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ARTICLE 17 <br />STAFFING <br />17.01 The Employer will maintain what it determines to be a safe and effective number of <br />personnel at each station and sub -station during each shift. The Employer agrees with the <br />Union that having three firefighters on an engine would be preferable to having two <br />firefighters on an engine. The Employer will consider this fact when setting staffing levels. <br />The Employer also agrees that no station will be reduced to under what it determines to be <br />minimum staffing for more than four (4) hours per shift with the exception of approved in <br />house, on duty education and training. <br />17.02 The County will allow seven (7) employees off on approved leave per shift. Approved <br />leave shall be defined as Annual Leave. The County will allow two (2) on -shift employees <br />per Bureau (Training and Prevention) off per day. Any additional employee leave may be <br />granted only with special approval of the Fire Chief. All leave shall be requested and <br />scheduled via the County's electronic scheduling software. <br />17.03 The County shall implement an electronic scheduling software. <br />17.04 Effective October 1, 2022, a PT day will no longer be provided, except for single role <br />paramedics who shall receive six (6) PT shifts per fiscal year, to be used in the same manner <br />as annual leave. PT days taken shall not count as time worked for purposes of overtime. <br />Unused PT days will not carry over from fiscal year to fiscal year and will not be paid out <br />upon separation of employment. <br />