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ASSIGNMENT DURATION OF SPECIALIZED POSITIONS. ‌ A. Reasonable time limits in an assignment increase the opportunity for all Unit members to learn specialized skills and ensure a broader dissemination of knowledge, experience, and expertise throughout the organization. The following terms shall govern the duration of assignments to specialized positions. B. Assignments to specialized positions are normally made for a minimum of five years. As designated by the Airport Police Chief or their designee, assignments that require extensive training or investment by the Department of Airports, such as the Emergency Services, Canine, or Motorcycle units, shall typically have a minimum assignment duration of seven years. The five and seven-year time period for assignment rotations under this Article shall commence on July 1, 2014. C. The Airport Police Chief or their designee establishes the duties and staffing levels of specialized assignments based on the needs of the Airport Police Department. The creation, addition, or elimination of positions in special assignments is at the discretion of the Airport Police Chief or their designee. D. A vacancy in a specialized unit identified by the Airport Police Chief or their designee may be filled by an Airport Police Officer III or by an Airport Police Officer II who receives a pay grade advancement to an Airport Police Officer III, or by an Airport Police Officer II when the level of duty and responsibility is commensurate and appropriate for the level of an Airport Police Officer II, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee. E. Any Police Officer who has advanced to an Airport Police Officer III pay grade who returns to patrol from a specialized unit shall retain that pay grade, and be assigned as a Senior Officer with a level of duties and responsibilities fitting the experience and expertise required for such a pay grade, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee. F. Management shall also continue the practice of undertaking a periodic selection process for specialized units, based on operational needs as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee, especially when members of specialized units have served the duration of time in said unit as specified above or given vacancies in said specialized units, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee based on operational needs. G. Reassignments shall occur on a seniority basis, with those in the assignments for the longest period of time reassigned first, followed and/or supplemented by consideration of a necessary skill set, training, or expertise. H. Regardless of time in the assignment, a Unit member may be re-assigned if they: 1. Requests to be moved from the position; 2. Receive a performance evaluation that is below acceptable standards and fails to correct cited performance problems within a reasonable time period; or, 3. Commit an act of misconduct. 4. Unit member may also be reassigned if the position is eliminated. I. Whenever practicable, Unit members shall be given 14 days written notice of a reassignment. J. Unit members removed from a specialized assignment for cause shall have the right to an appeal process to be resolved through arbitration. K. Unit members who return from a special assignment may re-apply for that assignment or another special assignment when it becomes available. L. Canine officers who have had more than one canine assigned shall continue in their position for the service life of their currently assigned canine. M. The Airport Police Chief or their designee may authorize a Unit member nearing retirement to remain in a specialized assignment until the date of their retirement provided to the Airport Police Chief or their designee.

ASSIGNMENT DURATION OF SPECIALIZED POSITIONS. ‌ A. Reasonable time limits in an assignment increase the opportunity for all Unit members to learn specialized skills and ensure a broader dissemination of knowledge, experience, and expertise throughout the organization. The following terms shall govern the duration of assignments to specialized positions. B. Assignments to specialized positions are normally made for a minimum of five years. As designated by the Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee, assignments that require extensive training or investment by the Department of Airports, such as the Emergency Services, Canine, or Motorcycle units, shall typically have a minimum assignment duration of seven years. The five and seven-year time period for assignment rotations under this Article shall commence on July 1, 2014. C. The Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee establishes the duties and staffing levels of specialized assignments based on the needs of the Airport Police Department. The creation, addition, or elimination of positions in special assignments is at the discretion of the Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee. D. X. A vacancy in a specialized unit identified by the Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee may be filled by an Airport Police Officer III or by an Airport Police Officer II who receives a pay grade advancement to an Airport Police Officer III, or by an Airport Police Officer II when the level of duty and responsibility is commensurate and appropriate for the level of an Airport Police Officer II, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee. E. Any Police Officer who has advanced to an Airport Police Officer III pay grade who returns to patrol from a specialized unit shall retain that pay grade, and be assigned as a Senior Officer with a level of duties and responsibilities fitting the experience and expertise required for such a pay grade, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee. F. Management shall also continue the practice of undertaking a periodic selection process for specialized units, based on operational needs as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee, especially when members of specialized units have served the duration of time in said unit as specified above or given vacancies in said specialized units, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee based on operational needs. G. Reassignments shall occur on a seniority basis, with those in the assignments for the longest period of time reassigned first, followed and/or supplemented by consideration of a necessary skill set, training, or expertise. H. Regardless X. Xxxxxxxxxx of time in the assignment, a Unit member may be re-assigned if theyhe/she: 1. Requests to be moved from the position; 2. Receive Receives a performance evaluation that is below acceptable standards and fails to correct cited performance problems within a reasonable time period; or, 3. Commit Commits an act of misconduct. 4. Unit member may also be reassigned if the position is eliminated. I. Whenever practicable, Unit members shall be given 14 days written notice of a reassignment. J. Unit members removed from a specialized assignment for cause shall have the right to an appeal process to be resolved through arbitration. K. Unit members who return from a special assignment may re-apply for that assignment or another special assignment when it becomes available. L. Canine officers who have had more than one canine assigned shall continue in their position for the service life of their currently assigned canine. M. X. The Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee may authorize a Unit member nearing retirement to remain in a specialized assignment until the date of their his/her retirement provided to the Airport Police Chief or their his/her designee.. 28 MOU 30 2018 - 2022

