A.    Any and all personnel practices and policies that are inconsistent with the provisions and requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 are repealed.

    B.    The city of Columbus adopts a workperiod of twenty-eight days, commencing on January 2, 1998, and continuing in perpetuity thereafter unless modified by ordinance of the common council of the city of Columbus, Indiana, for the purpose of computing overtime compensation for qualified fire personnel.

    C.    Qualified fire personnel are defined as all sworn public employees playing an integral part in firefighting operations, receiving firefighting training and holding a position with a rank below Lieutenant.

    D.    The base pay per workperiod of qualified fire personnel shall include compensation for two-hundred and twenty-four hours. For actual time worked in excess of two-hundred and twelve hours and up to and including two-hundred and twenty-four hours, qualified fire personnel shall receive additional hourly compensation at a rate of one-half of regular hourly wages. For actual time worked in excess of two-hundred and twenty-four hours, qualified fire personnel shall receive additional hourly compensation at a rate of one and one-half times regular hourly wages.

    E.    The city, in order to increase its efficiency and cost effectiveness, shall be granted full discretion in scheduling qualified fire personnel to work, and in granting vacation and sick leave. (Ord. 98-5, 1998: prior code § 8-39 (a)--(f))