Common use of Assignment to District and Bidding for Hours Clause in Contracts

Assignment to District and Bidding for Hours. a. To the extent possible, volunteers from the Germantown District will be used to staff the XX0, XX0, XX0, and MPO positions in the Sixth District. Selections will be made on the basis of seniority, and MPOs shall bid with other MPOs as a class. In the event that the number of volunteers from the Germantown District is less than the number of vacancies to be filled, the Department will seek volunteers from the other districts. Identification of these volunteers may be done simultaneous with the solicitation of the Germantown District volunteers and the Department may maintain a standing list of countywide volunteers. Such volunteers shall be eligible for assignment on the basis of seniority and MPOs shall bid with other MPOS as a class. Before offering these volunteers a position, Germantown officers who are subject to an involuntary assignment into the Sixth District because of their inverse seniority, will first be offered an assignment in the Sixth District. If the involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer declines the assignment in the Sixth District, then the volunteer will be transferred to the Sixth District and the involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer will be assigned to the district where the volunteer transferred from, however, in the case of multiple vacancies, Germantown officers who are subject to an involuntary transfer out of the district shall identify their preference from amongst the districts that the volunteers are drawn from. Assignments to preferred districts shall be done on the basis of seniority. b. The involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer will remain in the district that the volunteer transferred from until the volunteer officer leaves the Sixth District or the pilot program ends, whichever is first. While the involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer is in the district that the volunteer officer transferred from, the Germantown officer may not request a transfer to the Germantown District, but s/he may request a transfer to any other district. If the pilot program is extended and the volunteer is still assigned to the Sixth District, the involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer shall be considered as permanently assigned to the district that the volunteer transferred from, and from that point on, s/he may request reassignment back to the Germantown district. Such requests for reassignment shall be given priority consideration over any other requests that the Department may have for reassignment to the Germantown District. c. The Unit Commander shall assign Sergeants to the Sixth District on the basis of bona fide operational needs. When two or more sergeants are deemed equally qualified to meet the bona fide operational needs, selection shall be made on the basis of seniority. d. To the extent possible, the assignment of day and evening shift hours will be accomplished based upon employees’ stated preferences. Employee preferences for shift assignment shall be made on the basis of seniority and position availability. PO1s, PO2s, PO3s and MPOs will be eligible for voluntary shift assignment. MPO's shall bid with other MPO's as a class. e. Upon the implementation of this program or in instances when two or more vacancies exist at the sergeant’s level, sergeants shall bid with other sergeants as a class. When bidding with other sergeants, a sergeant’s seniority shall be based upon his/her date of rank. f. In the event the number of officers volunteering is insufficient to meet the deployment needs of specific shifts, involuntary assignments onto non-rotating day and evening shifts will be made based on inverse seniority and shall be selected from the Germantown and Sixth District. g. For PO1s, PO2s, PO3s, and MPOs, the duration of a non-rotating day or evening shift assignment will be a minimum of 3 months. Once an officer on a non-rotating shift meets the minimum time requirement, that officer may transfer off of the shift. Such requests for transfer off of a non-rotating shift must occur four weeks prior to the end of any quarter and will be honored at the beginning of the next quarter. Voluntary transferees who request a transfer off a permanent shift, shall be placed in a vacant position. If no vacancy exists, the request will not be honored until a vacancy occurs. h. Except as provided in ¶1.k or another provision of the collective bargaining agreement, assignments onto a non-rotating shift will only be made on a quarter basis, i.e. every three months, and simultaneous with any departure from a non-rotating shift. Any assignment on or off a non-rotating day or evening shift will occur at the beginning of the first full pay period following the date on which the quarter begins, unless a vacancy exists as described in ¶1.k, or as otherwise provided in the collective bargaining agreement. Officers who are assigned to a non-rotating day or evening shift will be given notice of the assignment three weeks before their assignment begins. An affected officer may agree to waive this notice requirement. i. When an officer who was involuntarily assigned to a permanent day or evening shift, is permanently transferred off of a non-rotating shift, the duration of the assignment and the effective date of the transfer will be recorded in the officer’s unit operating file. The officer will retain his/her place in the involuntary assignment eligibility rotation, but s/he will be credited for fifty percent of the involuntary assignment served under this program. An officer will not be involuntarily transferred back to any non-rotating shift if there are other officers in the Germantown or Sixth District who have either no departure date from an involuntary shift assignment or an earlier departure date from an involuntary shift assignment. However, an officer who has earned six credited months of involuntary assignment time shall not be selected for another involuntary assignment until all other officers have earned at least six months of involuntary assignment time. The intent of this section is to ensure that all officers have had the same opportunity to be selected for an involuntary assignment before an officer is subjected to such consideration an additional time. j. If, at a time other than the beginning of a quarter, an officer is initially assigned to the Sixth District or is transferred into the Sixth District from another assignment, s/he will be assigned to a non-rotating shift that has a vacancy. k. Notwithstanding ¶1.h, bargaining unit employees may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred due to unforeseen changes in the personnel complement of a non-rotating day or evening shift (e.g., extended illness or injury, or employee reassignment) consistent with the provisions of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. Such changes shall be made consistent with the seniority principles espoused within this section.

