Everett Firefighters Local #46 (IAFF) 4/2/2026

20 ARTICLE 13 - OVERTIME Recognizing that emergencies, vacations, sickness or other unforeseen conditions may require an employee to work overtime, time-and-one-half of the employee’s regular hourly rate shall be paid under any of the following conditions: 1. Suppression Personnel: All work performed in excess of the regularly assigned work shift. 2. Non-suppression Personnel: All work performed in excess of the regularly assigned work week. Bargaining unit employees are subject to being called back to work to complete a shift. Employees called back after 0800 of the same day to complete a shift shall be paid for a minimum of two (2) hours plus actual hours worked excluding travel time. Non-suppression personnel employees being assigned work excess of the regular assigned work week shall be paid for a minimum of two (2) hours plus actual hours worked excluding travel time. In the event that an employee is awarded an overtime shift, and the overtime is subsequently cancelled within 12 hours of the report time, the employee shall be paid for a minimum of two (2) hours plus actual hours worked. As per Article 14, employees called in for multiple alarm incidents shall be paid for a minimum of three (3) hours plus actual time worked from the time they report to the on-duty Battalion Chief or designee either in person or from an Everett Fire Department fire station using a City phone. All overtime, except for emergency work and mandatory education shall be recorded on an overtime list as established by the Chief of the Department. Examples of mandatory education and overtime shall include, but not be limited to, all certification and recertifications, holdovers, and all required training. This list shall be audited by a union committee at least quarterly, to ensure that a fair and accurate recording of hours is kept. It shall be the responsibility of the Chief of the Department and the Union Committee to see that an equal amount of hours as possible shall be divided among all members who are eligible in the Fire Department. 1. In order to ensure equitable distribution, overtime will be offered to the suppression employee with the lowest accumulated overtime hours as long as they are qualified and eligible for the position. The department shall maintain and post lists of all employees eligible to act within various ranks. The list of qualified positions shall be maintained by the Chief of the Department and posted in all stations. An employee who is eligible to take an examination AND has completed their workbook for that rank may be worked on overtime. Overtime will be offered in accordance with APM 2.02 Overtime Administration. Non-suppression personnel will be allowed to receive compensatory time at 1.5 times their hours worked for a maximum of 80 hours per year. Requests to use and earn Compensatory time must be pre-approved the employees supervisor.