Common use of Assignment of Voluntary Overtime Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling vacancies using volunteers is an important process to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers on the voluntary overtime sign-up list to preschedule overtime for known vacancies. 2. If vacancies still exist after the assignment of prescheduled overtime, daily overtime assignments will be made when the voluntary overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5). 3. Overtime assignments will be offered to employees from the voluntary sign-up list based on seniority date. 4. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on the voluntary sign-up list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless the anticipated duration is less than one (1) work shift. 5. In the event that the most senior employee is not on duty and cannot be reached, i.e., no answer, when assignments are being offered, the next employee in descending seniority order will be contacted. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer available. 6. Once an employee accepts an overtime assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document on the sign-up list the date and time each assignment was accepted. 7. Telephone calls placed to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensation. 8. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because the position has been filled or cancelled, the employee volunteering for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignment. 9. An off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment, work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancelled.

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling vacancies using volunteers is an important process to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers on the voluntary overtime sign-up list to preschedule overtime for known vacancies. 2. If vacancies still exist after the assignment of prescheduled overtime, daily overtime assignments will be made when the voluntary overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5). 3. Overtime assignments will be offered to employees from the voluntary sign-sign up list based on seniority date. 4. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on the voluntary sign-up list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless the anticipated duration is less than one (1) work shift. 5. In the event that the most senior employee is not on duty and cannot be reached, i.e., no answer, when assignments are being offered, the next employee in descending seniority order will be contacted. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer available. 6. Once an employee accepts an overtime assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document on the sign-up list the date and time each assignment was accepted. 7. Telephone calls placed to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensation. 8. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because the position has been filled or cancelled, the employee volunteering for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignment. 9. An off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment, work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by the supervisor or Shift Commandershift commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander shift commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancelled.

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling may fill vacancies using volunteers is an important process to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers on from the voluntary overtime sign-up list up to preschedule overtime for known vacanciestwo (2) weeks in advance. 2. If vacancies still exist after the assignment of prescheduled overtime, daily overtime assignments will be made when the voluntary overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5). 3. Overtime assignments will be offered to employees from the voluntary sign-up list based on seniority date. 43. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on the voluntary sign-up list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless the anticipated duration is less than one (1) work shift. 54. In the event that the most senior employee is not on duty and cannot be reached, i.e., no answer, when assignments are being offered, the next employee in descending seniority order will be contacted. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer available. 65. Once an employee accepts an overtime assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document on the sign-up list the date and time each assignment was accepted. 76. Telephone calls placed to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensation. 87. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because the position has been filled or cancelled, the employee volunteering for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignment. 98. An off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment, ; work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): ); choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancelled.

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling may fill vacancies using volunteers is an important process to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers on from the voluntary overtime sign-up list up to preschedule overtime for known vacanciestwo (2) weeks in advance. 2. If vacancies still exist after the assignment of prescheduled overtime, daily overtime assignments will be made when the voluntary overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5). 3. Overtime assignments will be offered to employees from the voluntary sign-up list based on seniority date. 43. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on the voluntary sign-up list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless the anticipated duration is less than one eight (1) work shift8) hours. 54. In the event that the most senior employee is not on duty and cannot be reached, i.e., no answer, when assignments are being offered, the next employee in descending seniority order will be contacted. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer available. 65. Once an employee accepts an overtime assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document on the sign-up list the date and time each assignment was accepted. 76. Telephone calls placed to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensation. 87. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because the position has been filled or cancelled, the employee volunteering for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignment. 98. An off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment, ; work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): ); choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancelled.

