COURT TIME PAY. An officer required to appear in court in the performance of his official duties, outside his normal duty schedule shall, be compensated in accordance with Sections 7.4 and 7.5B. If the meeting or court appearance exceeds two (2) hours, the officer shall receive overtime compensation (time and one half) for the actual time spent by the officer in excess of that two hour minimum.
COURT TIME PAY. Court time occurs when an employee not on duty is required to testify concerning the official performance of duty in municipal, magistrate, district, federal court, or state administrative hearings.
COURT TIME PAY. An employee who is required to attend court in performance of his duties outside his scheduled work hours shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours at the overtime rate of time and one-half (1.5), or receive time and one-half (1.5) pay for all time actually spent at such appearance, whichever is greater. Attendance at court which abuts the workday will be considered regular overtime and not subject to the minimum.
COURT TIME PAY. With the exclusion of any employee(s) separated or retired from City employment prior to the date of final ratification of this Agreement, court appearances and other court duties performed by Criminalists or Officers, including appearances and duties involving civil cases, required by the City occurring on other than an employee's assigned shift, will be compensated at time and one-half, irrespective of any other provisions for overtime pay based upon their then current work period or other shift assigned as determined by the City. Except as outlined herein; court pay shall not be paid to employees whose court appearance, hearing, deposition or Pre-filing interview (PFI) falls within one and one half (1.5) hours prior to the start of their assigned work hours or within one and one half (1.5) hours after their assigned work hours. Employees assigned to court appearance(s) within one and one half (1.5) hours pre-shift or post-shift, shall be deemed to be in an on duty status instead of court time status. Employees shall receive a minimum of two (2) hours pay at time and one-half for each such off-duty court-related appearance, irrespective of the number of cases involved in each appearance, except as outlined herein. Such court time, however, shall not be counted as "time worked" for overtime purposes except as outlined herein. Employee has the option to request court time compensation at time and one-half or request equivalent compensatory time, provided the employee meets the criteria outlined herein, and provided that the employee's accumulated compensatory time and court time, shall not exceed 480 hours. The City, in its sole discretion, may either pay said employees as provided in this Section, or grant equivalent compensatory time off.
COURT TIME PAY. 9.01 Members attending court on off hours will receive a minimum credit of three (3) hours at time and one-half (1½). Should a court sitting extend beyond three (3) hours the additional hour(s) or part thereof shall be payable at time and one-half (l½). The hourly rate will be calculated on the Member's basic annual salary for fifty-two (52) weeks of forty (40) hours. Morning and afternoon attendance shall be recorded as separate appearances. Morning court shall be deemed to be any sitting which commences at or after nine a.m. and ends at or before one-thirty p.m. If morning court extends beyond one-thirty p.m., it shall be deemed to be an afternoon appearance. Afternoon court shall be deemed to be any sitting which commences at or after one-thirty p.m.
9.02 A Member attending a court which commences during their regular shift and extending beyond the period of their shift will be paid at their overtime rate for the period that extends beyond their shift. Overtime shall not be claimed unless it is in excess of twenty (20) minutes.
9.03 A Member who is required to attend court during their annual leave and/or block of statutory holiday leave (a minimum of thirty (30) hours) will be paid sixteen (16) hours court-time for the first day of attendance and twelve (12) hours for each subsequent consecutive day of attendance during their leave. For the purpose of this Article, annual leave shall include days off which precede, follow or are between the block(s) as booked.
9.04 For this purpose, attendance at court or any proceeding relating to a Municipal, Provincial or Federal Statute including attendance as a Prosecutor's Assistant, or as a witness in Provincial, District or Supreme Court or Coroner's Inquest or by Summons to Witness, on matters arising from the performance of police duties, but does not include any hearings under the Police Services Act or any court hearings in which a Member is charged with an offence. Any court hearing in which a Member is charged with any offence under Federal or Provincial Statutes during the legal execution of their duty, will be allowed to attend court as though it was their regular shift, such allowance will be at the discretion of the Officer-in-Charge. In the event the Member is not acquitted, they shall reimburse such time used to the Service.
9.05 A Member attending court on their day off or after working the late night shift or any scheduled shift which extends beyond midnight shall be credited with six (6) hours pe...
COURT TIME PAY. The City agrees that a Police Unit employee subpoenaed to court to testify in an official capacity, when not regularly scheduled to be on duty, and who makes a reasonable effort to coordinate with the appropriate representative of the subpoenaing agency to ascertain the time of testimony, shall be paid at the overtime rate for a minimum of 2.5 hours when the court is in Simi Valley, and a minimum of 4.5 hours when the court is outside of Simi Valley. If court appearances take longer than these minimums, the employee will be paid for actual time involved. If a court appearance outside Simi Valley is called off, prior to the employee's departure from Simi Valley, the minimum for a Simi Valley court appearance will be paid. The City does not pay for travel time to or from an employee's residence, in connection with court proceedings. Court time shall start at the Police Station or court, at the employee's selection, unless otherwise directed by the department. If court appearances start while on-duty, but due to circumstances beyond the employee's control, extend beyond regular work hours, only the time beyond normal work hours shall be paid. No minimums shall be applicable. Timesheets shall reflect the actual time of arrival in court and departure from court, even in instances involving minimum allowance for court as specified. Timesheets shall reflect the actual time of leaving the Police Station, arrival at court, leaving court, and return arrival at the Police Station. Court Time Pay will be provided regardless of whether the duty hours overlap with minimum court time.
COURT TIME PAY. Employees who are subpoenaed and report outside regularly scheduled hours to give testimony in civil, criminal or disciplinary proceedings arising from their employment shall receive not less than two (2) hours compensation in accordance with Sections
COURT TIME PAY. Any employee required to appear in court in his official capacity on a scheduled day off or during non- duty hours, shall receive his regular rate of pay for hours so spent. The minimum pay shall be for four (4) hours. In order for an employee to be paid for court time, he must sign the court register.
COURT TIME PAY. A. Court time is time required to be spent by employees of the Fire Department on behalf of the City in response to a subpoena, a coroner's inquest, a hearing or trial on a civil action, or criminal case at a time other than that regularly required of such employee for his employment, for the purpose of testifying as to knowledge acquired in the course of his employment with the City. This definition shall also apply to subpoenas issued for taking of depositions in such City related matters. Employees who are off duty on authorized sick leave or when testifying at any grievance proceeding, City Council, or other hearing on behalf of himself or another employee of the Association, shall not accrue additional time or compensation as court time.
B. Court Time shall be compensated as follows:
COURT TIME PAY. 1. Court time occurs when an employee not on duty is required to testify concerning the official performance of duty in municipal, magistrate, district, federal court or state administrative hearings.
2. This article does not apply if an employee is on duty; is called to testify within one hour preceding or following the employee’s shift; or if any employee is engaged in activity related to labor-management matters between the County and the Union.
3. Court time shall be compensated at one and one-half (1½) times the employee’s hourly rate from the time required to attend court until the employee has completed his/her testimony. An employee attending court pursuant to this article shall be guaranteed a minimum of two (2) hours for each court attendance. The County will not use standby status.
