Except for emergency situations, indiscriminate changes in the established work schedules of the employees shall not be made. The work schedule shall consist of forty (40) hours within a seven (7) day work period and shall typically be five (5) consecutive eight (8) hour workdays.
(a) For operations that allow alternate seasonal schedules to meet citizen/customer service needs the work schedule may also be four (4) consecutive ten (10) hour workdays, as determined by management, to provide supervisory support.
(b) The city must post work schedule changes at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the changed work schedule. The work schedule change must also be for a period of not less than three (3) consecutive months.
(c) Except for twenty-four (24) hour operations, when either party proposes changes in work schedules, the parties shall immediately meet within five (5) working days and negotiate over such proposed changes. Every effort shall be made to reach a mutually acceptable resolution. However, if the parties cannot agree within fifteen (15) calendar days then the matter shall be submitted to expedited arbitration under Section 2105.18 Grievance Procedure herein unless mutually agreed otherwise. The arbitrator shall conduct a hearing within fourteen (14) calendar days and render a decision within fourteen (14) calendar days thereafter. In the event the arbitrator finds that the proposed change is not reasonable, then it shall not be implemented.