(a) This schedule is based on a fourteen day cycle and functions in the following manner:
(1) Two days work, two days off, three days work, two days off, two days work, and three days off. In addition, officers will be required to work an additional four hours during the three day week to make a forty-hour work week.
(2) The workday is twelve hours.
(3) At the completion of the fourteen days cycle, personnel may change shifts rotating to either nights or days. There shall be only two shifts.
(4) First shift shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., second shift from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
(b) The following are policies regarding the twelve hour shift.
(1) Pay Period - The pay period shall run Monday through Sunday.
(2) Compensation for holidays. Compensation for holidays shall be at double-time for all hours worked during a twenty-four hour period, beginning at 00:01 hours. (5-6-08)
(3) Compensation for holidays - Eight hours of one-half time shall be given to the officer when the officer is scheduled off on holidays.
(4-3-12)
(4) Time deducted for vacation and sick days. Anytime an officer on a twelve hour shift takes a shift off, twelve hours shall be deducted from the appropriate source. Vacation days result in a twelve hour deduction from vacation time and sick days result in a twelve hour deduction from sick leave. Sick leave shall accumulate at twelve hours per month as it does for all other City employees.
(5) Officers shall be paid for actual time worked for court time. Priority in scheduling the additional four hours during the short work week should be directed towards court time.
(5-6-08)
(5-6-08)