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ARTICLE 9 AVAILABILITY 9 . 1 All County employees are subject to call back and as such shall keep the County informed of their address and telephone number, if they have a phone . If the employee has no telephone , it shall be the employee 's responsibility to provide another means of communication which will provide access within 15 minutes . 9 . 2 All employees being paid for stand - by must maintain availability during such stand -by period . Employees who do not answer a page during such stand - by status shall be subject to disciplinary action and will not receive payment for the designated stand -by period . 9 . 3 The parties recognize that the employees covered by this agreement are essential to the successful operations of County facilities and services during a declared emergency . As such , the parties agree that as a condition of these employees ' employment with Indian River County , they must be available and able to report to work and perform assigned duties as directed by management during a declared emergency . The failure to report to work and /or perform assigned duties as directed by management during a declared emergency may be cause for disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment with Indian River County , 9 . 4 The County will attempt to provide employees as much notice as possible that they will be required to work during the declared emergency . The County will also attempt , where able under the circumstances , to give employees twenty- four hours of time ( unpaid if other County employees are not paid ; paid if other County employees are paid ) to secure their families and personal property prior to reporting for duty before the event . After the event , the County will attempt , where able under the circumstances , to release employees who were required to work through the event from duty to secure their families and personal property . If nonessential employees are released from duty with pay in response to a forecasted threat or actual County-declared emergency , bargaining unit employees who are required to work shall be paid one and one half ( 1 1 /2 ) times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked during the same time period that the nonessential employees are not required to work . Nothing herein prevents the County , on an event-by-event basis and in its discretion , from paying employees required to work during declared emergencies more than one and one half ( 1 1 /2 ) times their regular rate of pay . 9 . 5 The County shall provide food and shelter for personnel who are required to work during a County declared emergency , unless circumstances render the County unable to do so . 9 . 6 The County shall provide leave before , during , and after a declared emergency as required by the Family and Medical Leave Act . 10