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2023-2026 Meet and Confer Agreement <br />Between the San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association and the City of San Marcos, Texas <br />ARTICLE 2 <br />DEFINITIONS <br />1. "Agreement" refers to this Meet and Confer Agreement, negotiated between the City of San Marcos and the San <br />Marcos Professional Firefighters Association Local # 3963. <br />2. "Association" means the San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association Local # 3963. <br />3. "Calendar days" means each day inclusive of weekends and holidays. <br />4. "Chief' means the Fire Chief of the City of San Marcos, including any interim or acting Fire Chief. <br />5. "City" means the City of San Marcos. <br />6. "College hours" or College Degree" shall mean credit hours or degree from a college or university recognized by <br />the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or a similar regional association recognized and approved by the <br />United States Department of Education. <br />7. "Commission" means the Firefighters and Police Officers Civil Service Commission of the City of San Marcos. <br />8. "Department" means the Fire Department of the City of San Marcos. <br />9. "Director" means the Director of the Firefighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission. <br />10. "Party" or "Parties" means the City of San Marcos and the San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association Local <br /># 3963. <br />11. "Firefighter" means a person who is defined as fire protection personnel under Section 419.021, Texas <br />Government Code and who is employed in the City of San Marcos Fire Department and does not include non -Fire <br />Department employees. <br />12. "DSHS" means the Texas Department of State Health Services or its successor. <br />13. "TLGC" means the Texas Local Government Code. <br />14. "Member" means a Firefighter. <br />15. "Shift Personnel" means Firefighter assigned to a 53 -hour week. <br />16. "Staff Personnel" means a Firefighter assigned to 40 hour work week. <br />Page 2 <br />