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. The following provisions shall apply to the assignment of voluntary overtime: 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling vacancies using volunteers is an important process to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers initial order of ranking on the voluntary overtime sign-up list to preschedule overtime for known vacanciesOvertime List is established by seniority. 2. If vacancies still exist after A maximum of twelve (12) hours may be offered to an officer at one time. A complete rotation of the assignment of prescheduled overtime, daily overtime assignments list will be made when the voluntary once an offer of seven (7) or more hours has been made to an officer before that officer receives another overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5)offer. 3. Overtime assignments An officer’s decision to decline an offer of voluntary overtime, or a failure to work an accepted voluntary overtime assignment will be offered to employees from counted as hours worked on the voluntary sign-up list Overtime List, and the individual’s ranking on the Overtime List will be based on seniority datetotal hours offered. 4. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on If an officer is unable to work the voluntary sign-up list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless it shall be his/her responsibility to notify the anticipated duration is less than one (1) work shiftSergeant on duty. 5. In With respect to scheduled voluntary overtime, the event that Watch Scheduler shall be required to call all of the most senior phone numbers listed (up to a maximum of two [2]) on Telestaff before going on to the next person on the list. The employee is not responsible for keeping his/her phone number current. Common sense must be used, but a standard time limit of fifteen (15) minutes would allow an officer to respond to the call. Additional calls or waiting for a response from a message left on duty and cannot an answering machine may be reachedpractical if time permits. Absent department needs (e.g. specific bike team presence desired, i.e.special assignment or event, no answer, when assignments are being offeredor other similar events), the next employee in descending seniority order will Watch Scheduler shall assign all scheduled overtime to the drives. Should more overtime slots be contacted. A good faith effort must available other than the drive (Xxxxx) positions, then the first person on the list shall be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance given his/her choice of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer availableassignments. 6. Once an employee accepts an With respect to non-scheduled voluntary overtime, the Department shall make every effort to follow the procedures outlined in paragraph 5. However, non-scheduled voluntary overtime may be offered to those officers on regular watch assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document provided that those officers are given equal opportunity based on their status on the sign-up seniority list the date and time each assignment was acceptedrotation. 7. Telephone calls placed It is understood that some overtime assignments must be made based upon special needs or skills outside the normal procedures, i.e., BDU, SWAT, K-9, , CNU, Detectives, Bike, Boat, etc. The normal limit of hours offered may also need to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensationwaived for these assignments, i.e. Seafair, disasters, heightened alert status, etc. 8. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because Overtime shall be assigned by seniority on the position has been filled or cancelledfirst (1st) day of the first (1st) FLSA work period of the calendar year. After the first FLSA work period, the employee volunteering opportunity will start with the member with the least amount of overtime worked/offered for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignmentthe previous FLSA work period. 9. An off-duty employee reporting New hires and officers returning from an injury shall be placed on the Overtime List based on the average of hours offered for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available FLSA work period. Phase II laterals and Phase III recruits will be allowed to (offered voluntary overtime in order): choose another vacant situations where mandatory overtime assignment, work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by would result if the supervisor or Shift Commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there offer was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancellednot made.

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling may fill vacancies using volunteers is an important process up to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers on the voluntary overtime sign-up list to preschedule overtime for two (2) weeks in advance of those shifts where vacancies are known vacancies(prescheduled). 2. If vacancies still exist after the assignment of prescheduled overtime, Prescheduled and daily overtime assignments will be made when the voluntary overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5). 3. Overtime assignments will be offered to employees from the voluntary sign-up list based on seniority date. 43. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on for the voluntary sign-up overtime list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless . Once an employee accepts an overtime assignment the anticipated duration is less than one (1) work shiftemployee may not refuse the overtime. 54. In the event that the most senior employee is not on duty and cannot be reached, i.e., no answer, when assignments are being offered, the next employee in descending seniority order will be contacted. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer available. 6. Once an employee accepts an overtime assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document on the sign-up list the date and time each assignment was accepted. 75. Telephone calls placed to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. 6. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensation. 7. The Employer will document on the list the date and time of each assignment. 8. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because the position has been filled or cancelled, the employee volunteering for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignment. 9. An off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment, ; work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): ); choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancelled.

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling may fill vacancies using volunteers is an important process to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers on from the voluntary overtime sign-up list up to preschedule overtime for known vacanciestwo (2) weeks in advance. 2. If vacancies still exist after the assignment of prescheduled overtime, daily overtime assignments will be made when the voluntary overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5). 3. Overtime assignments will be offered to employees from the voluntary sign-up list based on seniority date. 43. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on the voluntary sign-up list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless the anticipated duration is less than one (1) work shift. 54. In the event that the most senior employee is not on duty and cannot be reached, i.e., no answer, when assignments are being offered, the next employee in descending seniority order will be contacted. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer available. 65. Once an employee accepts an overtime assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document on the sign-up list the date and time each assignment was accepted. 76. Telephone calls placed to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensation. 87. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because the position has been filled or cancelled, the employee volunteering for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignment. 98. An off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment, ; work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): ); choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancelled.

