Common use of Change of Shift, Rotation Clause in Contracts

Change of Shift, Rotation. 1. Generally, shift rotation shall be conducted so it is effective at the beginning of a DP. 2. All change of shift requests shall be based upon the current change of watch policy except as otherwise specified herein. When requesting a change of shift, employees shall list those shifts desired, in order of preference. Choice of shifts will be granted based on availability and then in the order of preference listed by the employee. If more than one employee of the same rank and paygrade requests a specific shift, and there are not enough available positions on the desired shift, priority will be given to the employee with the most time on his or her present shift. If both employees have the same time on the shift, preference will be given to the employee whose request was received first by Management. In case both requests were received by Management at the same time, seniority as a sworn employee of the Unit will prevail. Sergeants I shall rotate within their respective ranks. Police Officers assigned to a basic car should rotate only within their assigned basic car to ensure basic car integrity and continuity. Exception: In order to effectively schedule for optimum coverage and with consideration for the Ideal Basic Car plan, under the FWS, SLOs and supervisors may not exclude a shift of choice. However, the commanding officer of a geographic patrol division may allow the Sergeant I with the most seniority, based upon time as a sworn Department employee, to exclude a shift of choice. The division commanding officer may assign employees from one basic car to another to meet the needs of the division and the community they serve. 3. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP to provide vacation relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all shifts. Attempts will be made to fill such loans on a voluntary basis. 4. Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bonafide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any decision by the commanding officer shall be based on the current needs of the division, and such decision shall not be grievable or arbitrable, but may be presented to the Dispute Resolution Committee. Should an employee be loaned to another shift to meet divisional needs, including vacation relief, the loan period shall not be counted as time on the original shift. If an employee is activated to military duty exceeding one DP, the time of military activation shall not be counted as time on the original shift. The commanding officer may make an exception to this policy when it is in the best interest of the Department, the division, or individual employee to do so. Specialty assignments or units shall be exempt from the change of shift rotation, and their hours shall be set by their commanding officer. Note: Specialty assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following: Vice, Special Enforcement Units, Special Problem Units, Gang Intervention/Enforcement Teams, Subpoena Control Officers, complaint officers, school and juvenile car officers, and special task forces.

Change of Shift, Rotation. 1. Generally, shift rotation shall be conducted so it is effective at the beginning of a DP. 2. All change of shift requests shall be based upon the current change of watch policy except as otherwise specified herein. When requesting a change of shift, employees shall list those shifts desired, in order of preference. Choice of shifts will be granted based on availability and then in the order of preference listed by the employee. If more than one employee of the same rank and paygrade requests a specific shift, and there are not enough available positions on the desired shift, priority will be given to the employee with the most time on his or her present shift. If both employees have the same time on the shift, preference will be given to the employee whose request was received first by Management. In case both requests were received by Management at the same time, seniority as a sworn employee member of the Unit Department will prevail. Sergeants I shall rotate within their respective ranks. Police Officers assigned to a basic car should rotate only within their assigned basic car to ensure basic car integrity and continuity. Exception: In order to effectively schedule for optimum coverage and with consideration for the Ideal Basic Car plan, under the FWS, SLOs and supervisors may not exclude a shift of choice. However, the commanding officer of a geographic patrol division may allow the Sergeant sergeant I with the most seniority, based upon time as a sworn Department employee, to exclude a shift of choice. The division commanding officer may assign employees from one basic car to another to meet the needs of the division and the community they serve. 3. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP to provide vacation relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all shifts. Attempts will be made to fill such loans on a voluntary basis. 4. Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bonafide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case-case- by-case basis. Any decision by the commanding officer shall be based on the current needs of the division, and such decision shall not be a grievable or arbitrablearbitrable matter, but may be presented to the Dispute Resolution Committee. Should an employee be loaned to another shift to meet divisional needs, including vacation relief, the loan period shall not be counted as time on the original shift. If an employee is activated to military duty exceeding one DP, the time of military activation shall not be counted as time on the original shift. The commanding officer may make an exception to this policy when it is in the best interest of the Department, the division, or individual employee to do so. Specialty assignments or units shall be exempt from the change of shift rotation, and their hours shall be set by their commanding officer. Note: Specialty assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following: Vice, Special Enforcement Units, Special Problem Units, Gang Intervention/Enforcement Teams, Subpoena Control Officers, complaint officers, school and juvenile car officers, and special task forces.

