Canine Unit. If working based on 8-hour work day: The work week for those members assigned a canine as a working partner by the Chief of Police shall consist of thirty-five (35) hours based on five (5) seven (7) hour tours of duty and two
Canine Unit. The Board agrees to pay a premium of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum, or a pro rata portion where applicable, to an employee who is a member of the Canine Unit payable on the first day of December, or the nearest pay day.
Canine Unit. On a day for which a canine officer is scheduled to report for duty to their assigned position with the Department, the normal work day shall be a scheduled shift of nine (9) consecutive hours of work and one (1) hour of canine maintenance to be performed at the officer’s discretion during their non-scheduled hours. Each canine officer shall also perform one (1) hour of canine maintenance each day at their discretion that their canine partner is in their custody even if the officer is not scheduled to work on that day. Accordingly, when a canine officer is excused from a scheduled work day by reason of using their accumulated sick leave, vacation or comp time on a day during which they will still perform canine maintenance duties, their respective account balance shall be reduced by nine (9) hours.
Canine Unit. The Canine Unit will operate on the following three week rotating schedule with Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday as fixed days off. Week 1 1900 - 0500 Week 2 1900 - 0500 Week 3 0800 - 1800 In compensation for time expended for the required regular care and maintenance of the Police dog, the Canine Handler will, during Week 3 of the above rotation, receive ten hour of Approved Time Off in compensation for such maintenance. This allowance will be non-cumulative. Where the Canine Handler schedules leave during Week 3, or any part thereof, he or she will be compensated with ten hours of Approved Time to be taken during the week that the period of leave falls in. When the Canine Handler has a week of scheduled leave that falls within Week 3, he or she will be required to take 30 hours of Annual Leave and an additional 10 hours of Authorized Time Off to complete a 40 hour week. This week of leave will be considered as a complete week of Annual Leave for court purposes. The establishment of a Canine Unit shall not in any way affect the staffing of patrol vehicles as defined in the collective agreement. The Canine Handler will be outfitted as a Containment Team Member with regards to operational equipment with the exception that the Canine Handler will be entitled to a double boot allowance annually. The Canine Handler will be supplied with a Police Service vehicle to transport the Police dog for the duration of their assignment to the Canine Unit. The Canine Handler shall be given one extra locker in order to store equipment needed for the care and maintenance of the Police dog. The Police dog shall remain the property of the Police Service. All expenses associated with the care and maintenance of the Police dog shall be paid by the Police Service. When necessary during any absence from their place of residence, expenses incurred to board the Police dog at an approved kennel shall be paid by the Police Service. An allowance in the amount of Seven Hundred and Fifty dollars ($750.00) will be paid annually in lieu of any other compensation for the time spent with the Police dog that is extraneous to the Canine Handler’s regular working schedule. Such amount will be paid on the pay day immediately prior to December 1st of each year. A member assuming the duties of Canine Handler in a given year shall receive a prorated amount, in that year, proportional to the number of days assigned.
Canine Unit. Employees who are assigned to the Canine Unit will be compensated for an additional 45 minutes per day as full and complete compensation for all time spent in the care, feeding, grooming and other needs of the dog during the employee’s off duty hours. This time shall be paid at the rate of $15.00 per hour. The routine reassignment by the Sheriff or his/her designee from a Canine assignment to a non- canine assignment shall not be considered as a demotion or loss of pay and shall not be subject to the grievance or appeal process unless presented as a punitive action.
Canine Unit. Correction Officers assigned to the Canine Corps Operation, shall have their schedule modified from time to time due to training.
Canine Unit. The City and the Bargaining Unit Department agree to provide officers assigned Canine Handling Duty compensation in the form of four (4) hours of overtime compensation for every week assigned such duty. This level of compensation is affirmed by the Bargaining Unit as appropriate to meet FLSA requirements. By and through the Association, those unit members assigned to canine duty agree that the above additional hours provided each week are reasonably necessary to provide for the care and maintenance of the assigned canine and that these additional “hours worked” are intended to compensate unit members assigned to canine duty for all off duty hours spent caring for and maintaining their assigned canine, in compliance with the FLSA and interpretive cases and rulings. The parties acknowledge that the FLSA, which governs the entitlement to compensation for canine care and maintenance, entitles the parties to agree to a reasonable number of hours per month for the performance of off duty care and maintenance duties. The hours derived at in this agreement were determined after an actual inquiry of the officers assigned to canine duty, as addressed by Xxxxxx v. 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, all parties believe that this section of the MOU does comply with the requirements of the FLSA.
Canine Unit. 1) The City and the Bargaining Unit Department agree to provide officers assigned Canine Handling Duty compensation in the form of four (4) hours of overtime compensation for every week assigned such duty. This level of compensation is affirmed by the Bargaining Unit as appropriate to meet FLSA requirements.
Canine Unit. 2. Homicide Unit
Canine Unit. 40.01 Management will assign officers to the canine unit based on the procedures defined in Article 7. Prior to assignment to the canine unit, officers selected through the procedures of Article 7 must agree to commit to three (3) years of duty with the canine unit.
