Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 21, 1988, this Addendum on Hours of Work/Tours of Duty imposed upon th eparties through an interest arbitration award, is hereby attached to the Working Conditions Agreement and is incorporated by reference into the Compensation Units 1 and 2 Agreement for Fiscal Years 1988-1990.

Section A:

In accordance with D.C. Code §1-618.8, Management shall take action necessary to maintain and improve the efficiency of its operations, ensure quality service delivery to the public, determine the number of employees assigned to a tour of duty and take whatever actions necessary to carry out its mission in emergency situations. Accordingly, Management will, in order to meet peak/off-peak call demand volume, implement a work schedule consistent with the provisions of this Article to accomplish the above stated goals. Attached, to be considered as an Addendum is the work schedule and tours of duty to be implemented, at Management's option with thirty (30) day advance employee notification.

Section B:

Shift assignments shall be made on a volunteer basis. In the event there are not enough volunteers to staff the shifts or if there are too many volunteers for a given shift, shift assignments shall be determined on a seniority basis. Seniority is defined as time served in the EAB. The employee with the highest seniority will be offered the choice of the possible slots, the employee with the next-highest seniorirty will be offered the choice of the remaining slots. This procedure will be continued until all employees have been assigned shifts.

Section C:

Emergency Ambulance Bureau personnel shall work twelve (12) hour shifts as their normal scheduled daily tour of duty and which shall continue to constitute for pay and leave purposes, a forty (40) hour workweek in a 24 week cycle.

Section D:

Annual and sick leave shall be earned in accordance with District Personnel Regulations: "Kelly" days shall be provided by the Department to compensate EAB employees for those hours worked beyond the curerent twelve (12) hour shift, forty (40) hour workweek in a 24 week cycle.

Section E:

Except in cases of emergencies or unforeseen staffing needs, modifications of this schedule may only be made providing the following criteria are met:

1. The service's performance experience (as described in 2 and 3 below) must be reviewed for a six (6) month period;

2. At any hour of the day, the likelihood of unit unavailability increased by five percent (5%) or more over the preceding six (6) month period; and,

3. At any hour of the day, unit response time increased by five percent (5%) or more over the preceding six (6) month period.

Section F:

If any modifications are made to the schedule, Management will post, no less than 30 days prior to implementation of any schedule modification, except in the event of an emergency or unforeseen staffing/workload change, the new schedule so as to give sufficient notification to the affected employees. The posted schedule will include shift starting and quitting times, the days of the week eqch employee will work and any other relatedand/or pertinent information.

Section G:

A joint Labor-Management Committee will be established consisting of two (2) members from Management and two (2) members from the Union. The Committee will meet every other month after implementation of the attached schedule to evaluate efficiency of the schedule and employee adaptability. After the first year, the Committee will then issue a report of its findings and subit it to the EAB Director who shall decide whether any further modificatiosn to the schedule are necessary.

Section H:

Shift differential and premium pay shall be administered in accordance with the District Personnel Regulatiosn and Compensation Agreement.

Section I:

Overtime pay shall be admninistered in accordance with the Compensation Agreement.

Section J:

This Article shall be incorporated by reference into the Compensation Agreement.