K-9 Officers. Deputies assigned to work with a canine shall receive four (4) hours straight time per seven (7)-day period for care and feeding of the canine. Time off allowed per workweek, or the four (4) hours pay for canine care shall be considered appropriate compensation for canine maintenance for the entire week, including days off.
K-9 Officers. K-9 handlers assigned a dog will receive additional compensation of 3.5% of employee’s base rate while assigned to the unit.
K-9 Officers. K-9 officers shall be paid a maximum payout of a half hour (.5) of overtime per day per dog for the care and maintenance of a department K-9 and other duties unique to the K-9 unit.
K-9 Officers. Personnel who serve as K-9 officers of the Sheriff's Office shall receive extra compensation at the rate of Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($360) per month (based on sixteen [16] hours per month at 1.5 times the hourly rate of $15.00 per hour) for daily care and maintenance of the animal, including, but not limited to, feeding grooming, exercising, veterinary visits, clean-up and bonding. Such pay will be prorated where only part of the pay period is so served. When such officers are actually called out, they shall be compensated in accordance with Section 9.5, in addition to the pay under this section. If the K-9 officer is required to attend specific advance training with the animal during the K-9 officer’s non-working hours and/or if the K-9 officer is required to make public appearances with the dog, during the K-9 officer’s non-working hours, the K-9 officer shall submit a request for overtime compensation at the officer’s current overtime rate. Approval of such overtime is subject to authorization in advance by the Sheriff or his designee. Additionally, K-9 officers shall receive a two percent (2%) premium in recognition of the skill, training and hazards involved in the position.
K-9 Officers. Canine Handlers will be compensated as follows for kennel time:
1. On the handler’s scheduled days off - Handlers will be compensated 1 hour of overtime pay or comp at the officer overtime pay rate of one and one half times(1.5 times)
2. On scheduled days on - Handlers will be compensated by being given 1 hour of paid time off, non-overtime rate, either at the start or the end of their shift. This hour off will be determined at a minimum of 72 hours prior to the scheduled day of work.
K-9 Officers. Employees, who work with a canine, shall receive three-point-six-nine-three (3.693) hours per pay period at the time and one-half (1½) rate.
K-9 Officers. The City will pay the K-9 Officer a $6,000 annual stipend paid out proportionately per paycheck each Fiscal Year. Pursuant to 29 Code of Federal Regulations Section 778.419, the City and FPEA understand and agree that this additional compensation is intended to compensate canine officers for all off duty hours spent caring, grooming, feeding and otherwise maintaining their canine unit, in compliance with the FLSA and interpretive cases and rulings. The parties acknowledge that the FLSA, which governs the entitlement to compensation for canine duties, entitles the parties to agree to a reasonable number of hours per month for the performance of off duty canine duties. Required K-9 training outside of a regularly scheduled workday shall be paid at T-1/2 of the officer’s rate of pay. Food, paid grooming, and veterinary expenses to be reimbursed. Assignment of this position is at the discretion of the Police Chief.
K-9 Officers. K-9 Officers will be relieved of their regular duty shift 15 minutes prior to its end in order to care for their dogs. K-9 Officers will be paid at their full rate for this time. If there is a need for them to spend any additional time caring for their dogs, they will be compensated at a rate of fifty percent (50%) of their regular rate of pay. Up to seven hours of such additional time during a work period is preauthorized, but anything above that must be authorized by the Sheriff or his/her designee. The overtime provisions of this collective bargaining agreement, as well as state and federal law, still apply.
18.11 Longevity pay shall only be made to those current employees receiving amounts under the previous Teamsters schedule. The amounts are frozen at the current level.
K-9 Officers. Personnel who serve as K-9 officers of the Sheriff's Office shall receive extra compensation at the rate of Three Hundred Twelve Dollars ($312) per month (based on sixteen [16] hours per month at 1.5 times the hourly rate of $13.00 per hour) for daily care and maintenance of the animal, including, but not limited to, feeding grooming, exercising, veterinary visits, clean-up and bonding. Effective September 1, 2016, the rate shall increase to $360 dollars per month based on an hourly rate of $15.00 per hour. Such pay will be prorated where only part of the pay period is so served. When such officers are actually called out, they shall be compensated in accordance with Section 9.5, in addition to the pay under this section. If the K-9 officer is required to attend specific advance training with the animal during the K-9 officer’s non-working hours and/or if the K-9 officer is required to make public appearances with the dog, during the K-9 officer’s non-working hours, the K-9 officer shall submit a request for overtime compensation at the officer’s current overtime rate. Approval of such overtime is subject to authorization in advance by the Sheriff or his designee. Additionally, effective September 1, 2016, K-9 officers shall receive a two percent (2%) premium in recognition of the skill, training and hazards involved in the position.
K-9 Officers. Any Police Officer assigned a department K-9, as part of their duties, will be permitted six (6) hours per week from their work schedule to care for and groom their dogs. The training for the handlers of K-9 dogs will take place during duty hours. The City will provide spraying for fleas in the officers’ homes once a month year-round. The City will provide carpet cleaning in the officers’ homes twice a year.
