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7. Veterans' Day 8. Thanksgiving Day 9. Day following Thanksgiving 10. Christmas Eve Day 11. Christmas Day Section 10. Documentation Regarding Organized Mess The Department shall provide the documentation required by the Internal Revenue Service for the deduction of the cost of meals taken as part of an organized mess. Documentation is as follows: In order that all members of each Fire Company will be available at all times to respond to an emergency as quickly and efficiently as possible, and in order to provide for harmony and fellowship among the members of Fire Companies, there shall be a common organized mess at each Fire Station to which all employees (except management and staff employees) assigned to that Station shall be required to contribute on a daily basis. The Captain on each shift at each Station shall determine the amount of the contribution to be made to the common mess by members of that shift and shall normally make all assignments as to the duties to be performed by those employees in regard to the common mess. Employees may be exempted from the common mess only for valid medical or religious reasons that have been verified to the City's satisfaction. Section 11. Certification/License Pay Employees' classifications represented by the Union shall be paid certification/license pay as follows: Suppression - Employees shall maintain their EMT certifications or Paramedic licenses in order to be eligible for certification/license pay: Effective as soon as administratively feasible in 2012 — 1% of base salary Effective July 6, 2013 —an additional 1% of base salary for a total of 2%. Effective January 4, 2014—an additional 2%of base salary for a total of 4%. Prevention: Employees hired after July 1, 2012 shall obtain the California State Fire — Fire Prevention Officer (Level 1) certification to be eligible to receive the certification pay in accordance to the schedule under "Suppression" above. (Employees hired prior to July 1, 2012 shall be "grandfathered" for the purposes of receiving the certification pay.) Section 12. Paramedic Program and Compensation 12.1 Program Description The Department intends to maintain advanced life support (ALS) capability through the assignment of one designated Firefighter/Paramedic on each Engine Company and each Truck Company. Employees hired as Firefighter/Paramedics must maintain their paramedic license as a condition of employment, unless allowed to drop their license under Section 12.3 below. 13