Canine Duty Sample Clauses

Canine Duty. Employees assigned to canine duty shall receive additional compensation bi-weekly equal to 5% of base wage as compensation for off duty time authorized and expended in the care and maintenance of the assigned canine, including feeding, grooming, exercising and cleaning up after the canine. This amount has been calculated by the parties to represent approximately eight hours of overtime per week paid at one and one-half times the hourly rate of the federal minimum wage. This extra compensation is not to be considered base pay or premium pay, nor shall it be included for purposes of retirement benefit calculations or contributions.
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Canine Duty. 1. Police officers assigned to canine duty will receive additional compensation as set forth below. This amount recognizes that the time spent in the off duty care (including feeding and grooming), maintenance and training of his/her assigned dog and the cleaning of his/her assigned vehicle shall be considered hours worked payable at the employee’s regular rate of pay. 2. The unit employee shall be compensated for off-duty canine activities on an overtime basis at one and one-half (1½) times that rate. It is understood that unit employees normally spend ten (10) hours per month performing such work off-duty. 3. The additional compensation paid to eligible police officers for the ten (10) hours per month will be as follows:
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Canine Duty. Based upon consultation with the canine handlers represented by the Association, the parties estimate that handlers spend up to four (4) hours per week caring for the animals in addition to their regularly scheduled shifts. Officers and/or Sergeants assigned a canine shall receive an additional five percent (5%) of the employee’s regular straight-time rate of pay as full compensation for canine duties. This constitutes compensation for handling of the dog both on duty and off duty. The parties agree that this provision meets Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provisions. Canine Pay shall apply to all sworn Police Department employees assigned a canine owned by the City and used for Police Department business.
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Canine Duty. Effective January 7, 2008, City will provide canine pay to each full-time Police Officer assigned to Canine Duty with responsibility for bathing, exercising, feeding, grooming, cleaning, maintenance, and all normal care activities for the canine assigned to his/her charge, including visits to animal hospitals or veterinarians, the administering of drugs or medicine for illness, and the training of the canine at home. Travel time related to canine duty, care, or maintenance is not compensable. The canine pay rate will be $42 per week, and will be paid concurrent with each payroll period.
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Canine Duty. Canine duty shall be considered a specialty for purposes of police officer specialty pay assignments; provided, however, that the pay provisions for canine duty shall be regulated only by the following: 9.3.1 The parties acknowledge that the FLSA, which governs the entitlement to compensation for canine duties, entitles the parties to agree to a reasonable number of hours per month for the performance of off duty canine duties. The hours derived at in this agreement were determined after an actual inquiry of the Officers assigned in the canine special assignment as addressed by Xxxxxx x. City of Carson City, 360 F.3d 1014 (9th Cir. 2004). It is the intent of the parties through the provisions of this section to fully comply with the requirements of the FLSA. In addition, both parties believe that this section of the MOU does comply with the requirements of the FLSA. The parties estimate that the time canine officers spent in all aspects of the care, feeding, exercise, transport to/from work, and maintenance of their canines, on a monthly basis, is 20 hours. The parties further agree that any time spent in excess of such time is not reasonably necessary and is accordingly not authorized. The parties stipulate that the pay rate for the performance of such work shall be $27.8035 per hour as of December 2022. Accordingly, the full compensation due officers for the performance of their canine responsibilities, on a monthly basis, is $556.07 per month as of December 2022. Canine duty pay shall be included as remuneration for the regular rate calculation in determining overtime. 9.3.2 Canine pay shall be increased by a percentage reflecting any across-the- board percentage increase in salary.
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Canine Duty. Canine duty shall be considered a specialty for purposes of police officer specialty pay assignments; provided, however, that the pay provisions for canine duty shall be regulated only by the following: 9.8.1 The parties estimate that the time canine officers spent in all aspects of the care, feeding, exercise, transport to/from work, and maintenance of their canines, on a monthly basis, is 20 hours. The parties further agree that any time spent in excess of such time is not reasonably necessary and is accordingly not authorized. The parties stipulate that the pay rate for the performance of such work shall be $16.969 per hour. Accordingly, the full compensation due officers for the performance of their canine responsibilities, on a monthly basis, is $339.39 per month. Canine duty pay shall be included in base pay for overtime calculation purposes. 9.8.2 Canine pay shall be increased by a percentage reflecting any across-the- board percentage increase in salary.
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Canine Duty. Employees assigned to canine duty shall receive additional compensation bi-weekly equal to 5% of base wage as compensation for off duty time authorized and expended in the care and maintenance of the assigned canine, including feeding, grooming, exercising and cleaning up after the canine. This amount has been calculated by the parties to represent approximately eight hours of overtime per week paid at one and one-half times the hourly rate of the federal minimum wage. This extra compensation is not to be considered base pay or premium pay, nor shall it be included for purposes of retirement benefit calculations or contributions. 176. In addition to the above referenced overtime compensation for the ordinary and extraordinary care of the canine and, as authorized by the Department, the City will provide for basic canine food and supplies and shall provide for all appropriate veterinary care through approved City vendors. The City will reimburse other expenses reasonably and customarily incurred in the maintenance and care of the dog. Employees assigned to the Airport Bureau who perform canine duties shall be provided with vehicles for transportation of canines from their home to work and back. B. Field Training Pay 177. Effective July 1, 2003, in lieu of both premium pay and compensatory pay previously given, employees assigned to Field Training Officer or Field Training Sergeant responsibilities shall receive the following premiums while training: 178. Additionally, when a class is in the FTO program, certified FTO police officers and sergeants assigned to the FTO office shall be eligible for FTO premiums described above.
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Canine Duty. 233. Employees assigned to canine duty shall receive additional compensation bi-weekly equal to 5% of base wage as compensation for off duty time authorized and expended in the care and maintenance of the assigned canine, including feeding, grooming, exercising and cleaning up after the canine. This amount has been calculated by the parties to represent approximately eight hours of overtime per week paid at one and one-half times the hourly rate of the federal minimum wage. This extra compensation is not to be considered base pay or premium pay, nor
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