Common use of Marine Patrol Officers and Marine Patrol Specialists Work Schedules Clause in Contracts

Marine Patrol Officers and Marine Patrol Specialists Work Schedules. Marine Patrol Officers and Specialists will schedule their hours of work within their respective patrol based on operational needs and activity levels. A normal workday will consist of eight (8) or ten (10) hours to be worked during the core hour period from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. each day. Modification of core hours may be done by agreement with or at the direction of the supervisors of Marine Patrol Officers or Specialists. Core hours may be modified to any 12- hour period in twenty-four (24) hours with fourteen (14) days' notice in advance. On any scheduled workday where emergency operational needs require, as defined by departmental policy, a Marine Patrol Officer or Marine Patrol Specialist to exceed eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work, he/she shall notify his/her immediate supervisor within twelve (12) hours of the additional hours worked, so that his/her work schedule may be adjusted as necessary. Any non- emergency operational need to work beyond the eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work must be approved by the Marine Patrol Sergeant or Marine Patrol Lieutenant prior to performing the work. For implementation of the above-mentioned eight (8) or ten (10) hour normal workday, supervisors shall work out the schedules in advance with employees. Marine Patrol Sergeants and Marine Patrol Lieutenants have the right to change the schedule/work assignment of any Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist when in their opinion it is necessary to do so to ensure adequate coverage and to meet operational needs. The right to alter schedules/work assignments includes, but is not limited to, the right to set specific hours or work assignments within a workday, workweek or fourteen (14) day cycle, and the right to regulate or limit the hours worked outside the normal workday. When circumstances permit, the Department shall provide at least forty-eight (48) hours advance notification to affected employees of any individual temporary schedule change. Fourteen (14) calendar days' notice need not be given for the above types of individual schedule changes, but, in the event of a permanent individual schedule change, fourteen (14) calendar days' notice shall be given, as required by the Hours and Work Schedules article, of the current contract. For the entire 24-hour period of a scheduled workday, a Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist will remain within his/her assigned patrol area and be reachable so as to be able to return to duty as soon as possible after being called to meet operational needs, except with prior approval from his/her immediate supervisor to be unavailable or outside of his/her assigned area during the 24-hour period for a specified time. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily denied. Employees shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 A.M. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. Management retains the right to relieve employees from duty because of excessive hours worked during the fourteen (14) day work cycle. When an employee is relieved for a full day by his/her supervisor, he/she shall not be required to be available until the beginning of his/her next scheduled day.

Marine Patrol Officers and Marine Patrol Specialists Work Schedules. Existing work cycles shall be continued. Marine Patrol Officers and Specialists will schedule their hours of work within their respective patrol based on operational needs and activity levels. A normal workday will consist of eight (8) or ten (10) hours to be worked during the core hour period from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. each day. Modification of core hours may be done by agreement with or at the direction of the supervisors of Marine Patrol Officers or Specialists. Core hours may be modified to any 12- 12-hour period in twenty-four (24) hours with fourteen (14) days' notice in advance. On any scheduled workday where emergency operational needs require, as defined by departmental policy, a Marine Patrol Officer or Marine Patrol Specialist to exceed eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work, he/she shall notify his/her immediate supervisor within twelve (12) hours of the additional hours worked, so that his/her work schedule may be adjusted as necessary. Any non- non-emergency operational need to work beyond the eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work must be approved by the Marine Patrol Sergeant or Marine Patrol Lieutenant Lieuten­ant prior to performing the work. For implementation of the above-mentioned eight (8) or ten (10) hour normal workday, supervisors shall work out the schedules in advance with employees. Marine Patrol Sergeants and Marine Patrol Lieutenants have the right to change the schedule/work assignment of any Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist when in their opinion it is necessary to do so to ensure adequate coverage and to meet operational needs. The right to alter schedules/work assignments includes, but is not limited to, the right to set specific hours or work assignments within a workday, workweek or fourteen (14) 28-day cycle, and the right to regulate or limit the hours worked outside the normal workday. When circumstances permit, the Department shall provide at least forty-eight (48) hours advance notification to affected employees of any individual temporary schedule change. Fourteen (14) calendar days' notice need not be given for the above types of individual schedule changes, but, in the event of a permanent individual schedule change, fourteen (14) calendar days' notice shall be given, as required by the Hours and Work Schedules article, of the current contract. For the entire 24-hour period of a scheduled workday, a Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist will remain within his/her assigned patrol area and be reachable so as to be able to return to duty as soon as possible after being called to meet operational needs, except with prior approval from his/her immediate supervisor to be unavailable or outside of his/her assigned area during the 24-hour period for a specified time. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily denied. Employees shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 A.M. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding preced­ing the scheduled day/days off. Management retains the right to relieve employees from duty because of excessive hours worked during the fourteen (14) 28-day work cycle. When an employee is relieved for a full day by his/her supervisorsupervi­sor, he/she shall not be required to be available until the beginning of his/her next scheduled day.

