Overtime Availability. A. All overtime shall be offered equally to all full time operators in the division except: a) in case of emergency, b) when it becomes necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the Communications Center, or c) when a particular operator with special skills or qualifications is needed. Notwithstanding the prior exceptions, the City shall make all reasonable efforts to equalize overtime. B. An available operator is defined as an operator not on approved leave. At least one (1) but not more than two (2) operators shall be scheduled for “on-call” for each shift on each day. In general, operators who are scheduled to be “on-call” must respond and be immediately available in the event the communications center drops below minimum staffing levels or other emergencies. C. Overtime will always be granted and/or ordered to the available same-shift (days for days, nights for nights) operator with the lowest accumulated overtime hours for that calendar year. The available same-shift operators will be exhausted before the available opposing-shift (days for nights, nights for days) operators are granted and/or ordered for the overtime. Opposing-shift operators will not be ordered to work more than six (6) hours. Exceptions to this rule are outlined in Sub-Section E and when the “on-call” operator is granted and/or ordered the overtime. D. Short-notice overtime shall be any overtime scheduled less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the shift to be worked. A general message will be sent requesting volunteers. Short-notice overtime will be granted first to the “on-call” operator should the “on-call” operator volunteer. If the “on-call” operator does not volunteer, overtime will be granted to the volunteering operator with the lowest accumulated overtime hours for that calendar year. Should no one volunteer within twenty (20) minutes, the Center shall contact and order the operator designated as “on- call” to work the shift. The “on-call” operator shall public service the Center to confirm the order. If the “on-call” operator does not confirm the order, the Center shall public service the operator. It is the responsibility of the on-call operator to call the Center confirming the “order in.” If there are multiple occurrences of overtime and the “on-call” operator is already working that shift, the available volunteering operator with the lowest accumulated overtime hours for that calendar year will be granted the overtime. Should no one volunteer, the available operator with the lowest accumulated overtime hours for that calendar year will be ordered to work the overtime. E. In the event the Center falls below minimum staffing at shift change, the “on-duty” operator with the lowest accumulated overtime hours for that calendar year will be ordered to stay over until properly relieved. F. Regular overtime shall be any overtime-scheduled seventy-two (72) hours or more in advance of the shift to be worked. The Director or designee shall post regular overtime sign-up sheets in the center a minimum of seventy-two (72) hours prior to the shift to be worked. Regular overtime will be granted to the volunteering operator with the lowest accumulated overtime hours for that calendar year. Should no one volunteer, the Director shall order the operator with the lowest accumulated overtime hours for that calendar year to work the overtime. The Director will attempt to advise the ordered operator of that fact no later than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the shift of overtime, but as soon as possible. G. Operators shall normally submit all leave requests seven (7) calendar days in advance (but no more than six (6) months prior, which will include all consecutive leave days when one (1) or more days fall within the six (6) months) in order to provide the Director sufficient time to arrange the work schedule. Nothing shall prohibit an operator from submitting a leave request after the seven (7) days. The Director may approve leave requests submitted after the seven (7) days at the Director’s discretion. With approved leave of two (2) or more consecutive full tours of duty an operator will not be required to be available for assigned overtime on scheduled days off. Such operator must note on the leave slip “not available for overtime” at the time of the submission. An operator may request to not be scheduled for overtime when using less than two
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