Common use of Extra Trips Clause in Contracts

Extra Trips. 5.3.1 Whenever administratively practicable, extra trips will be assigned to drivers in a manner to achieve equitable distribution of extra trip time. 5.3.2 An extra-trip-time-account ranking will be the basis for offering a driver an extra trip assignment. However, the Transportation Director, or designee, may, in the best interest of the District, or in case of emergency, make a variation in the assignment of extra trips. “Best interest of the District” includes, but is not limited to, safety of students, unique or unusual requirement for driver knowledge or skill. 5.3.2.1 An extra trip account will be opened for each driver at the beginning of each school year or upon employment, if hired after the school year begins. The account will be closed at the end of each school year. 5.3.2.2 At the beginning of each school year, drivers will be ranked on the extra trips eligibility list by employment date, with the driver having the earliest employment date ranked first and the driver with the most recent employment date ranked last. 5.3.2.3 Throughout the school year, drivers will be re-ranked weekly on the basis of the number of hours credited to each driver’s extra trip time account. Drivers credited with the most extra duty hours are placed at the bottom of the eligibility list, and drivers with the least such hours are placed at the top of the list. 5.3.2.4 Drivers log hours in their extra trip account on the basis of the number of hours of actual extra trip time worked or of the number of hours equal to a trip “passed.” (A trip is “passed” whenever a driver does not accept the offer of an extra trip and is not eligible for a “hold.” Drivers are eligible for a “hold” whenever they are disabled by a verifiable illness, are eligible for military leave pursuant to Article VII, Section 6 of this Agreement, or are unavailable for a trip which is offered less than twenty-four hours before the trip’s scheduled departure time.) 5.4.1 Whenever administratively practicable, special trips will be assigned to evenly distribute the number of trips (not hours) among all the drivers in the department. 5.4.2 Special trips will be assigned by the Transportation Director, or designee, based on the following; 5.4.2.1 Safety factors requiring special experience or specialized knowledge and skills. 5.4.2.2 Driver’s ability to handle the necessary equipment.