Marine Patrol Officers and Marine Patrol Specialists Work Schedules. Marine Patrol Officers and Specialists will schedule their hours of work within their respective patrol based on operational needs and activity levels. A normal workday will consist of eight (8) or ten (10) hours to be worked during the core hour period from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. each day. Modification of core hours may be done by agreement with or at the direction of the supervisors of Marine Patrol Officers or Specialists. Core hours may be modified to any 12- 12-hour period in twenty-four (24) hours with fourteen (14) days' notice in advance. On any scheduled workday where emergency operational needs require, as defined by departmental policy, a Marine Patrol Officer or Marine Patrol Specialist to exceed eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work, he/she shall notify his/her immediate supervisor within twelve (12) hours of the additional hours worked, so that his/her work schedule may be adjusted as necessary. Any non- non-emergency operational need to work beyond the eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work must be approved by the a Marine Patrol Sergeant or Marine Patrol Lieutenant supervisor prior to performing the work. For implementation of the above-mentioned eight (8) or ten (10) hour normal workday, supervisors shall work out the schedules in advance with employees. Marine Patrol Sergeants and Marine Patrol Lieutenants supervisors have the right to change the schedule/work assignment of any Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist when in their opinion it is necessary to do so to ensure adequate coverage and to meet operational needs. The right to alter schedules/work assignments includes, but is not limited to, the right to set specific hours or work assignments within a workday, workweek or fourteen (14) day cycle, and the right to regulate or limit the hours worked outside the normal workday. When circumstances permit, the Department shall provide at least forty-eight (48) hours advance notification to affected employees of any individual temporary schedule change. Fourteen (14) calendar days' notice need not be given for the above types of individual schedule changes, but, in the event of a permanent individual schedule change, fourteen (14) calendar days' notice shall be given, as required by the Hours and Work Schedules article, of the current contract. For the entire 24-hour period of a scheduled workdayhours in core or while on standby, a Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist will remain within his/her assigned patrol area and be reachable so as to be able to return to duty as soon as possible after being called to meet operational needsavailable for immediate recall, except with prior approval from his/her immediate a supervisor to be unavailable or outside of his/her assigned area during the 24-24- hour period for a specified time. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily denied. Employees shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 A.M. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. Management retains the right to relieve employees from duty because of excessive hours worked during the fourteen (14) day work cycle. When an employee is relieved for a full day by his/her a supervisor, he/she shall not be required to be available until the beginning of his/her next scheduled day, except by mutual agreement to maintain standby status. Officers will be required to provide coverage overnight on work-days with the exception of the last three days of their work rotation. For example, and Officer working Monday through Friday would cover Monday and Tuesday nights. Division Lieutenants shall have the discretion to identify the minimum coverage standard based on their seasonal/operational needs and may adjust the requirement for employees to remain on standby.

