2109.46 Starting Time.

   The starting time shall be determined on an operational basis and the employee shall be made aware of the established starting time for the operation he is assigned to.

2109.47 Quitting Time.

   Employees will be furnished an ample amount of time to take all measures necessary in connection with the shift change.

2109.48 Work in Excess of Regular Workdays.

   All work in excess of the regular eight (8) hours workday shall be compensated at the rate of time and one-half (1 1/2) of the employee's regular rate of pay, except in cases where the employee is required to double back when changing shifts, in which case the employee may be required to report back on the same day and the employee shall be compensated at a rate of two (2) times his regular rate of pay for such doubling back. When an employee is required to report back at a time not contiguous to his regularly scheduled eight (8) hours workday, he shall be guaranteed a minimum of four (4) hours pay at the overtime rate.

   Except for overtime that is the result of the Command Officer being required to appear in court for court time, overtime that arises on the districts that is of an emergency nature and overtime that arises as a result of a Command Officer being assigned to a particular case, all other overtime shall be distributed as evenly as is reasonably possible among the Command Officers in the appropriate Bureau, Section or unit. It is intended that overtime be equalized among the Command Officers' assigned Section or unit within the Police Department.

2109.49 Court Appearance Time.

   Employees who are required to return to make court appearances at a time not contiguous to the beginning or end of their shift, shall be paid a minimum of two (2) hours at time and one-half (1 1/2) for such required court appearances. In the event the employee is held beyond the guaranteed minimum two (2) hour period, he shall be compensated at time and one-half (1 1/2) to the nearest tenth (10th) of an hour for the period of time his presence is required by the court.

   The City reserves the right to implement a system whereby Command Officers shall be required to contact the appropriate Court Liaison Unit on the date of a scheduled court appearance for approval to attend. In the event this program is implemented, the Command Officer shall be compensated for one (1) hour at the overtime rate for each date that a call is made and a court appearance is not required. When an appearance is required, compensation will occur as set forth in the preceding paragraph and the one (1) hour compensation will not result.