Common use of Equalization of Overtime Clause in Contracts

Equalization of Overtime. Overtime will be equalized as far as practical among employees in a work area, classification and job family, The Company shall make reasonable effort to equalize overtime within designated groups insofar as practical. It is understood, however, that the requirement for overtime equalizations shall not apply during critical, special, or emergency conditions beyond the control of Management. To meet mission needs, an employee may be offered overtime hours in a different classification from their normal job classification under the following conditions: a) Employees in the job classification requiring overtime have refused the offer of overtime hours; and b) Employees in another job classification possess the required skills and qualifications to perform the work. Overtime equalization records shall be posted or openly displayed and available to all employees of the group and to their Union representative. Overtime worked in a bi-weekly period shall be recorded not later than the end of the following week. Hours will be recorded on the basis of paid hours accepted or refused. At the end of each calendar quarter, these records will be reviewed and if an employee falls forty-two (42) hours behind the employee with the greatest amount of overtime in group, the Union and the Company shall meet to discuss a scheduling method to adjust the imbalance. The Company will provide as much advance notice as is reasonable of the requirement for overtime work. If an employee in an overtime group should decline an overtime assignment, the qualified employee with the lowest amount of overtime will be assigned the work. An employee excused for Union Business shall not be charged with overtime offered. A new employee meeting the minimum qualifications in a work group will begin with the group’s number of average hours at the time assigned to the group. An employee on an authorized leave beyond ninety (90) days shall be removed from the overtime group and assigned the group’s average number of hours when returned. Twenty-four (24) hours’ notice will be given to an employee(s) or no charge will be made for refusal. Overtime, offered by telephone, with more than twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, which is refused, will be entered on the overtime record to reflect the refusal. Overtime will be charged as refusal to all employees not furnishing a telephone number or not responding within fifteen (15) minutes of being called to work overtime. If overtime is offered on an employee’s day off, it must be offered twenty-four (24) hours prior to the employee’s quitting time before going on break or no charge will be made for refusal. When an overtime group is established or re-established, the appropriate Union Representative must be notified and acknowledge notification by his/her signature. Employees shall remain on their designated overtime group until they are permanently assigned to another overtime group. An employee shall not normally be required to work consecutive sixteen (16) hour shifts.

Equalization of Overtime. A. The equalization of overtime for shift shortage, special events, Fire Operations Division and other overtime is an ongoing and continuous obligation. The Patrol Operations Division shift shortages, a separate Special Events/Other Overtime, and a Fire Operations Overtime list shall be maintained and available for review by officers. All refusals of overtime shall be recorded. No employee shall refuse overtime when ordered to work. B. A special event is any event other than a shift shortage or Fire Operations Division overtime. C. Overtime for legal proceedings and late calls are not to be included in the equalization of overtime. D. An employee may be asked, or allowed to work but shall not be charged a refusal of overtime or ordered for shift shortages, Fire Operations Division or special events when: 1. An employee takes that day off as a vacation day. 2. An employee takes that day off as a personal day. 3. An employee takes that day off in compensatory time. 4. An employee takes that day off as a holiday. 5. An employee trades with the book or another employee. 6. An employee takes that day off as a citation day. E. When all employees eligible for shift shortages or Special Event/Other Overtime have been offered and refused the overtime and all eligible employees have refused the overtime, part-time officers shall be offered the shift shortage before the eligible employee with the least seniority shall be ordered to work the shift. F. Equalization of overtime shortages in the Patrol Operations Division: 1. When additional officers are needed on a particular shift as determined by the Public Safety Director, officers from that shift shall be given preference. All other overtime, for example, special events, shall be offered first to the officer credited with the lowest number of overtime hours. If the low overtime officer cannot be reached by telephone or otherwise refuses, they shall be passed over and the next lowest officer in overtime hours shall be contacted. After all full- time officers have been offered and refused part-time officers shall be utilized. This procedure shall be followed until the overtime assignments have been made. In the event two (2) or more officers have the same number of overtime hours, the senior officer shall be called first. This language shall not impact previously scheduled part-time officers. 2. A supervisor may hold over the employees with the lowest seniority who are working without calling employees of the next platoon when there is less than four (4) hours’ notice. 