Change of Shift, Rotation. 1. Generally, shift rotation shall be conducted so it is effective at the beginning of a DP. 2. All change of shift requests shall be based upon the current change of watch policy except as otherwise specified herein. When requesting a change of shift, employees shall list those shifts desired, in order of preference. Choice of shifts will be granted based on availability and then in the order of preference listed by the employee. If more than one employee of the same rank and paygrade requests a specific shift, and there are not enough available positions on the desired shift, priority will be given to the employee with the most time on his or her present shift. If both employees have the same time on the shift, preference will be given to the employee whose request was received first by Management. In case both requests were received by Management at the same time, seniority as a sworn employee of the Unit will prevail. Sergeants I shall rotate within their respective ranks. Police Officers assigned to a basic car should rotate only within their assigned basic car to ensure basic car integrity and continuity. Exception: In order to effectively schedule for optimum coverage and with consideration for the Ideal Basic Car plan, under the FWS, SLOs and supervisors may not exclude a shift of choice. However, the commanding officer of a geographic patrol division may allow the Sergeant I with the most seniority, based upon time as a sworn Department employee, to exclude a shift of choice. The division commanding officer may assign employees from one basic car to another to meet the needs of the division and the community they serve. 3. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP to provide vacation relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all shifts. Attempts will be made to first fill such loans on a voluntary basis. 4. Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bonafide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any decision by the commanding officer shall be based on the current needs of the division, and such decision shall not be grievable or arbitrable, but may be presented to the Dispute Resolution Committee. Should an employee be loaned to another shift to meet divisional needs, including vacation relief, the loan period shall not be counted as time on the original shift. If an employee is activated to military duty exceeding one DP, the time of military activation shall not be counted as time on the original shift. The commanding officer may make an exception to this policy when it is in the best interest of the Department, the division, or individual employee to do so. Specialty assignments or units shall be exempt from the change of shift rotation, and their hours shall be set by their commanding officer. Note: Specialty assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following: Vice, Special Enforcement Units, Special Problem Units, Gang Intervention/Enforcement Teams, Subpoena Control Officers, complaint officers, school and juvenile car officers, and special task forces.

Change of Shift, Rotation. 1. Generally, shift rotation shall be conducted so it is effective at the beginning of a DP. 2. All change of shift requests shall be based upon the current change of watch policy except as otherwise specified herein. When requesting a change of shift, employees shall list those shifts desired, in order of preference. Choice of shifts will be granted based on availability and then in the order of preference listed by the employee. If more than one employee of the same rank and paygrade requests a specific shift, and there are not enough available positions on the desired shift, priority will be given to the employee with the most time on his or her their present shift. If both employees have the same time on the shift, preference will be given to the employee whose request was received first by Managementthe Department. In case both requests were received by Management at the same time, civil service seniority as a sworn employee of the Unit will shall prevail. Sergeants I shall rotate within their respective ranks. Police Officers assigned to a basic car should rotate only within their assigned basic car to ensure basic car integrity and continuity. Exception: In order to effectively schedule for optimum coverage and with consideration for the Ideal Basic Car plan, under the FWS, SLOs and supervisors may not exclude a shift of choice. However, the commanding officer of a geographic patrol division may allow the Sergeant I with the most seniority, based upon time as a sworn Department employee, to exclude a shift of choice. The division commanding officer may assign employees from one basic car to another to meet the needs of the division and the community they serve. 3. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP to provide vacation relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all shifts. Attempts will be made to fill such loans on a voluntary basis. 4. Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bonafide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any decision by the commanding officer shall be based on the current needs of the division, and such decision shall not be grievable or arbitrable, but may be presented to the Dispute Resolution Committee. Should If an employee be is loaned to another shift to meet divisional needs, including vacation relief, then the loan period shall not be counted as time on the original shift. If an employee is activated to military duty exceeding one DP, the time of military activation shall not be counted as time on the original shift. The commanding officer may make an exception to this policy when it is in the best interest of the Department, the division, or individual employee to do so. Specialty assignments or units shall be exempt from the change of shift rotation, and their hours shall be set by their commanding officer. Note: Specialty assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following: Vice, Special Enforcement Units, Special Problem Units, Gang Intervention/Enforcement Teams, Subpoena Control Officers, complaint officers, school and juvenile car officers, and special task forces.