ASSIGNMENT DURATION OF SPECIALIZED POSITIONS. ‌ A. The Association and Management agree that opportunities for various assignment should be made available to all Airport Police Sergeants and Airport Police Lieutenants. Reasonable time limits in an assignment increase the opportunity for all Unit members to learn specialized skills and ensure a broader wider dissemination of knowledge, experience, and expertise throughout the organization. The following terms shall govern the duration of assignments to specialized positions. B. Assignments Airport Police Sergeant assignments to specialized positions are normally made for a minimum maximum of five years. As Assignments designated by the Chief of Airport Police Chief or their designee, assignments that require extensive training or investment by the Department of AirportsAirport Police Division, such as the Emergency ServicesK9, CanineMotor assignments, or Motorcycle unitsEmergency Services Unit, shall typically normally have a minimum assignment maximum duration of seven years. The five and seven-year time period for assignment rotations under this Article shall commence on July 1, 2014. C. The Airport Police Chief or their designee establishes Lieutenant assignments in patrol and specialized units are normally made for a maximum of two years. Temporary extensions may be granted on a case-by-case basis by the duties Airport Police Chief. D. The establishment, duties, and staffing levels of specialized special assignments are based on the needs of the Airport Police Department. The creation, addition, or elimination of positions in special assignments is Division and are at the discretion of the Airport Police Chief or their designeeChief. D. A vacancy E. The creation or reduction of assignment positions and length thereof are at the discretion of the Airport Police Chief. F. The Association and Management agree that each Unit member in the rank of Airport Police Lieutenant shall be assigned to provide supervisorial, on-duty coverage on weekend shifts (Saturday and Sunday). Assignment of weekend Watch Commander duties will occur once annually. All Airport Police Lieutenants shall bid for three weekend assignments in a one-year period (covering 12 deployment periods). Weekends shall also be assigned to vacant Airport Police Lieutenant positions in the anticipation of promotions. Airport Police Lieutenants shall be assigned to weekend work based on order of seniority. Once the weekend schedule is published in advance of the one-year period, Airport Police Lieutenants are responsible for working with the Airport Police Captain who oversees the patrol operations to make modifications to the schedule to ensure minimal coverage is achieved. X. Xxxxxxxxxx of time in a specialized unit identified by the Airport Police Chief or their designee assignment, an employee may be filled re-assigned when: 1. An employee requests to be moved from the position; 2. An evaluation of the performance of the assigned employee is below acceptable standards and the employee fails to correct performance problems within a reasonable time period; 3. An employee commits an act of misconduct; or 4. The position is no longer necessary as deemed by an Airport Police Officer III or by an Airport Police Officer II who receives Management and is eliminated. H. Whenever practicable, Management shall provide the employee at least 14 days’ notice of reassignment. I. Employees removed from their assignment for cause shall have a pay grade advancement right to an Airport Police Officer III, or by an Airport Police Officer II when the level of duty and responsibility is commensurate and appropriate for the level of an Airport Police Officer II, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designeeadministrative appeal. E. Any Police Officer J. Personnel who has advanced to an Airport Police Officer III pay grade who returns to patrol from are rotating out of a specialized unit assignment may apply for another specialized assignment when it becomes available. Additional consideration, however, shall retain that pay grade, and be given to those applicants who have not been recently assigned as to a Senior Officer with a level of duties and responsibilities fitting the experience and expertise required for such a pay grade, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designeespecialized assignment. F. K. During the term of this MOU, Management shall also continue the practice of undertaking a periodic selection process for following practices regarding specialized units, based on operational needs as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee, especially when members of specialized units have served the duration of time in said unit as specified above or given vacancies in said specialized units, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee based on operational needsassignments. G. Reassignments L. Re-assignment of positions shall occur on over a seniority basisfive or seven year period, depending upon assignment, with an approximately equal number re-assigned during each year. M. Re-assignments shall occur by seniority, with those in the assignments for the longest period of time reassigned first, followed and/or supplemented by consideration of a necessary skill set, training, or expertise. H. Regardless of time in the assignment, a Unit member may be re-assigned if they: 1. Requests to be moved from the position; 2. Receive a performance evaluation that is below acceptable standards and fails to correct cited performance problems within a reasonable time period; or, 3. Commit an act of misconductfirst. 4. Unit member may also be reassigned if the position is eliminated. I. Whenever practicable, Unit members shall be given 14 days written notice of a reassignment. J. Unit members removed from a specialized assignment for cause shall have the right to an appeal process to be resolved through arbitration. K. Unit members who return from a special assignment may re-apply for that assignment or another special assignment when it becomes available. L. Canine officers who have had more than one canine assigned shall continue in their position for the service life of their currently assigned canine. M. The Airport Police Chief or their designee may authorize a Unit member nearing retirement to remain in a specialized assignment until the date of their retirement provided to the Airport Police Chief or their designee.

