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37 <br />b. All but two Officer Positions assigned to work Schedule B - Night Watch will be <br />designated as Relief Officers. <br />c. All Relief Positions may be moved from their “home shifts” to fill shift vacancies <br />on Schedule A or Schedule B. <br /> Schedule adjustments shall be made in a manner that will not conflict with <br />an employee’s scheduled Annual Vacation, Paid Time Off, or days off that <br />are adjacent to scheduled time off. <br />d. The Department will make every effort to provide as much advance notice as <br />possible; however, a minimum of 72- hours advance notice will be provided to the <br />Relief employees prior to an adjustment from their “home shifts” (see Section 4 of <br />this Side Letter). <br /> Adjustments from Night Watch to Morning Watch on Schedule B are <br />exempt from the 72-hour notice requirement outlined in Section 4 of this <br />Side Letter. <br /> <br />7. MAXIMUM HOURS WORKED <br />a. In the event an employee is required to work beyond his/her normal shift, the <br />employee shall not be required to work more than 15.5 consecutive hours. <br />b. The Department shall endeavor to provide employees with a minimum of eight <br />hours off between shifts. <br />c. Maximum hours worked and minimum hours off are subject to change at the <br />discretion of the Police Chief based upon organizational need as a result of <br />emergencies, disasters, and major incidents. <br /> <br />8. VACATION SIGN UPS <br />a. Only one Patrol Officer at a time will be granted Annual Vacation/Paid Time Off on <br />each watch. <br />b. Only one Patrol Sergeant at a time will be granted Annual Vacation/Paid Time Off <br />on Schedule A and one on Schedule B. <br />c. Employees may sign up for leave equal to one year of annual vacation accrual <br />(maximum of five weeks). PTO time is not included. <br />d. Leave will be accounted for on an hour for hour basis. Thus, absence on a 10-hour <br />day will require 10 hours of vacation leave and absence on a 12.5-hour day will <br />require 12.5 hours of vacation leave. <br />e. Employees may sign up for vacation leave on their required training days; however, <br />they are required to meet the training requirements. <br />f. When signing up for vacation leave, employees are required to sign up for at least a <br />block of days equivalent to their work week. their entire work week. <br /> Employees working Schedule A are required to sign up for a minimum of <br />four consecutive days off, from Monday to Thursday. <br /> Employees working Schedule B are required to sign up for a minimum of <br />three consecutive days off, from Friday to Saturday. <br />g. Employees may sign up to take their relief days off, as long as they meet their <br />training requirement. <br />h. Exhibit B of the MOU (Annual Vacation Sign Up and Shift/Assignment Bid), <br />Sections 7, 8 and 9 are not applicable under the terms of this Side Letter. <br /> <br />9. SPECIAL CONDITIONS <br />Page 207 of 248