Common use of Bidding for Shifts Clause in Contracts

Bidding for Shifts. a. Police Officers working in the Patrol Division only will be allowed to bid for shift changes four (4) times per year. Such bid shift changes shall become effective on the first (1st) Sunday in January, April, July and October. b. Requests to change shifts shall be honored on the basis of seniority. However, there shall be no “bumping” of a junior officer off of a shift as a result of any bid for a shift change. Changes will be made on a voluntary basis, where two (2) officers have a request that will accommodate each other. If there are no matching bid shift requests, no shift change will occur. c. Such shift exchange by bid is within the Police Officer classification only. It is expressly understood that this section shall apply to Police Officers in the Patrol Division only, and to no other bargaining unit employee. d. All bids for shift will be submitted to the Chief of Police or his/her designee on forms prescribed by the City, no earlier than forty-five (45) calendar days, nor later than thirty (30) calendar days prior, to the effective date of the shift change. e. Such exchange shall not impose any costs on the City. f. Such exchange may only take place if each employee is qualified to perform the duties of the position involved. g. Each party will return to their respective shift of origin at the end of the bid shift period.

Bidding for Shifts. a. Police Officers working in the Patrol Division only will be allowed to bid for shift changes four (4) times per year. Such bid shift changes shall become effective on st the first (1st1 ) Sunday in January, April, July and October. b. Requests to change shifts shall be honored on the basis of seniority. However, there shall be no “bumping” of a junior officer off of a shift as a result of any bid for a shift change. Changes will be made on a voluntary basis, where two (2) officers have a request that will accommodate each other. If there are no matching bid shift requests, no shift change will occur. c. Such shift exchange by bid is within the Police Officer classification only. It is expressly understood that this section shall apply to Police Officers in the Patrol Division only, and to no other bargaining unit employee. d. All bids for shift will be submitted to the Chief of Police or his/her designee on forms prescribed by the City, no earlier than forty-five (45) calendar days, nor later than thirty (30) calendar days prior, to the effective date of the shift change. e. Such exchange shall not impose any costs on the City. f. Such exchange may only take place if each employee is qualified to perform the duties of the position involved. g. Each party will return to their respective shift of origin at the end of the bid shift period.

Bidding for Shifts. a. Police Officers working in the Patrol Division only will be allowed to bid for shift changes four (4) times per year. Such bid shift changes shall become effective on the first (1st) Sunday in January, April, July and October. b. Requests to change shifts shall be honored on the basis of seniority. However, there shall be no “"bumping” " of a junior officer off of a shift as a result of any bid for a shift change. Changes will be made on a voluntary basis, where two (2) officers have a request that will accommodate each other. If there are no matching bid shift requests, no shift change will occur. c. Such shift exchange by bid is within the Police Officer classification only. It is expressly understood that this section shall apply to Police Officers in the Patrol Division only, and to no other bargaining unit employee. d. All bids for shift will be submitted to the Chief of Police or his/her designee on forms prescribed by the City, no earlier than forty-five (45) calendar days, nor later than thirty (30) calendar days prior, to the effective date of the shift change. e. Such exchange shall not impose any costs on the City. f. Such exchange may only take place if each employee is qualified to perform the duties of the position involved. g. Each party will return to their respective shift of origin at the end of the bid shift period.