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annual leave up to 500 hours, or the maximum hours allowed by the Florida <br />Division of Retirement at the time, whichever is less, in total. <br />Chairman Davis explained the annual leave verbiage that was added. <br />The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION and the Motion carried <br />unanimously. <br />H. Article 33 — Incentive Pay <br />8:06 <br />p.m. The Board sought and received further clarification relative to the coverage <br />at the Fire Stations, and filling slots for FY 2013-2014. <br />Commissioner O'Bryan calculated and analyzed the 86 solo incentive slots, <br />and felt there needed to be more than five solo paramedics per day <br />available to fill in. He wanted to see eight abled bodies per day available so <br />it would reduce the overtime and the mandatories. <br />Director King said he would be okay with Commissioner O'Bryan's <br />suggestion. <br />The following individuals spoke in support of the Union's proposed <br />language changes in Article 33 — Incentive Pay: <br />Roger Van Kramer <br />Jason Judson <br />Kurt Vroman <br />Joe Walls <br />Garry Hughes <br />Donna Garofalo <br />Discussion ensued regarding solo paramedics; creating an environment that <br />would train and keep the solo paramedics in Indian River County; and <br />having 86 abled bodies on duty at one time. <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Zorc, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner O'Bryan, to adopt the County's proposal on: (1) Paragraph <br />33.10, adding the following verbiage after "discretion", "...effective on <br />ratification or imposition of this Article, the County will fill 86 slots, and <br />additional slots will be filled as stations come on line."; and (2) changing the <br />pay from an hourly to daily rate; shown in Exhibit 0 to the County <br />Administrator's recommendation. <br />Paragraph 33.10 now reads as follows: <br />To be filled at the Emergency Services Director's discretion, the -Cody <br />will -fund <br />Impasse Hearing <br />March 20, 2015 Page 21 <br />