PERSONAL BUSINESS TIME. A. An officer may be granted up to 30 hours of personal business time in any one calendar year with prior approval of his Shift commander. The request for a full day of time off shall be granted if submitted at least 48 hours in advance. Personal Business time may be used in less than full day increments if it does not create overtime, except for the following exception. A request for a partial day off submitted 48 hours in advance consisting of at least three (3) hours that creates overtime will be approved if it is taken during a period contiguous with an overlapping shift such that the overtime can be covered with a hold-over or early call-in. If a request for Personal Business time is submitted less than 48 hours in advance, the officer’s Shift commander shall have the option of approving or disapproving the request. Personal business time will not be granted on designated holidays if the granting of such a request places the shift below minimum strength as determined by the department.
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Samples: 1. Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