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. The following provisions shall apply to the assignment of voluntary overtime: 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling vacancies using volunteers is an important process to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers initial order of ranking on the voluntary overtime sign-up list to preschedule overtime for known vacanciesOvertime List is established by seniority. 2. If vacancies still exist after A maximum of twelve (12) hours may be offered to an officer at one time. A complete rotation of the assignment of prescheduled overtime, daily overtime assignments list will be made when the voluntary once an offer of seven (7) or more hours has been made to an officer before that officer receives another overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5)offer. 3. Overtime assignments An officer’s decision to decline an offer of voluntary overtime, or a failure to work an accepted voluntary overtime assignment will be offered to employees from counted as hours worked on the voluntary sign-up list Overtime List, and the individual’s ranking on the Overtime List will be based on seniority datetotal hours offered. 4. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on If an officer is unable to work the voluntary sign-up list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless it shall be his/her responsibility to notify the anticipated duration is less than one (1) work shiftSergeant on duty. 5. In With respect to scheduled voluntary overtime, the event that Watch Scheduler shall be required to call all of the most senior phone numbers listed (up to a maximum of two [2]) on Telestaff before going on to the next person on the list. The employee is not responsible for keeping his/her phone number current. Common sense must be used, but a standard time limit of fifteen (15) minutes would allow an officer to respond to the call. Additional calls or waiting for a response from a message left on duty and cannot an answering machine may be reachedpractical if time permits. Absent department needs (e.g. specific bike team presence desired, i.e.special assignment or event, no answer, when assignments are being offeredor other similar events), the next employee in descending seniority order will Watch Scheduler shall assign all scheduled overtime to the drives. Should more overtime slots be contacted. A good faith effort must available other than the drive (Xxxxx) positions, then the first person on the list shall be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance given his/her choice of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer availableassignments. 6. Once an employee accepts an With respect to non-scheduled voluntary overtime, the Department shall make every effort to follow the procedures outlined in paragraph 5. However, non-scheduled voluntary overtime may be offered to those officers on regular watch assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document provided that those officers are given equal opportunity based on their status on the sign-up seniority list the date and time each assignment was acceptedrotation. 7. Telephone calls placed It is understood that some overtime assignments must be made based upon special needs or skills outside the normal procedures, i.e., BDU, SWAT, K-9, CNU, Detectives, Bike, Boat, etc. The normal limit of hours offered may also need to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensationwaived for these assignments, i.e. Seafair, disasters, heightened alert status, etc. 8. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because Overtime shall be assigned by seniority on the position has been filled or cancelledfirst (1st) day of the first (1st) FLSA work period of the calendar year. After the first FLSA work period, the employee volunteering opportunity will start with the member with the least amount of overtime worked/offered for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignmentthe previous FLSA work period. 9. An off-duty employee reporting New hires and officers returning from an injury shall be placed on the Overtime List based on the average of hours offered for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available FLSA work period. Phase II laterals and Phase III recruits will be allowed to (offered voluntary overtime in order): choose another vacant situations where mandatory overtime assignment, work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by would result if the supervisor or Shift Commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there offer was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancellednot made.

Assignment of Voluntary Overtime. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that pre-filling vacancies using volunteers is an important process to allow employees more flexibility, improve work/life balance, and mitigate mandatory overtime. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers on the voluntary overtime sign-up list to preschedule overtime for known vacancies. 2. If vacancies still exist after the assignment of prescheduled overtime, daily overtime assignments will be made when the voluntary overtime list is pulled in accordance with Subsection 17.2 (C)(5). 3. Overtime assignments will be offered to employees from the voluntary sign-sign- up list based on seniority date. 4. Volunteers may select any position available, but on-duty employees who have signed up on the voluntary sign-up list for the next scheduled shift may not refuse an assignment of overtime, unless the anticipated duration is less than one (1) work shift. 5. In the event that the most senior employee is not on duty and cannot be reached, i.e., no answer, when assignments are being offered, the next employee in descending seniority order will be contacted. A good faith effort must be made and documented to contact volunteers in a timely manner to ensure they have enough time to arrive at work in advance of the overtime shift or to inform them that the prescheduled overtime is no longer available. 6. Once an employee accepts an overtime assignment the employee may not refuse the overtime. The Employer will document on the sign-up list the date and time each assignment was accepted. 7. Telephone calls placed to employees who are off duty and who have volunteered to work overtime will not be considered as time worked. Employees that are assigned to work overtime as a result of signing up on the volunteer sign-up list will not be entitled to call back compensation. 8. If an overtime assignment is later unavailable because the position has been filled or cancelled, the employee volunteering for such prescheduled overtime may decline a different overtime assignment. 9. An off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment, work two (2) hours in an extra post determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander, or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. However, an off-duty employee reporting for prescheduled overtime contiguous to the beginning of their regular work shift that is no longer available will be allowed to (in order): choose another vacant overtime assignment; work an extra post as determined by the supervisor or Shift Commander until their regular shift starts; or decline a different assignment and forego any compensation. This Subsection applies when there was no good faith effort made and documented to contact the volunteer that the overtime was cancelled.