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10. Christmas Eve Day 11. December twenty-fifth (25th) 12. December thirty first (31 st) Section 10. Documentation Regarding Organized Mess The Department shall provide the documentation required by the Intemal 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. EMT Pay Employees in the suppression classifications represented by the Union shall be paid EMT pay equal to two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) of the regular rates of pay set forth in Section 5.1 of this memorandum of understanding. For prior Livermore employees: Employees in the line suppression classifications represented by the Union shall be paid effective February 1, 1998 EMT pay equal to one point five percent (1.5%) of the regular rates of pay set forth in Section 5.1 of this memorandum of understanding. Effective the first full pay period after February 1, 1999, said EMT pay shall be increased one percent (1%). 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 Fire~ghter/Paramedic on each Engine Company. Employees hired as Fire~ghter/Paramedics must maintain their paramedic license as a condition of employment, unless allowed to drop their license under Section 12.3 below. Paramedics will lose their premium pay if they promote. Current Paramedics of rank (i.e. the five prior LFD grandfathered Captain and Engineer Paramedics) shall be allowed to keep their Paramedic 11