Assignment to District and Bidding for Hours. a. To the extent possible, volunteers from the Germantown District will be used to staff the XX0PO1, XX0PO2, XX0PO3, and MPO positions in the Sixth District. Selections will be made on the basis of seniority, and MPOs shall bid with other MPOs as a class. In the event that the number of volunteers from the Germantown District is less than the number of vacancies to be filled, the Department will seek volunteers from the other districts. Identification of these volunteers may be done simultaneous with the solicitation of the Germantown District volunteers and the Department may maintain a standing list of countywide volunteers. Such volunteers shall be eligible for assignment on the basis of seniority and MPOs shall bid with other MPOS as a class. Before offering these volunteers a position, Germantown officers who are subject to an involuntary assignment into the Sixth District because of their inverse seniority, will first be offered an assignment in the Sixth District. If the involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer declines the assignment in the Sixth District, then the volunteer will be transferred to the Sixth District and the involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer will be assigned to the district where the volunteer transferred from, however, in the case of multiple vacancies, Germantown officers who are subject to an involuntary transfer out of the district shall identify their preference from amongst the districts that the volunteers are drawn from. Assignments to preferred districts shall be done on the basis of seniority. b. The involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer will remain in the district that the volunteer transferred from until the volunteer officer leaves the Sixth District or the pilot program ends, whichever is first. While the involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer is in the district that the volunteer officer transferred from, the Germantown officer may not request a transfer to the Germantown District, but s/he may request a transfer to any other district. If the pilot program is extended and the volunteer is still assigned to the Sixth District, the involuntary transfer-eligible Germantown officer shall be considered as permanently assigned to the district that the volunteer transferred from, and from that point on, s/he may request reassignment back to the Germantown district. Such requests for reassignment shall be given priority consideration over any other requests that the Department may have for reassignment to the Germantown District. c. The Unit Commander shall assign Sergeants to the Sixth District on the basis of bona fide operational needs. When two or more sergeants are deemed equally qualified to meet the bona fide operational needs, selection shall be made on the basis of seniority. d. To the extent possible, the assignment of day and evening shift hours will be accomplished based upon employees’ stated preferences. Employee preferences for shift assignment shall be made on the basis of seniority and position availability. PO1s, PO2s, PO3s and MPOs will be eligible for voluntary shift assignment. MPO's shall bid with other MPO's as a class. e. Upon the implementation of this program or in instances when two or more vacancies exist at the sergeant’s level, sergeants shall bid with other sergeants as a class. When bidding with other sergeants, a sergeant’s seniority shall be based upon his/her date of rank. f. In the event the number of officers volunteering is insufficient to meet the deployment needs of specific shifts, involuntary assignments onto non-rotating day and evening shifts will be made based on inverse seniority and shall be selected from the Germantown and Sixth District. g. For PO1s, PO2s, PO3s, and MPOs, the duration of a non-rotating day or evening shift assignment will be a minimum of 3 months. Once an officer on a non-rotating shift meets the minimum time requirement, that officer may transfer off of the shift. Such requests for transfer off of a non-rotating shift must occur four weeks prior to the end of any quarter and will be honored at the beginning of the next quarter. Voluntary transferees who request a transfer off a permanent shift, shall be placed in a vacant position. If no vacancy exists, the request will not be honored until a vacancy occurs. h. Except as provided in ¶1.k or another provision of the collective bargaining agreement, assignments onto a non-rotating shift will only be made on a quarter basis, i.e. every three months, and simultaneous with any departure from a non-rotating shift. Any assignment on or off a non-rotating day or evening shift will occur at the beginning of the first full pay period following the date on which the quarter begins, unless a vacancy exists as described in ¶1.k, or as otherwise provided in the collective bargaining agreement. Officers who are assigned to a non-rotating day or evening shift will be given notice of the assignment three weeks before their assignment begins. An affected officer may agree to waive this notice requirement. i. When an officer who was involuntarily assigned to a permanent day or evening shift, is permanently transferred off of a non-rotating shift, the duration of the assignment and the effective date of the transfer will be recorded in the officer’s unit operating file. The officer will retain his/her place in the involuntary assignment eligibility rotation, but s/he will be credited for fifty percent of the involuntary assignment served under this program. An officer will not be involuntarily transferred back to any non-rotating shift if there are other officers in the Germantown or Sixth District who have either no departure date from an involuntary shift assignment or an earlier departure date from an involuntary shift assignment. However, an officer who has earned six credited months of involuntary assignment time shall not be selected for another involuntary assignment until all other officers have earned at least six months of involuntary assignment time. The intent of this section is to ensure that all officers have had the same opportunity to be selected for an involuntary assignment before an officer is subjected to such consideration an additional time. j. If, at a time other than the beginning of a quarter, an officer is initially assigned to the Sixth District or is transferred into the Sixth District from another assignment, s/he will be assigned to a non-rotating shift that has a vacancy. k. Notwithstanding ¶1.h, bargaining unit employees may be voluntarily or involuntarily transferred due to unforeseen changes in the personnel complement of a non-rotating day or evening shift (e.g., extended illness or injury, or employee reassignment) consistent with the provisions of the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. Such changes shall be made consistent with the seniority principles espoused within this section.