Common use of Canine Handler Maintenance Pay Clause in Contracts

Canine Handler Maintenance Pay. Employees on pay status who are assigned to a position of Canine Handler on a regular, full-time basis shall be compensated for canine maintenance at one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for 30 minutes per day, seven days a week, whenever the police service dog is kenneled at the handler’s residence. Canine maintenance will include feeding, watering, cleaning of kennels, cleaning canine patrol vehicles, grooming and/or bathing the canine, light exercise, training and other related miscellaneous duties. Canine Handlers will be compensated for hours actually worked when the handler is required to spend more than 30 minutes on an emergency or other non-routine canine maintenance duty (i.e., emergency veterinary visits). Canine Handlers will not be compensated for canine maintenance when the police service dog is kenneled at a location other than the canine handler’s residence. Premium pays in Sections O, P, Q, and R each contain subsections. Within Sections O, P, Q, and R, employees may receive a premium pay under only a single subsection at a time. For example, someone that receives Section O.1 pay cannot also receive the premium pay outlined in Subsection O.2 pay. The same principle applies to Sections P, Q, and R. This is not intended to change or impact any existing practice of how other premium pays are applied or how other premium pays interact with Sections O, P, Q, and R.