Change of Shift, Rotation. 1. Generally, shift rotation shall be conducted so it is effective at the beginning of a DP. 2. All change of shift requests shall be based upon the current change of watch policy except as otherwise specified herein. When requesting a change of shift, employees shall list those shifts desired, in order of preference. Choice of shifts will be granted based on availability and then in the order of preference listed by the employee. If more than one employee of the same rank and paygrade requests a specific shift, and there are not enough available positions on the desired shift, priority will be given to the employee with the most time on his or her present shift. If both employees have the same time on the shift, preference will be given to the employee whose request was received first by Management. In case both requests were received by Management at the same time, seniority as a sworn employee of the Unit will prevail. Sergeants I shall rotate within their respective ranks. Police Officers assigned to a basic car should rotate only within their assigned basic car to ensure basic car integrity and continuity. Exception: In order to effectively schedule for optimum coverage and with consideration for the Ideal Basic Car plan, under the FWS, SLOs and supervisors may not exclude a shift of choice. However, the commanding officer of a geographic patrol division may allow the Sergeant I with the most seniority, based upon time as a sworn Department employee, to exclude a shift of choice. The division commanding officer may assign employees from one basic car to another to meet the needs of the division and the community they serve. 3. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP to provide vacation relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all shifts. Attempts will be made to fill such loans on a voluntary basis. 4. Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bonafide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any decision by the commanding officer shall be based on the current needs of the division, and such decision shall not be grievable or arbitrable, but may be presented to the Dispute Resolution Committee. Should an employee be loaned to another shift to meet divisional needs, including vacation relief, the loan period shall not be counted as time on the original shift. If an employee is activated to military duty exceeding one DP, the time of military activation shall not be counted as time on the original shift. The commanding officer may make an exception to this policy when it is in the best interest of the Department, the division, or individual employee to do so. Specialty assignments or units shall be exempt from the change of shift rotation, and their hours shall be set by their commanding officer. Note: Specialty assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following: Vice, Special Enforcement Units, Special Problem Units, Gang Intervention/Enforcement Teams, Subpoena Control Officers, complaint officers, school and juvenile car officers, and special task forces.. MOU24-22

Change of Shift, Rotation. 1. Generally, shift rotation shall be conducted so it is effective at the beginning of a DPdeployment period. 2. All change of shift requests shall be based upon the current change of watch policy except as otherwise specified herein. When requesting a change of shift, employees shall list those shifts desired, in order of preference. Choice Whenever possible, choice of shifts will be granted based on availability and then in the order of preference listed by the employee. If more than one employee of the same rank and paygrade requests a specific shift, and there are not enough available positions on the desired shift, it will be the commanding officer’s discretion to assign the shift. The commanding officer’s discretion shall not include assignment on the basis of nepotism, favoritism, or other improper basis and priority will consideration in the exercise of this discretion shall be given to the employee with the most time seniority of officer(s) on his or her present shift. If both employees have the same time The commanding officer’s discretion shall be based on the shift, preference will be given to the employee whose request was received first by Management. In case both requests were received by Management at the same time, seniority as a sworn employee current needs of the Unit will prevailDepartment. Sergeants I shall rotate within their respective ranks. Police Officers assigned to a basic car should rotate only within their assigned basic car to ensure basic car integrity and continuity. Exception: In order to effectively schedule for optimum coverage and with consideration for the Ideal Basic Car plan, under the FWS, SLOs and supervisors may not exclude a shift of choice. However, the commanding officer of a geographic patrol division may allow the Sergeant I with the most seniority, based upon time as a sworn Department employee, to exclude a shift of choice. The division commanding officer may assign employees from one basic car to another to meet the needs of the division and the community they serve. 3. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP to provide vacation relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all shifts. In the event of an emergency or long term training assignment, employees may be loaned to another shift in excess of four weeks. Attempts will be made to fill such loans on a voluntary basis. 4. Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bonafide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. Any decision by the commanding officer shall be based on the current needs of the division, and such decision shall not be grievable or arbitrable, but may be presented to the Dispute Resolution Committee. Should an employee be loaned to another shift to meet divisional Department needs, including vacation relief, the loan period shall not be counted as time on in the original shift. If an employee is activated to military duty exceeding one DP, the time of military activation shall not be counted as time on in the original shift. The commanding officer may make an exception to this policy when it is in the best interest of the Department, the division, Department or individual employee to do so. Specialty Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bona fide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case by-case basis. Any decision by the commanding officer shall be based on the current needs of the Department, and such decision shall not be a grievable or arbitrable matter. Specialized assignments or units and/or units, as determined by Management, shall be exempt from the change of shift rotation, and their hours shall be set by their commanding officer. Note: Specialty assignments may includeThe commanding officer’s discretion shall not include assignment on the basis of nepotism, but are not limited tofavoritism, the following: Viceor other improper basis. Unless there is an emergency or unusual occurrence, Special Enforcement Units, Special Problem Units, Gang Intervention/Enforcement Teams, Subpoena Control Officers, complaint officers, school and juvenile car officers, and special task forcesunit members shall be assigned to a specialized assignment after completion of a competitive selection process.

