Common use of AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY OVERTIME ASSIGNMENT Clause in Contracts

AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY OVERTIME ASSIGNMENT. It is the policy of the City of Santa Xxxxx to avoid the necessity for overtime work whenever possible. The City recognizes however, the obligation to provide services to the community and, on occasion, may require employees to extend work shifts or to be called back to work due to emergencies. City will continue to allow employees to volunteer before requiring an employee to be called back to work or to work an extended work day for emergency overtime. Employees contacted for emergency overtime work have an obligation to affirmatively respond to this need unless incapacitated or due to extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the employee and reasonably acceptable to the City. Failure on the employee's part to affirmatively respond to such requests and/or to explain in writing such extenuating circumstances or incapacitation will be in violation of the City's rules and regulations and may be subject to formal disciplinary action. The written explanation will be retained by the City until resolution of any dispute as to the validity of the explanation has been reached.