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36 <br />otherwise create additional burden on the staffing or operation of the Police <br />Department. When a shift trade occurs, the employee who was originally scheduled <br />to work the shift shall be credited, for FLSA and payroll purposes, as though he or <br />she worked that shift and the employee who works in place of the scheduled <br />employee shall not receive compensation from the City or be credited with hours <br />worked under the FLSA for this time worked. By agreeing to shift trades, both <br />employees acknowledge that they do so freely. Any employee may refuse to shift <br />trade without sanction and without being required to explain or justify the decision. <br />The City is not required to keep a record of shift trades. <br /> <br />b. Shift trades may occur among employees working shifts of different lengths, so long <br />as the trade is made freely and voluntarily by both employees. For example, <br />employees who work 10-hour shifts may trade with employees who work 12.5-hour <br />shifts and vice versa. <br /> <br />4. STAFFING LEVELS <br />a. Minimum staffing standards apply at all times. Requests to take time off on training or <br />relief days may be denied to meet minimum staffing standards or to accommodate <br />training or operational needs. <br />b. Minimum staffing levels of Patrol Teams are as follows: <br /> Schedule A (Monday – Thursday, 10-hour shifts) <br />Team 1 - Day Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant <br />Team 2 - Night Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant <br />Team 3 - Morning Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant <br /> <br /> Schedule B (Friday – Sunday, 12.5-hour shifts) <br />Team 4 - Day Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant <br />Team 5 - Night Watch – Two Officers (Fridays & Saturdays only) <br />Team 6 - Morning Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant <br />c. Staffing levels of Patrol Teams, as determined by the Police Chief, may be changed at <br />any time to accommodate the operational needs of the department. <br /> <br />5. ADVANCE NOTICE <br />a. Absent exigent circumstances, the Department will provide direct notice to the <br />employee at least 72 hours prior to the change. In the event the Department fails to give <br />an employee at least seventy-two (72) hours prior notice of a shift change, the employee <br />will be paid two (2) hours at time and one-half in addition to all scheduled hours (at <br />regular rate) for the adjusted shift. It is understood that notice is not required for <br />scheduled or emergency overtime as that is not considered a shift adjustment. <br /> <br />6. RELIEF POSITIONS <br />a. Two Sergeants will be designated as Relief Supervisors. <br /> One Sergeant will be required to work Schedule A - Night Watch. This will <br />be designated as the “home shift”. <br /> One Sergeant will be required to work Schedule B - Night Watch (“home <br />shift”). <br />Page 206 of 248