3. An employee who refuses overtime when contacted shall be credited with number of hours worked on that occasion for the purpose of equalization of overtime. 4. A new Patrol Operations overtime list will be equalized implemented with each new contract. 5. The supervisor requesting the employee to work overtime shall record the entries on the Patrol Operations overtime list. Entries to be recorded are: i. Date overtime was offered ii. Hours worked or refused iii. Attempts to notify iv. Supervisor hiring the overtime Attempts to notify are not to be counted as far as practical among employees in refusals; they are recorded to demonstrate that attempts were made to contact the low overtime employee first. When a work area, classification and job family, The Company hiring error occurs the remedy for the error shall make reasonable effort to equalize overtime within designated groups insofar as practical. It is understood, however, be that the requirement for overtime equalizations shall not apply during critical, specialgrieved officer be offered the next available overtime. 6. An employee transferred to, or emergency conditions beyond hired into the control Patrol Operations Division during the term of Managementthis contract, shall be charged with the highest number of overtime hours within the Patrol Operations Division. To meet mission needsUpon the successful completion of the Field Training Officer Program and Fire Orientation Program, a probationary employee shall be charged with the highest number of overtime hours in the Patrol Operations Division and be placed on the overtime list. However, an employee may be offered called in to fill a law enforcement only staff shortage if that employee has not yet completed the Fire Orientation Program. 7. The above procedures do not apply in emergencies which require the immediate mobilization of department personnel. Emergencies may be natural or man- made situations that occur unexpectedly and demands immediate attention to prevent significant loss of life and/or property as determined by the Public Safety Director or his/her designee. 8. Employees called upon to work for one and one-half (1 ½) hours or less shall not have this overtime charged to the Patrol Operations overtime list. 9. Employees who refuse overtime due to not having at least eight (8) consecutive hours off in a twenty four (24) hour period shall not have this overtime marked as refusal. 10. When an employee is off sick, injured, on Family Medical Leave, or another leave of absence, with or without pay for a period of five (5) consecutive work days, overtime hours in a different classification from their normal job classification under the following conditions: a) Employees in the job classification requiring overtime have refused the offer of overtime hours; and b) Employees in another job classification possess the required skills and qualifications to perform the work. Overtime equalization records shall be posted or openly displayed and available charged to all employees the employee on the sixth (6th) day of absence as if the group and to their Union representativeemployee actually worked the overtime. Overtime worked in a bi-weekly period The overtime shall be recorded not later than the end of the following week. Hours will be recorded on the basis of paid hours accepted or refusedPatrol Operations overtime list by the supervisor. At The employee will have overtime charged to him/her only when it is his/her turn to fill a shift shortage as determined by the end of each calendar quarter, these records Patrol Operations shift shortage overtime list. 11. Shift preference will be reviewed given when overtime is offered. 12. Special Duty Officers assigned to the Support Operations Division shall have the option to opt into the Patrol Operations Division overtime list. Those Special Duty Officers assigned to the Support Operations Division who choose to opt into the Patrol Operations Division overtime list may be ordered to work Patrol Operations Division overtime. Those Special Duty Officers assigned to the Support Operations Division who choose not to opt into the Patrol Operations Division overtime list may be offered overtime for the Patrol Operations Division, but may not be ordered to work unless in the event of an emergency. Community policing or School Resource Officers may be ordered in to work overtime time, provided that they do not work more than sixteen (16) consecutive hours. Bargaining unit employees assigned to VIPER/MMSSTF may be offered overtime for the Patrol Operations Division, but may not be ordered in. 13. Any employee who is a member of this bargaining unit and is able to serve in a uniformed capacity consistent with the Rules and Regulations and General orders of the department shall be eligible for special event overtime. 