Need for Temporary Upgrading. To assure the orderly performance and continuity of services, the County may be required to temporarily upgrade employees on an acting basis to positions of a higher pay grade. For the purpose of this Article, it is understood that temporary upgrading may be required in order to fill or compensate for temporary position classification vacancies, which may exist for any of the following reasons:
Need for Temporary Upgrading. To assure the orderly performance and continuity of municipal services within the Police Department, the CITY may elect to temporarily upgrade officers on an acting basis to positions of a higher rank. For the purpose of this Article, it is understood that temporary upgradings may be authorized and made in order to fill or compensate for temporary position vacancies, which may exist for any of the following reasons:
Need for Temporary Upgrading. An employee who is required to accept the responsibilities and carry out the duties of a company officer or a Shift Commander shall be compensated at the current rate of pay for that position in lieu of their current rate of hourly pay. The upgrade will be expected to monitor compliance of all department SOP’s and Administrative Regulations and report violations of the same to their immediate supervisor. Only employees who meet the requirements for the promotional testing, set forth in Article VIII, Section 3, shall be allowed to accept the responsibilities of a company officer. Employees shall not be required to “upgrade” or “act up” as Battalion Chiefs or Shift Commander without the consent of the Union Executive Board.
