EXPANDED SERVICE HOURS. The Library Department will expand hours of operation on an agency-by-agency basis and maintain the expanded hours in a manner consistent with the terms as set forth in the agreement. The resources that will be used on a system-wide basis may include, but not be limited to, agency regular staffing, use of substitutes, part-time employees working extra time and the use of overtime for regular full-time employees. Under the expanded hours of service proposed for the Los Angeles Public Library, all Rank and File and Supervisory Librarians will be required to work no more than a one- in-four rotation of Sunday work assignments, except for emergency situations. It is the understanding of the parties to this MOU that the Sunday work shift shall normally consist of five hours of work and that full-time employees scheduled to work the Sunday shift shall be compensated for a full workday (8 hours). Employees who work the reduced 72 hours per pay period schedule for the purpose of this agreement shall be considered full-time employees. Part-time employees shall be compensated for only the hours that they work. Sunday compensation shall not be considered as a premium or bonus compensation, unless it results in overtime as defined in Article 19 of this MOU, and the employee’s hourly rate shall not change as a result of the reduced hour shift. It is also understood that if an employee is required to work more than five hours on Sunday, no additional compensation for full-time employees will be provided, as long as the Sunday shift does not exceed eight hours. The Board of Library Commissioners is committed to providing the fairest work schedules possible to its employees, while providing the highest level of public service possible with the resources available. However, notwithstanding any of the above stated terms and conditions, nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to limit the Board or the Library Department’s ability to adequately staff and provide public service at all of its agencies. Nor shall it be construed that, by entering into this agreement, the Board or the Department will relinquish any of its management rights to assign staff as required to serve the needs of the City during the term of this agreement or after it has expired. Nor by this agreement shall it be construed that the Librarians’ Guild has relinquished any of its rights under the City’s Employee Relations Ordinance or applicable law during the term of this agreement or after it...