14. An employee assigned to the Support Operations Division may file a written request with his/her command officer requesting to eliminate his/her name from the Special Events/Other overtime list, thus eliminating them from consideration for overtime for Special Events/Other. The employee may, at any subsequent time, but in no event more than once in any twelve (12) month period, withdraw this request in writing. When an employee requests, and receives permission from the Public Safety Director or the PSD’s designee, that his/her name be placed back on the Special Events/Other overtime list, the employee will be placed on the Special Events/Other overtime list with the highest number of overtime hours within the Special Events/Other overtime list. Officers assigned to the Patrol Operations Division may not request removal from this list. Sixty days beyond the successful completion of the Field Training and Evaluation Program, probationary employees shall be charged with the highest number of overtime hours on the Special Events/Other overtime list. 15. Supervisors shall record overtime hours and refusals to work at the time the hours are offered. Adjustments to the recorded hours will not be made if an employee falls forty-two (42) hours behind works less or more than the employee with the greatest amount of overtime in group, the Union and the Company shall meet to discuss a scheduling method to adjust the imbalance. The Company will provide as much advance notice as is reasonable of the requirement for overtime workoffered hours. If an employee in an fails to actually work the overtime group should decline an after accepting the overtime assignmenthours, the qualified employee he/she is charged with the lowest amount hours. The only exception to the above is in the circumstance that an entire event day is cancelled. (Note: Incorporates Letter of overtime Understanding dated 9/2/04) 16. Except for extreme emergencies, no officer will be assigned ordered to work more than 16 consecutive hours. 17. After each hiring block (up to 12 hours) overtime hours will be recalculated to determine the worknext available officer, which may be the same officer. An employee excused for Union Business This provision shall not apply to Fourth of July hiring blocks. 18. Public safety officers may be offered Fire Operations Division overtime after all IAFF Local #116 members have been offered the overtime. Public safety officers shall not be charged with overtime offered. A new employee meeting the minimum qualifications in a work group will begin with the group’s number of average hours at the time assigned to the group. An employee on an authorized leave beyond ninety (90) days shall be removed from the overtime group and assigned the group’s average number of hours when returned. Twenty-four (24) hours’ notice will be given to an employee(s) or no charge will be made for refusal. Overtime, offered by telephone, with more than twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, which is refused, will be entered on the overtime record to reflect the refusal. Overtime will be charged as refusal to all employees not furnishing a telephone number or not responding within fifteen (15) minutes of being called ordered to work Fire Operations Division overtime except for emergency situations as defined above. 19. In the event that a Patrol Operations Division employee’s eight (8) hour day creates overtime, that employee shall first be offered the overtime. If overtime is offered on an employee’s day offthe employee refuses the overtime, it must all bargaining unit members shall be offered twenty-four (24) hours prior to the employee’s quitting time before going on break or no charge will be made for refusalovertime. When an overtime group is established or re-establishedIf all bargaining unit members refuse the overtime, the appropriate Union Representative must employee whose eight (8) hour day created the overtime shall be notified and acknowledge notification by his/her signature. Employees shall remain on their designated overtime group until they are permanently assigned ordered to another overtime group. An employee shall not normally be required to work consecutive sixteen (16) hour shiftswork.

Equalization of Overtime. A. The equalization of overtime for shift shortage, special events, and other overtime is an ongoing and continuous obligation. The Patrol Operations Division shift shortages and a separate Special Events/Other Overtime list shall be maintained and available for review by officers. All refusals of overtime shall be recorded. No employee shall refuse overtime when ordered to work. B. A special event is any event other than a shift shortage. C. Overtime for legal proceedings and late calls are not to be included in the equalization of overtime. D. An employee may be asked, or allowed to work but shall not be charged a refusal of overtime or ordered for shift shortages or special events when: 1. An employee takes that day off as a vacation day. 2. An employee takes that day off as a personal day. 3. An employee takes that day off in compensatory time. 4. An employee takes that day off as a holiday. 5. An employee trades with the book or another employee. 6. An employee takes that day off as a citation day. 7. An employee takes that day off as a sick day. E. When all employees eligible for shift shortages or Special Event/Other Overtime have been offered and refused the overtime and all eligible employees have refused the overtime, part-time officers shall be offered the shift shortage before the eligible employee with the least seniority shall be ordered to work the shift. F. Equalization of overtime shortages in the Patrol Operations Division: 1. When additional officers are needed on a particular shift as determined by the Public Safety Director, officers from that shift shall be given preference. All other overtime, for example, special events, shall be offered first to the officer credited with the lowest number of overtime hours. If the low overtime officer cannot be reached by telephone or otherwise refuses, they shall be passed over and the next lowest officer in overtime hours shall be contacted. After all full-time officers have been offered and refused part-time officers shall be utilized. This procedure shall be followed until the overtime assignments have been made. In the event two (2) or more officers have the same number of overtime hours, the senior officer shall be called first. This language shall not impact previously scheduled part-time officers. 