Court grants overtime exemption for fire chief for TIFMAS deployments after extended debate
After extended discussion about training, deployment frequency and county operations, commissioners approved a policy exemption allowing the fire chief to receive overtime pay for TIFMAS assignments, with direction that a formal policy be drafted and return to court for details on limits and notification.
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Potter County commissioners voted to create a policy exemption allowing the fire chief (an exempt employee) to receive overtime pay while on TIFMAS assignments so payroll can be processed and the county can receive reimbursement. The item generated the meeting’s most extended debate over training benefits, staffing impacts, deployment frequency and whether limits or notification procedures should be required.
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