Common use of Hours of Work and Overtime for Neighborhood Patrol Division Assignments Clause in Contracts

Hours of Work and Overtime for Neighborhood Patrol Division Assignments. 1. The work schedule for employees in the Neighborhood Patrol Division assigned to patrol duties shall be four (4) or five (5) days of work depending on the rotation of the schedule in a calendar workweek (Sunday to Saturday) at 8.50 hours (8 hours and 30 minutes) per day. All time worked in excess of 8 hours and 30 minutes per day shall be compensated at overtime rates. 2. The work period for patrol employees shall be 28 days. 3. There shall be three (3) leave groups from which H days shall be determined. 4. The eight and a half (8.5) hour tour of duty shall consist of a fifteen (15) minute period for roll call at the beginning of the tour and a fifteen (15) minute period at the end of the tour for administrative, training or deployment time as determined at the discretion of the patrol shift commander. 5. The number of officers assigned to each shift shall be at the sole discretion of the Baltimore City Police Department, through the authority of the Police Commissioner. 6. The Police Commissioner shall have the right to modify or change the patrol schedule and/or the start and stop times of the shifts based on community and departmental interests, provided that any modified schedule must remain in effect for a period of no less than twenty-four (24) months. Any changes to the patrol schedule shall occur on or about January 1, to coincide with the first 28-day period after the new year. To modify the schedule, the Police Commissioner must formally announce the modification of the patrol schedule prior to July 1. At least sixty (60) calendar days before the July 1 announcement of a schedule change, the Police Commissioner or his/her designee(s) shall meet and solicit feedback from the Lodge. 7. These provisions shall also apply to any non-patrol unit that follows the Neighborhood Patrol Division schedule as defined in Subsection (1) of this Section.