2. A supervisor may hold over the employees with the lowest seniority who are working without calling employees of the next platoon when there is less than four (4) hours notice. 3. An employee who refuses overtime when contacted shall be credited with number of hours worked on that occasion for the purpose of equalization of overtime. 4. A new Patrol Operations overtime list will be equalized implemented with each new contract. 5. The supervisor requesting the employee to work overtime shall record the entries on the Patrol Operations overtime list. Entries to be recorded are: i. Date overtime was offered ii. Hours worked or refused iii. Attempts to notify iv. Supervisor hiring the overtime Attempts to notify are not to be counted as far as practical among employees in refusals; they are recorded to demonstrate that attempts were made to contact the low overtime employee first. When a work area, classification and job family, The Company hiring error occurs the remedy for the error shall make reasonable effort to equalize overtime within designated groups insofar as practical. It is understood, however, be that the requirement for overtime equalizations shall not apply during critical, specialgrieved officer be offered the next available overtime. 6. An employee transferred to, or emergency conditions beyond hired into the control Patrol Operations Division during the term of Managementthis contract, shall be charged with the highest number of overtime hours within the Patrol Operations Division. To meet mission needsUpon the successful completion of the Field Training Officer Program and Fire Orientation Program, a probationary employee shall be charged with the highest number of overtime hours in the Patrol Operations Division and be placed on the overtime list. However, an employee may be offered called in to fill a law enforcement only staff shortage if that employee has not yet completed the Fire Orientation Program. 7. The above procedures do not apply in emergencies which require the immediate mobilization of department personnel. Emergencies may be natural or man-made situations that occur unexpectedly and demands immediate attention to prevent significant loss of life and/or property as determined by the Public Safety Director or his/her designee. 8. Employees called upon to work for one and one-half (1 ½) hours or less shall not have this overtime charged to the Patrol Operations overtime list. 9. Employees who refuse overtime due to not having at least eight (8) hours off prior to reporting for their regular shift shall not have this overtime marked as refusal. 10. When an employee is off sick, injured, on Family Medical Leave, or another leave of absence, with or without pay for a period of five (5) consecutive work days, overtime hours in a different classification from their normal job classification under the following conditions: a) Employees in the job classification requiring overtime have refused the offer of overtime hours; and b) Employees in another job classification possess the required skills and qualifications to perform the work. Overtime equalization records shall be posted or openly displayed and available charged to all employees the employee on the sixth (6th) day of absence as if the group and to their Union representativeemployee actually worked the overtime. Overtime worked in a bi-weekly period The overtime shall be recorded not later than the end of the following week. Hours will be recorded on the basis of paid hours accepted or refusedPatrol Operations overtime list by the supervisor. At The employee will have overtime charged to him/her only when it is his/her turn to fill a shift shortage as determined by the end of each calendar quarter, these records Patrol Operations shift shortage overtime list. 11. Shift preference will be reviewed given when overtime is offered. 12. Special Duty Officers assigned to community policing or School Resource Officer may be ordered in to work overtime, provided that they do not work more than sixteen (16) consecutive hours. Bargaining unit employees assigned to the Support Operations Division, VIPER, MMCCTF, or other special “out” units may be offered overtime for the Patrol Operations Division, but may not be ordered in. 13. Any employee who is a member of this bargaining unit and is able to serve in a uniformed capacity consistent with the Rules and Regulations and General orders of the department shall be eligible for special event overtime. 14. An employee assigned to the Support Operations Division may file a written request with his/her command officer requesting to eliminate his/her name from the Special Events/Other overtime list, thus eliminating them from consideration for overtime for Special Events/Other. The employee may, at any subsequent time, but in no event more than once in any twelve (12) month period, withdraw this request in writing. When an employee requests, and receives permission from the Public Safety Director or the PSD’s designee, that his/her name be placed back on the Special Events/Other overtime list, the employee will be placed on the Special Events/Other overtime list with the highest number of overtime hours within the Special Events/Other overtime list. Officers assigned to the Patrol Operations Division may not request removal from this list. Sixty days beyond the successful completion of the Field Training and Evaluation Program, probationary employees shall be charged with the highest number of overtime hours on the Special Events/Other overtime list. 15. Supervisors shall record overtime hours and refusals