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51 <br /> <br />4. Rescue Technician members not meeting their annual requirement due to long term <br />disability will be assigned to day shifts in Training upon their return to work in order to <br />complete the missed training or an equivalent alternative. <br /> <br />5. Rescue Technician members not meeting the annual requirement for any other reason will be <br />de-certified and Rescue Team specialty pay will be terminated. <br /> <br />6. Rescue Tech members are eligible for up to a maximum of 40 hours overtime per year to the <br />Rescue Tech or their replacement if the Technician is released from duty for off-shift <br />training. For the purposes of this Article, overtime for employees attending off-shift rescue <br />training will not be on the member's overtime record as per Article 13 of the Collective <br />Bargaining Agreement. It will be the sole responsibility of the employee to meet continuing <br />education competencies on an annual basis. <br /> <br />7. Travel time for special operations training shall remain inclusive of contractual overtime limits. <br /> <br />II. Rules for Hazardous Materials Technician <br />A. The number of personnel (28 at any one time) will be the sole responsibility of the Fire <br />Administration. <br /> <br />Administration will retain sole authority to determine from which classifications (e.g. firefighter, <br />paramedic, driver, captain) applicants will be selected. Upon determination of which classification(s) <br />is/are needed, a committee of Fire Administration and Hazardous Materials Team, members will select <br />the applicant(s) from that/those classifications. When an applicant has been accepted into the <br />Hazardous Materials Technician Team, a change in the individuals' classification (other than a <br />promotion out of suppression) will not disqualify a member from the Hazardous Materials Technician <br />Team. <br /> <br />1. Employees who occupy a Hazardous Materials Team position shall receive an <br />additional 3% specialty pay attached to their base salary. <br /> <br />2. Personnel selection will be based on criteria developed by the Fire Administration and the <br />Union This criterion includes, but is not limited to department needs, training, <br />qualifications, classification of ranks, and response time to Everett. <br /> <br />3. Hazardous Materials Technician Team members who promote to the rank of Battalion <br />Chief will be required to attend, satisfactorily complete, attain and retain certification in <br />Hazardous Materials Incident Command as well as all other required Hazardous Materials <br />Technician team training in order to remain on the team. <br /> <br />4. Those employees who occupy a Hazardous Material Team position and who accept a non- <br />suppression position within the department will not be eligible for team membership during <br />their non-suppression assignment. Upon their return to suppression, they will be eligible for <br />reassignment to the team regardless of their rank. These employees will be reassigned to the <br />team as positions become available in the order they returned to suppression. Those non- <br />suppression employees with prior team membership, and those who have returned to <br />suppression and are waiting for a team opening will be eligible for ongoing overtime <br />competency training. <br /> <br />B. Haz/Mat Tech training will be part of and in accordance with Snohomish County Haz/Mat Team <br />Standards. <br /> <br />1. Haz/Mat Team members not meeting the annual requirement for any other reason other than <br />long-term disability will be de-certified and Haz/Mat specialty pay will be terminated.