27-7 - Bylaws of fire/EMS department; compensation of officers and employees; information on check stubs, time cards, etc.

§ 27-7. Bylaws of fire/EMS department; compensation of officers andemployees; information on check stubs, time cards, etc.

The governing body of any city, town or county may empower the fire/EMSdepartment therein to make bylaws to promote its objects consistent with thelaws of this Commonwealth and ordinances of the city, town or county, and mayprovide for the compensation of the officers and employees of such department.

All check stubs or time cards purporting to be a record of time spent on thejob by a fire fighter or emergency medical services personnel shall recordall hours of employment, regardless of how spent. All check stubs or payrecords purporting to show the hourly compensation of a fire fighter oremergency medical services personnel shall show the actual hourly wage to bepaid. Nothing in this section shall require the showing of such informationon check stubs, time cards or pay records; however, if such information shallbe shown, the information shall be in compliance with this section.

(Code 1919, § 3126; 1970, c. 187; 1984, c. 595; 2001, c. 142.)