to work at the time the hours are offered. Adjustments to the recorded hours will not be made if an employee falls forty-two (42) hours behind works less or more than the employee with the greatest amount of overtime in group, the Union and the Company shall meet to discuss a scheduling method to adjust the imbalance. The Company will provide as much advance notice as is reasonable of the requirement for overtime workoffered hours. If an employee in an fails to actually work the overtime group should decline an after accepting the overtime assignmenthours, the qualified employee he/she is charged with the lowest amount hours. The only exception to the above is in the circumstance that an entire event day is cancelled. (Note: Incorporates Letter of overtime Understanding dated 9/2/04) 16. Except for extreme emergencies, no officer will be assigned ordered to work more than 16 consecutive hours. 17. After each hiring block (up to 12 hours) overtime hours will be recalculated to determine the worknext available officer, which may be the same officer. An employee excused for Union Business This provision shall not be charged with overtime offered. A new employee meeting the minimum qualifications in a work group will begin with the group’s number apply to Fourth of average hours at the time assigned to the group. An employee on an authorized leave beyond ninety (90) days shall be removed from the overtime group and assigned the group’s average number of hours when returned. Twenty-four (24) hours’ notice will be given to an employee(s) or no charge will be made for refusal. Overtime, offered by telephone, with more than twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, which is refused, will be entered on the overtime record to reflect the refusal. Overtime will be charged as refusal to all employees not furnishing a telephone number or not responding within fifteen (15) minutes of being called to work overtime. If overtime is offered on an employee’s day off, it must be offered twenty-four (24) hours prior to the employee’s quitting time before going on break or no charge will be made for refusal. When an overtime group is established or re-established, the appropriate Union Representative must be notified and acknowledge notification by his/her signature. Employees shall remain on their designated overtime group until they are permanently assigned to another overtime group. An employee shall not normally be required to work consecutive sixteen (16) hour shiftsJuly hiring blocks.

Equalization of Overtime. Overtime will ‌ 1) The District shall be equalized as far as practical among employees in a work area, classification the sole judge of the necessity of overtime and job family, The Company shall make reasonable effort attempt to equalize overtime within designated groups insofar as practicalwhenever possible in order to maintain the efficiency of the wastewater treatment facilities. 2) The District shall create and maintain a District-wide overtime list to be used to obtain coverage. It is understood, however, that The list will be set by seniority and will also include the requirement for overtime equalizations shall not apply during critical, special, or emergency conditions beyond the control number of Management. To meet mission needs, an employee may be offered overtime hours worked (not to include built-in a different classification from their normal job classification under overtime for 12-hour shift staff) by each officer. The following procedures will be used to fill overtime assignments: (A) Management will make every effort to notify Officers of available overtime assignments as far in advance as possible. When overtime is available, the District will offer the assignment to available officers based on the following conditionsguidelines: ai. Planned Overtime (greater than 36 hours in advance) Employees in - When Management is aware of the job classification requiring overtime have refused need more than thirty-six (36) hours prior to the start of the shift, the District shall offer of overtime hours; and b) Employees in another job classification possess the required skills and qualifications to perform the work. Overtime equalization records shall be posted or openly displayed and available it to all employees available officers. Any officer wishing to bid on the shift will have twelve (12) hours from the time the notification is sent by management to respond. ii. Emergency Overtime (36 hours or less in advance) - Emergency overtime is defined as all overtime that is needed for a particular shift, for which the District had knowledge of the group and need thirty-six (36) hours or less prior to their Union representative. Overtime worked in a bi-weekly period shall be recorded not later than the end start of the following weekgiven overtime shift. Hours When emergency overtime becomes available, the District shall offer it to all available officers. The first Officer to respond will be recorded on awarded the basis of paid hours accepted or refused. At overtime shift. (B) If more than one Officer responds to a planned overtime notification, then the end of each calendar quarter, these records will be reviewed and if an employee falls forty-two (42) hours behind the employee with the greatest amount of overtime in group, the Union and the Company shall meet to discuss a scheduling method to adjust the imbalance. The Company will provide as much advance notice as is reasonable of the requirement for overtime work. If an employee in an overtime group should decline an overtime assignment, the qualified employee Officer with the lowest amount of overtime hours worked (not