eight hours (168) yearly overtime limit specified in Sections 14.5.5. <br /> 14.6 External Reimbursements <br /> When external Federal or State funds are made available to the City to specifically fund or reimburse COA <br /> unit overtime activities on a special project basis, such externally reimbursed overtime shall not be counted <br /> toward the yearly one hundred twenty (120) or one hundred sixty-eight (168) hour overtime limit specified in <br /> Sections 14.5.4, and 14.5.5. Additionally, when external Federal or State funds are made available to the <br /> City to specifically reimburse COA work activities, COA unit members shall be paid at the reimbursement <br /> rate or the rate prescribed by the MOU, whichever is greater. <br /> 14.7 Uniform Allowance <br /> At the discretion of the Fire Chief, Battalion Chiefs, the Deputy Fire Chief and the Administrative Chief/Fire <br /> Marshall shall be eligible to receive up to six hundred dollars ($600.00) per year as a uniform allowance. <br /> 14.8 Mileage Payment <br /> 14.8.1 The City shall reimburse employees for those miles employees are required to drive their <br /> personal vehicles in the performance of assigned job duties as follows: <br /> 14.8.1.1 Actual costs to and from destination not to exceed a maximum computed at the <br /> current prescribed IRS mileage reimbursement rate for miles traveled both within <br /> and outside the city by carrier service, including any privately owned <br /> conveyance: provided, however, that for travel to and from destination in excess <br /> of 300 miles said maximum shall not exceed actual coach air fare when such <br /> fare is less than the amount computed at the aforesaid rates. For the purposes <br /> of this subsection, the actual cost of fuel, maintenance, repairs, insurance and <br /> depreciation, shall be deemed equal to the maximum allowance provided for in <br /> this subsection. <br /> 14.8.2 Any City employee who is required to keep available a privately-owned vehicle for use in <br /> traveling on City business during his/her working days as a condition of employment shall be <br /> allowed, as determined by the Fire Chief, an auto allowance amount not to exceed two hundred <br /> dollars ($200.00) per month. <br /> Any employee who is receiving an auto allowance shall not be entitled to utilize the City Pool <br /> vehicles. <br /> 14.9 Other Expenses <br /> Upon prior approval of the Fire Chief, the City will reimburse employees for expenses incurred in <br /> performance of their assigned job duties when such other expenses are other than, or in addition to, <br /> expenses based upon mileage transportation costs as provided in Section 14.8. <br /> 11 <br />