ASSIGNMENT DURATION OF SPECIALIZED POSITIONS. ‌ A. The Association and Management agree that opportunities for various assignment should be made available to all Airport Police Sergeants and Airport Police Lieutenants. Reasonable time limits in an assignment increase the opportunity for all Unit members to learn specialized skills and ensure a broader wider dissemination of knowledge, experience, and expertise throughout the organization. The following terms shall govern the duration of assignments to specialized positions. B. Assignments Airport Police Sergeant assignments to specialized positions are normally made for a minimum maximum of five years. As Assignments designated by the Chief of Airport Police Chief or their designee, assignments that require extensive training or investment by the Department of AirportsAirport Police Division, such as the Emergency ServicesK9, CanineMotor assignments, or Motorcycle unitsEmergency Services Unit, shall typically normally have a minimum assignment maximum duration of seven years. The five and seven-year time period for assignment rotations under this Article shall commence on July 1, 2014. C. The Airport Police Chief or their designee establishes Lieutenant assignments in patrol and specialized units are normally made for a maximum of two years. Temporary extensions may be granted on a case-by-case basis by the duties Airport Police Chief. D. The establishment, duties, and staffing levels of specialized special assignments are based on the needs of the Airport Police Department. The creation, addition, or elimination of positions in special assignments is Division and are at the discretion of the Airport Police Chief or their designeeChief. D. A vacancy E. The creation or reduction of assignment positions and length thereof are at the discretion of the Airport Police Chief. F. The Association and Management agree that each Unit member in the rank of Airport Police Lieutenant shall be assigned to provide supervisorial, on-duty coverage on weekend shifts (Saturday and Sunday). Assignment of weekend Watch Commander duties will occur once annually. All Airport Police Lieutenants shall bid for three weekend assignments in a one-year period (covering 12 deployment periods). Weekends shall also be assigned to vacant Airport Police Lieutenant positions in the anticipation of promotions. Airport Police Lieutenants shall be assigned to weekend work based on order of seniority. Once the weekend schedule is published in advance of the one-year period, Airport Police Lieutenants are responsible for working with the Airport Police Captain who oversees the patrol operations to make modifications to the schedule to ensure minimal coverage is achieved. X. Xxxxxxxxxx of time in a specialized unit identified by the Airport Police Chief or their designee may be filled by an Airport Police Officer III or by an Airport Police Officer II who receives a pay grade advancement to an Airport Police Officer III, or by an Airport Police Officer II when the level of duty and responsibility is commensurate and appropriate for the level of an Airport Police Officer II, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee. E. Any Police Officer who has advanced to an Airport Police Officer III pay grade who returns to patrol from a specialized unit shall retain that pay grade, and be assigned as a Senior Officer with a level of duties and responsibilities fitting the experience and expertise required for such a pay grade, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee. F. Management shall also continue the practice of undertaking a periodic selection process for specialized units, based on operational needs as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee, especially when members of specialized units have served the duration of time in said unit as specified above or given vacancies in said specialized units, as determined by the Airport Police Chief or their designee based on operational needs. G. Reassignments shall occur on a seniority basis, with those in the assignments for the longest period of time reassigned first, followed and/or supplemented by consideration of a necessary skill set, training, or expertise. H. Regardless of time in the assignment, a Unit member an employee may be re-assigned if theywhen: 1. Requests An employee requests to be moved from the position; 2. Receive a An evaluation of the performance evaluation that of the assigned employee is below acceptable standards and the employee fails to correct cited performance problems within a reasonable time period; or,; 3. Commit An employee commits an act of misconduct.; or 4. Unit member may also be reassigned if the The position is no longer necessary as deemed by Management and is eliminated. I. H. Whenever practicable, Unit members Management shall be given provide the employee at least 14 days written days’ notice of a reassignment. J. Unit members I. Employees removed from a specialized their assignment for cause shall have the a right to an appeal process to be resolved through arbitrationadministrative appeal. K. Unit members J. Personnel who return from are rotating out of a special specialized assignment may re-apply for that assignment or another special specialized assignment when it becomes available. L. Canine officers . Additional consideration, however, shall be given to those applicants who have had more than one canine not been recently assigned shall continue in their position for the service life of their currently assigned canine. M. The Airport Police Chief or their designee may authorize a Unit member nearing retirement to remain in a specialized assignment until the date of their retirement provided to the Airport Police Chief or their designeeassignment.