to include built-in overtime for 12-hour shift staff) will be assigned granted the workshift. An employee excused for Union Business shall not be charged with overtime offered. A new employee meeting If two or more Officers have the minimum qualifications in a work group will begin with the group’s same number of average overtime hours at worked, seniority will govern. (C) Prior to implementation or change, the time assigned District and the Union will meet to discuss the means of communicating the availability of overtime shifts to the groupOfficer(s). An Officers are responsible for maintaining communication channels used to seek overtime coverage. The District will not reimburse the employee on for any costs related to these communication channels. Time spent reviewing and responding to overtime notifications is not considered hours worked. The District will implement Section 2 of this Article no later than January 1, 2022. In the meantime, the District will continue to maintain the current District-wide overtime list. (D) In the event that an authorized leave beyond ninety (90) days employee is inadvertently bypassed for an overtime assignment, the employee shall be removed from given the overtime group and assigned opportunity to make up the group’s average number hours. It shall be the responsibility of the affected employee to inform supervision immediately that he has been bypassed. 3) The Security Officer - Floater position will provide coverage for open shifts, up to a maximum of forty (40) hours when returnedwithin a week. Twenty-four After the fulfillment of forty (2440) hours’ notice will be given to an employee(s) or no charge will be made for refusal. Overtime, offered by telephone, with more than twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, which is refused, will be entered on the overtime record to reflect the refusal. Overtime will be charged as refusal to all employees not furnishing a telephone number or not responding within fifteen (15) minutes of being called to work overtime. If overtime is offered on an employee’s day off, it must be offered twenty-four (24) hours prior to the employee’s quitting time before going on break or no charge will be made for refusal. When an overtime group is established or re-established, the appropriate Union Representative must be notified District will fully engage and acknowledge notification by his/her signature. Employees shall remain on their designated overtime group until they are permanently assigned to another overtime group. 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Equalization of Overtime. Overtime will be equalized as far as practical among employees in a work area, classification and job family, The Company shall make reasonable effort to equalize overtime within designated groups insofar as practical. It is understood, however, that the requirement for overtime equalizations shall not apply during critical, special, or emergency conditions beyond the control of Management. To meet mission needs, an employee may be offered overtime hours in a different classification from their normal job classification under the following conditions: a) Employees in the job classification requiring overtime have refused the offer of overtime hours; and b) Employees in another job classification possess the required skills and qualifications to perform the work. Overtime equalization records shall be posted or openly displayed and available to all employees of the group and to their Union representative. Overtime worked in a bi-weekly period shall be recorded not later than the end of the following week. Hours will be recorded on the basis of paid hours accepted or refused. At the end of each calendar quarter, these records will be reviewed and if an employee falls forty-two (42) hours behind the employee with the greatest amount of overtime in group, the Union and the Company shall meet to discuss a scheduling method to adjust the imbalance. The Company will provide as much advance notice as is reasonable possible of the requirement for overtime work. If an employee in an overtime group should decline an overtime assignment, the qualified employee with the lowest amount of overtime will be assigned the work. An employee excused for Union Business shall not be charged with overtime offered. A new employee meeting the minimum qualifications in a work group will begin with the group’s number of average hours at the time assigned to the group. An employee on an authorized leave beyond ninety (90) days shall be removed from the overtime group and assigned the group’s average number of hours when returned. Twenty-four (24) hours’ notice will be given to an employee(s) or no charge will be made for refusal. Overtime, which is offered by telephone, with more than twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, which is refused, will be entered on the overtime record to reflect the refusal. Overtime will be charged as refusal to all employees not furnishing a telephone number or not responding within fifteen (15) minutes of being called to work overtimenumber. If overtime is offered on an employee’s day off, it must be offered twenty-four (24) hours prior to the employee’s quitting time before going on break or no charge will be made for refusal. When an overtime group is established or re-established, the appropriate Union Representative must be notified and acknowledge notification by his/her signature. Employees shall remain on their designated overtime group until they are permanently assigned to another overtime group. An employee shall not normally be required to work consecutive sixteen (16) hour shifts.

