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36 <br />every effort will be made to seek employees who volunteer to make the change. <br />Otherwise, the Department will implement changes to impact employees in “reverse <br />seniority” order. <br />c. To ensure adequate canine coverage, a Canine Officer is required to work on Team <br />5 (Schedule B - Night Watch). The remaining two Canine Officers may select from <br />Teams 1, 2 and 3 (Schedule A - Day, Night, and Morning Watch, respectively). <br />However, each Team may have only one Canine Officer serving at a time. <br />d. Staffing of Patrol Teams has priority over collateral assignment training <br />opportunities (i.e., SWAT, CNT, K-9, etc.). However, the Department will strive to <br />accommodate organizational training requirements when feasible. <br />e. Should the need arise for a Field Training Officer (FTO) on one of the six Teams, <br />the Police Chief shall implement a temporary reassignment to meet the <br />Department’s training needs. <br />f. An employee’s schedule may be suspended and replaced by a “5/8” work schedule <br />to accommodate formalized training courses, military leave, modified duty, etc. <br />occurring in any portion of one or more pay periods. <br /> <br /> SCHEDULE MODIFICATIONS The Department and the Association may mutually <br />agree to modify the regular patrol work schedules of employees in represented <br />classifications by mutual agreement. Any changes must be memorialized in a written <br />agreement to be signed by the Chief of Police or the Chief’s designee, and the <br />Association President. <br /> <br />28.4 Deferred Compensation Program <br /> <br /> All employees are eligible to participate in the City’s deferred compensation program. The <br />City shall contribute one-half percent (.5%) of the employee’s base compensation into a 457 <br />deferred compensation plan. The contribution is tax-deferred, and counts towards the 457 <br />annual maximum deferral as designated by the IRS. Employees without an existing 457 <br />account with a City sponsored provider must establish one in order to receive the City <br />contribution, but no employee contribution to the account is required. <br /> <br /> <br />Page 358 of 908