Requests for Authorization of Outside Employment. 12.5.1 Bargaining unit members shall make written request for authorization for outside employment to the Director. Such requests shall contain the name of the employer, the nature of the business, and the specific nature of the job to be performed. Requests shall be forwarded to the Director through the chain-of- command.
12.5.2 Bargaining unit members shall not commence outside employment without written authorization from the Director except as provided in Section 12.5.4.
12.5.3 Authorization to undertake or continue outside employment shall not be unreasonably denied. However, in the event that the Director is of the belief that the outside employment or continued outside employment is or will create a conflict of interest or validly bring discredit upon the bargaining unit member or the State, he/she shall deny or rescind the authorization for outside employment. The bargaining unit member shall immediately terminate outside employment upon the written notification from the Director.
12.5.4 Temporary employment to be undertaken for no more than two weeks may be verbally authorized by the Troop, Division, or Section Commander or appropriate Supervisor, provided it meets the provisions of this Article and that the individual granting approval does not occupy a class contained in the bargaining unit. The Director shall be notified of such authorization. Bargaining unit members denied outside employment or that have authorization rescinded may appeal the decision to the Director.
12.5.5 A bargaining unit member shall notify his/her commander, in writing, of termination of outside employment.
12.5.6 A bargaining unit member who has utilized sick leave or is in a leave status related to a worker’s compensation covered injury shall not perform outside duty employment on days when compensation is received through worker’s compensation or sick leave.
Requests for Authorization of Outside Employment