Equalization of Overtime. Overtime will Section 25.1. The City shall be equalized as far as practical among employees in a work area, classification and job family, The Company shall make reasonable effort to equalize the sole judge of the necessity of overtime. When overtime within designated groups insofar as practical. It is understood, however, that the requirement for overtime equalizations shall not apply during critical, special, or emergency conditions beyond the control of Management. To meet mission needsrequired, an employee may shall have the right to refuse an overtime assignment except for emergencies. For the purpose of this section, an emergency is defined as an impairment to City services or operations which cannot be delayed until the beginning of the next regular work day. When it is necessary to call in an employee to work overtime, the selection of such employee shall be made by the Department Head. Section 25.2. The City shall equalize overtime among employees within each department on a continuous basis, within each classification. Employees who are offered overtime hours in a different classification from their normal job classification under and for any reason refuse or fail to work the following conditions: a) Employees in the job classification requiring overtime have refused the offer of overtime hours; and b) Employees in another job classification possess the required skills and qualifications to perform the work. Overtime equalization records overtime, shall be posted or openly displayed and available to all employees credited as if they had worked the overtime for the purpose of the group and to their Union representative. Overtime worked in a bi-weekly period shall be recorded not later than the end of the following week. Hours will be recorded on the basis of paid hours accepted or refused. At the end of each calendar quarter, these records will be reviewed and if an employee falls forty-two (42) hours behind the employee with the greatest amount of overtime in group, the Union and the Company shall meet to discuss a scheduling method to adjust the imbalance. The Company will provide as much advance notice as is reasonable of the requirement for overtime workthis section. If an employee in does not personally refuse overtime, then his/her name shall remain on the overtime list. For purposes of emergency call-outs, if an overtime group should decline an overtime assignmentemployee cannot be reached on one (1) call, the call shall be considered a refusal, and the employee shall be credited as if he had worked the overtime. If failure to work is because of extenuating circumstances approved by the Director of Safety Service, then the employee shall not be credited as if he had worked the overtime. Failure to provide the Employer with a telephone number where the employee can be reached will relieve the Employer from their obligation under this article. In the event that a sufficient number of employees are not available for overtime work within a department, qualified employees shall be offered the overtime work according to current departmental policy. Section 25.3. In the event an employee with desires to waive the lowest amount provisions of the above paragraph, he may do so by signing a waiver for a period of not less than thirty (30) calendar days. Section 25.4. A record of all overtime hours worked by each employee shall be recorded on a list by the City and the overtime lists shall be posted on the City bulletin boards in each department and maintained on a continuous basis. A daily record will be made of overtime worked. Errors in the assignment of overtime will be assigned corrected by assigning the workemployee the next overtime opportunity. Section 25.5. An If in the course of managing this article, it is determined that a grievance has occurred in regards to not being offered overtime, that employee excused for Union Business shall not be charged with overtime offered. A new employee meeting the minimum qualifications in a work group will begin with the group’s number of average hours at the time assigned to the group. An employee on an authorized leave beyond ninety (90) days shall be removed from the overtime group and assigned the group’s average number of hours when returned. Twenty-four (24) hours’ notice will be given to an employee(s) or no charge will be made for refusal. Overtime, offered by telephone, with more than twenty-four (24) hours’ notice, which is refused, will be entered on granted the overtime record to reflect the refusal. Overtime will be charged as refusal to all employees not furnishing a telephone number or not responding within fifteen (15) minutes of being called opportunity to work overtime. If overtime is offered on an employee’s day off, it must be offered twenty-four two (242) hours prior to of holdover overtime after a shift of the employee’s quitting time before going on break or no charge will choosing within the following two weeks. Section 25.6. The following procedure shall be made used for refusal. When an equalization of overtime group in the Wastewater Pollution Control Plant where snow clearing is established or re-established, the appropriate Union Representative must be notified and acknowledge notification by his/her signature. Employees shall remain on their designated overtime group until they are permanently assigned to another overtime group. An employee shall not normally be required to work consecutive sixteen (16) hour shifts.involved: