Canine Unit Compensation. The County shall compensate by cash, and cash only, each Deputy Sheriff dog handler for a maximum of one hour per calendar day for home care of his/her assigned dog. To the extent practical, such work time shall be scheduled as part of, and not in addition to, the Deputy Sheriff's regularly scheduled workday. Said compensation shall include all care of the dog including but not limited to the feeding, bathing, brushing, training, exercising, grooming, related cleaning of the dog's kennel and transport vehicles, as well as similar activities performed by the Deputy Sheriff at home on workdays as well as on days off duty or during vacation or other leave periods. Said compensation shall also cover all time spent in administering drugs or medicine for illness of the dog as well as any compensable time worked transporting the dog to and from an animal hospital or veterinarian. The Sheriff shall have the sole discretion to determine the number of dogs, and Deputy Sheriffs, if any, to be assigned to the Canine Unit.
Canine Unit Compensation. The County shall compensate by cash, and cash only, each employee dog handler for a maximum of five (5) hours per week for the normal care and maintenance of his/her assigned police dog, exclusive of time which may be spent by the canine handler on specialized police canine training. The five (5) hours per week is calculated on the basis of one-half (½) hour per regularly scheduled workday regardless of whether the canine handler worked such day or not and one (1) hour on each of the canine handler’s pass days. The parties acknowledge that this is a fair, reasonable and realistic estimate of the amount of time normally required for such activity. Said compensation shall be paid at straight time or time and one-half (1½) as the case may be. The Sheriff shall have the discretion to schedule the afore- mentioned work time as part of, or in addition to, the canine handler’s regularly scheduled workday. Said compensation is intended to include all care of the assigned dog, including but not limited to the feeding, bathing, brushing, routine training, exercise, grooming and related cleaning of the dog’s kennel and transport vehicle(s), as well as similar activities performed by the canine handler at home on work days as well as on days off-duty or during vacation or other leave periods. Said compensation shall also cover all time spent administering drugs or medicine for illness as well as any compensable time worked transporting the dog to and from an animal hospital or veterinarian. The parties further recognize that there may be occasions when additional work time is required to be spent by the canine handler for care and maintenance of a police dog outside of normal duty hours. In such event, the canine handler shall be permitted to request additional compensation for such time. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied, but the canine handler shall be expected to submit the same for approval in writing from the Sheriff, or his/her designee, before the additional work is performed. The Sheriff shall have the sole discretion to determine the number of dogs, and canine handlers, if any, to be assigned to the canine unit. * * * * *
Canine Unit Compensation