Change of Shift, Rotation. 1. Generally, shift rotation shall be conducted so it is effective at the beginning of a DPdeployment period. 2. All change of shift requests shall be based upon the current change of watch policy except as otherwise specified herein. When requesting a change of shift, employees shall list those shifts desired, in order of preference. Choice Whenever possible, choice of shifts will be granted based on availability and then in the order of preference listed by the employee. If more than one employee of the same rank and paygrade requests a specific shift, and there are not enough available positions on the desired shift, it will be the commanding officer’s discretion to assign the shift. The commanding officer’s discretion shall not include assignment on the basis of nepotism, favoritism, or other improper basis and priority will consideration in the exercise of this discretion shall be given to the employee with the most time seniority of officer(s) on his or her present shift. If both employees have the same time The commanding officer’s discretion shall be based on the shift, preference will be given to the employee whose request was received first by Management. In case both requests were received by Management at the same time, seniority as a sworn employee current needs of the Unit will prevailDepartment. Sergeants I shall rotate within their respective ranks. Police Officers assigned to a basic car should rotate only within their assigned basic car to ensure basic car integrity and continuity. Exception: In order to effectively schedule for optimum coverage and with consideration for the Ideal Basic Car plan, under the FWS, SLOs and supervisors may not exclude a shift of choice. However, the commanding officer of a geographic patrol division may allow the Sergeant I with the most seniority, based upon time as a sworn Department employee, to exclude a shift of choice. The division commanding officer may assign employees from one basic car to another to meet the needs of the division and the community they serve. 3. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another shift for no less than one DP to provide vacation relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all shifts. Attempts will be made to fill such loans on a voluntary basis. 4. Requests for exceptions from rotation or a specific assignment as a result of a bonafide bona fide emergency or hardship situation shall be considered on a case-case by-case basis. Any decision by the commanding officer shall be based on the current needs of the divisionDepartment, and such decision shall not be a grievable or arbitrablearbitrable matter. Specialized assignments and/or units, but may be presented to the Dispute Resolution Committee. Should an employee be loaned to another shift to meet divisional needsas determined by Management, including vacation relief, the loan period shall not be counted as time on the original shift. If an employee is activated to military duty exceeding one DP, the time of military activation shall not be counted as time on the original shift. The commanding officer may make an exception to this policy when it is in the best interest of the Department, the division, or individual employee to do so. Specialty assignments or units shall be exempt from the change of shift rotation, and their hours shall be set by their commanding officer. Note: Specialty assignments may includeThe commanding officer’s discretion shall not include assignment on the basis of nepotism, but are not limited tofavoritism, the following: Viceor other improper basis. Unless there is an emergency or unusual occurrence, Special Enforcement Units, Special Problem Units, Gang Intervention/Enforcement Teams, Subpoena Control Officers, complaint officers, school and juvenile car officers, and special task forcesunit members shall be assigned to a specialized assignment after completion of a competitive selection process.