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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT <br />Amendment to Article 9.4 —Availability <br />This Agreement is entered into by Indian River County Board of County Commissioners, "the <br />County", and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 769, "the Union". <br />Under the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement effective October 1, 2024 <br />through September 30, 2027 outlined in Article 9 —Availability, The County and the Union have <br />negotiated the compensation to be paid employees who are required to work in the event of a <br />declared emergency as set forth in Article 9.4 reflected below: <br />Article 9.4 The County will attempt to provide employees as much notice as possible that <br />they will be required to work during the declared emergency. It is the responsibility of <br />employees to heed advance warnings of potential emergencies and prepare for the <br />possibility of a declared emergency outside of normal working hours by securing their <br />property and making an emergency plan for their family members. Employees who will <br />be required to report for duty during a declared emergency, who may need time away from <br />work to secure their property prior to reporting for duty before the event, may request paid <br />vacation leave or unpaid leave of up to 4 hours. The County will attempt where able under <br />the circumstances to approve time off unless there is an emergent staffing need preventing <br />approval. After the event, the County will attempt, where able under the circumstances, to <br />release employees who were required to work through the event from duty to secure their <br />families and personal property. If nonessential employees are released from duty with pay <br />in response to a forecasted threat or actual County -declared emergency, bargaining unit <br />employees who are required to complete their shift shall be paid for the remainder of their <br />normally scheduled shift at two (2) times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked <br />during the same time period that the nonessential employees are not required to work. <br />Employees who are required to work beyond the end of their normal shift during the <br />declared emergency shall be paid one and one half (1 '/2) times their regular rate of pay for <br />all hours worked. Nothing herein prevents the County, on an event -by -event basis and in <br />its discretion, from paying employees required to work during declared emergencies more <br />than one and one half (1 1/2) times their regular rate of pay. <br />Because declared emergencies are unpredictable and may require emergency staffing and <br />emergency scheduling changes to meet operational priorities necessary to maintain essential <br />services, and to provide clarity concerning the pay provisions during a declared emergency, the <br />parties mutually agree to amend the collective bargaining agreement Article 9.4 language as noted <br />below: <br />Article 9.4 The County will attempt to provide employees as much notice as possible that <br />they will be required to work during the declared emergency. It is the responsibility of <br />employees to heed advance warnings of potential emergencies and prepare for the <br />possibility of a declared emergency outside of normal working hours by securing their <br />property and making an emergency plan for their family members. Employees who will <br />be required to report for duty during a declared emergency, who may need time away from <br />