Cancellation of Court Appearance. In an effort to provide timely notification to officers concerning the cancellation of scheduled appearances in criminal and incarcerable traffic cases in District Court, the County will establish a call-in process utilizing a dedicated telephone line and will post this information on a recorded message for retrieval by officers. 1. Information regarding the cancellation of court appearances will be posted by recording as of 6 p.m. on the weekday preceding the scheduled court appearance. The County will also endeavor to provide this same information to each officer electronically. Exempt from this notification are District Court closures due to inclement weather, emergency conditions or other such reasons. 2. Officers scheduled to appear in court are required to phone the recorded message on the day preceding the court appearance. 3. If an officer fails to phone the message line as required, and the message line provides information that a specific court case has been cancelled, should the officer appear in court for that specific case, the officer will not be paid in accordance with Section A of this Article for appearing in court. 4. Bargaining unit employees will be provided a toll free number to call for court cancellations. 5. In the event that the message line is inoperative, which precludes officers from obtaining the necessary information concerning court cancellations, they will report for court assignments as scheduled, and be compensated for same in compliance with Section A of this article.
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Cancellation of Court Appearance. In an effort to provide timely notification to officers concerning the cancellation of scheduled appearances in criminal and incarcerable traffic cases in District Court, the County will establish a call-in process utilizing a dedicated telephone line and will post this information on a recorded message for retrieval by officers.
1. Information regarding the cancellation of court appearances will be posted by recording as of 6 p.m. on the weekday preceding the scheduled court appearance. The County will also endeavor to provide this same information to each officer electronically. Exempt from this notification are District Court closures due to inclement weather, emergency conditions or other such reasons.
2. Officers scheduled to appear in court are required to phone the recorded message on the day preceding the court appearance.
3. If an officer fails to phone the message line as required, and the message line provides information that a specific court case has been cancelled, should the officer appear in court for that specific case, the officer will not be paid in accordance with Section A of this Article for appearing in court.
4. Bargaining unit employees will be provided a toll free number to call for court cancellations.
5. In the event that the message line is inoperative, which precludes officers from obtaining the necessary information concerning court cancellations, they will report for court assignments as scheduled, and be compensated for same in compliance with Section A of this article.article.β
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement