Common use of Canine Assignment Clause in Contracts

Canine Assignment. The Hocking County Sheriff’s Office Canine(s) shall be the property of the Employer and will be licensed in accordance with all state and local laws. The Employer will provide all food, equipment, insurance and veterinary services for the canine(s) until termination of the program or until retirement of the canine(s). Upon retirement of the canine(s), the Canine Officer will have the opportunity to assume ownership of the retired canine(s) for one dollar ($1.00), and will assume all financial responsibility for the canine(s). The Employer reserves the right to terminate the program at any time. The Canine Officer agrees to remain with the Canine Unit for a minimum of five (5) years after initially being assigned to the Canine Unit. Should the Canine Officer be unable to complete the five (5) year commitment, the Employer, the Employee, and the Union will meet to resolve the situation. Should this meeting fail to resolve the problem, the Employee may use the grievance process. The Canine Officer will be responsible for the care and maintenance of the assigned canine. The canine will live with the officer inside his/her residence and may be kenneled while on the Employee’s property. The Employer will be responsible for the cost of kenneling the canine if the Canine Officer is away from home for an extended period, i.e. a period of time in excess of eight (8) hours. The Canine Officer will be assigned a regular eight (8) hour shift unless an assignment requires the Canine Officer to work overtime. Certain days per month shall be designated as training day(s) during which the Canine Officer and the dog will train with their training group. The Canine Officer will be paid for the training day in the same manner as a regular workday. The Canine Officer will accumulate compensatory time or overtime pay shall be 1/2 an hour per day that will be used for the care and maintenance of the canine including, but not limited to the cleaning, feeding and caring for the canine during the officer’s off duty time. Time to and from the Canine Officer’s normal assignment does not constitute any part of his/her shift. Any work performed on a normal day off other than the care and maintenance of the canine shall be paid at the applicable overtime rate. No compensation will be given until his/her services are requested and the Canine Officer has actually left his/her residence to respond to a “call-out”. Due to the nature of this assignment, the Canine Officer agrees to be “on-call” with the understanding that his/her services may be requested at any time during the day or night. Should the Canine Officer not be available to respond to a request for service during his/her normal time off, he/she will not be subject to disciplinary action. Repeated failure to respond to requests for service during normal time off is grounds for reevaluation of the officer’s assignment to the Canine Unit.