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 (1½) for such required court appearances. In the event the employee is held beyond the guaranteed two (2) hour period, he shall be compensated at time and one-half (1½) to the nearest tenth (10th) for the period of time his presence is required by the court.
The City reserves the right to implement a system whereby 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 officers 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.