A Police Officer who has worked overtime shall if he so elects be allowed to receive compensatory time off at the overtime rate, in lieu of pay provided he does not exceed the 480 hour accumulation limitation set forth in the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended. Upon reasonable request by the Police Officer, days off accumulated due to overtime shall be granted upon approval of the Section Commander. Requests must be written and signed, using the form designated by the Department. Whenever possible, the request shall be made at least three (3) days prior to the requested days off unless an unforeseen emergency makes it impossible for the Police Officer to give such notice.
Compensatory time off shall be granted whenever there are no more than ten (10%) percent of the Police Officers assigned to the Section or Unit requesting the day off for either vacation time or compensatory time. A request for vacation days will be considered first and then requests for compensatory time will be considered.
However, when conditions permit, the Section Commander may, at his discretion, allow the individual Police Officer, in excess of ten (10%) percent to take days off. In the event the Police Officer has not taken all compensatory time in excess of one hundred (100) hours by April 30th of the year following the year in which the time was earned, then he or she shall be paid for all such hours in excess of one hundred (100) hours in the next regular paycheck at the overtime rate.