Marine Patrol Officers and Marine Patrol Specialists Work Schedules. Marine Patrol Officers and Specialists will schedule their hours of work within their respective patrol based on operational needs and activity levels. A normal workday will consist of eight (8) or ten (10) hours to be worked during the core hour period from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. each day. Modification of core hours may be done by agreement with or at the direction of the supervisors of Marine Patrol Officers or Specialists. Core hours may be modified to any 12- 12-hour period in twenty-four (24) hours with fourteen (14) days' notice in advance. On any scheduled workday where emergency operational needs require, as defined by departmental policy, a Marine Patrol Officer or Marine Patrol Specialist to exceed eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work, he/she shall notify his/her immediate supervisor within twelve (12) hours of the additional hours worked, so that his/her work schedule may be adjusted as necessary. Any non- non-emergency operational need to work beyond the eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work must be approved by the Marine Patrol Sergeant or Marine Patrol Lieutenant prior to performing the work. For implementation of the above-mentioned eight (8) or ten (10) hour normal workday, supervisors shall work out the schedules in advance with employees. Marine Patrol Sergeants and Marine Patrol Lieutenants have the right to change the schedule/work assignment of any Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist when in their opinion it is necessary to do so to ensure adequate coverage and to meet operational needs. The right to alter schedules/work assignments includes, but is not limited to, the right to set specific hours or work assignments within a workday, workweek or fourteen (14) day cycle, and the right to regulate or limit the hours worked outside the normal workday. When circumstances permit, the Department shall provide at least forty-eight (48) hours advance notification to affected employees of any individual temporary schedule change. Fourteen (14) calendar days' notice need not be given for the above types of individual schedule changes, but, in the event of a permanent individual schedule change, fourteen (14) calendar days' notice shall be given, as required by the Hours and Work Schedules article, of the current contract. For the entire 24-hour period of a scheduled workday, a Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist will remain within his/her assigned patrol area and be reachable so as to be able to return to duty as soon as possible after being called to meet operational needs, except with prior approval from his/her immediate supervisor to be unavailable or outside of his/her assigned area during the 24-24- hour period for a specified time. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily denied. Employees shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 A.M. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. Management retains the right to relieve employees from duty because of excessive hours worked during the fourteen (14) day work cycle. When an employee is relieved for a full day by his/her supervisor, he/she shall not be required to be available until the beginning of his/her next scheduled day. Marine Patrol Pilot Program This agreement establishes a pilot program intended to explore and reduce standby coverage outside of core hours. Officers will be required to provide coverage overnight on workdays with the exception of the last three days of their work rotation. This pilot will continue for one year from the ratification of this contract. If the State determines that at any time that this new coverage is not viable, the State can terminate this Agreement at any time with a twenty (20) day notice to the Maine State Law Enforcement Association. If this Pilot Agreement is not terminated prior to one year from the collective bargaining agreement’s implementation date, it will automatically terminate. Upon expiration of this pilot program, Marine Patrol will have the right to end the pilot and reinstate the schedule in place prior to this Pilot Program, or to continue with the revised coverage schedule. Requirements: • Officers will be required to provide coverage overnight on work-days with the exception of the last three days of their work rotation. For example, an Officer working Monday through Friday would cover Monday and Tuesday nights. • An Officer working Wednesday through Monday would be covering Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. • Division Lieutenants shall have the discretion to identify the minimum coverage standard based on their seasonal/operational needs.

Marine Patrol Officers and Marine Patrol Specialists Work Schedules. Marine Patrol Officers and Specialists will schedule their hours of work within their respective patrol based on operational needs and activity levels. A normal workday will consist of eight (8) or ten (10) hours to be worked during the core hour period from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. each day. Modification of core hours may be done by agreement with or at the direction of the supervisors of Marine Patrol Officers or Specialists. Core hours may be modified to any 12- 12-hour period in twenty-four (24) hours with fourteen (14) days' notice in advance. On any scheduled workday where emergency operational needs require, as defined by departmental policy, a Marine Patrol Officer or Marine Patrol Specialist to exceed eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work, he/she shall notify his/her immediate supervisor within twelve (12) hours of the additional hours worked, so that his/her work schedule may be adjusted as necessary. Any non- non-emergency operational need to work beyond the eight (8) or ten (10) hours of actual work must be approved by the Marine Patrol Sergeant or Marine Patrol Lieutenant prior to performing the work. For implementation of the above-mentioned eight (8) or ten (10) hour normal workday, supervisors shall work out the schedules in advance with employees. Marine Patrol Sergeants and Marine Patrol Lieutenants have the right to change the schedule/work assignment of any Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist when in their opinion it is necessary to do so to ensure adequate coverage and to meet operational needs. The right to alter schedules/work assignments includes, but is not limited to, the right to set specific hours or work assignments within a workday, workweek or fourteen (14) day cycle, and the right to regulate or limit the hours worked outside the normal workday. When circumstances permit, the Department shall provide at least forty-eight (48) hours advance notification to affected employees of any individual temporary schedule change. Fourteen (14) calendar days' notice need not be given for the above types of individual schedule changes, but, in the event of a permanent individual schedule change, fourteen (14) calendar days' notice shall be given, as required by the Hours and Work Schedules article, of the current contract. For the entire 24-hour period of a scheduled workday, a Marine Patrol Officer and Marine Patrol Specialist will remain within his/her assigned patrol area and be reachable so as to be able to return to duty as soon as possible after being called to meet operational needs, except with prior approval from his/her immediate supervisor to be unavailable or outside of his/her assigned area during the 24-hour period for a specified time. Such approval shall not be arbitrarily denied. Employees shall have their scheduled days off commence at 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day or days off, and their time off shall end at 8:00 A.M. on the day scheduled to return to work. However, if conditions warrant, an employee occasionally may have to work beyond 5:00 P.M. on the day preceding the scheduled day/days off. Management retains the right to relieve employees from duty because of excessive hours worked during the fourteen (14) day work cycle. When an employee is relieved for a full day by his/her supervisor, he/she shall not be required to be available until the beginning of his/her next scheduled day.