Regular Work Cycle. The regular work cycle for patrol officers, including SWAT operators, shall be 80 hours in a fourteen (14) day work period. Patrol officers’ regular work schedule consists of six (6) rotating twelve (12) work shifts and one (1) “modified” eight (8) hour work shift in the fourteen (14) day work cycle. The work schedule for the upcoming twelve (12) month shift rotation, October 1 through September 30, shall be posted and bid by August 1 of each calendar year. Employees will bid their preferred shift for each of two (2) upcoming shift rotations. The first shift rotation runs from October 1 through March 31. The second shift rotation runs from April 1 through September 30. Twice per year, employees shall schedule “modified” eight (8) hour work shifts. The scheduling of “modified” work shifts shall occur following work schedule bidding (described above), following the prescheduling of mandatory training (see Section 5.6), and following paid leave bidding (see Attachment C to this Agreement). Once bid and approved by the Chief, or designee, “modified” work shifts shall remain fixed on the calendar, but may be adjusted by an employee provided the adjustment does not result in overtime and does not interfere with the established plans of a shift, or upon mutual agreement of the Chief and the impacted employee(s). The assigned work schedule and work hours for employees designated as SWAT operators may vary from the regular work schedule (above) during work cycles in which the SWAT operator attends mandatory training or a preplanned deployment that is scheduled at least fourteen (14) days prior to the training/deployment. In the event of such scheduled mandatory SWAT training or preplanned deployment, the affected SWAT operator and his supervisor will mutually agree to deviations from the SWAT operator’s regular work schedule to avoid the occurrence of unnecessary overtime.
