Safety Release. An employee who is required by the City to work more than fifteen (15) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour work period and who is scheduled to work a shift in the next twenty-four (24)-hour work period shall be provided at least nine (9) hours off before being required to return to active duty status.
Safety Release. A. An employee who is required by the City to work sixteen (16) or more hours in any twenty-four (24) hour work day, and who is scheduled to work a shift in the next twenty-four (24) hour work day, from the start of the sixteen (16) hours, shall be guaranteed at least eight (8) hours off before being required to return to active duty status. Any portion of the eight (8) hours that overlaps with the beginning of the employee’s next shift will be considered paid leave time and there will be no deductions made from the employee’s leave accruals. If employees are directed to work their next scheduled shift, they shall be paid at the rate of time and one half (1 ½ ) for such portion of the shift which falls within the eight (8) hours of time off.
Safety Release. Employees working sixteen or more hours in a twenty-four hour work day shall be provided at least eight hours of safety release time before beginning their next regularly scheduled shift. The employee shall advise an on-duty shift sergeant as soon as he or she reasonably believes their shift will extend beyond sixteen hours and no later than one hour before reaching the sixteen hour threshold, unless to do so is not feasible. If the safety release time will extend into the employee’s next regularly scheduled shift, the employee may use accrued leave to cover the period of absence from that shift. If the employee does not have sufficient accrued leave, the employee may use unpaid leave. If the safety release time will extend more than half-way through the employee’s next shift, the employee may opt to use such accrued leave for the entire shift.
Safety Release. Employees working sixteen or more hours in a twenty-four-hour period who provide notice to their supervisor at least one hour prior to reaching the sixteen-hour threshold may be given their next consecutive scheduled shift off with pay. In such event, no deduction shall be made from the employee’s leave. If employees are directed to work their next consecutive scheduled shift, they shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half for such shift. The twenty- four-hour period described herein shall commence at the start of the employee’s regularly scheduled shift Employees who do not receive eight (8) consecutive hours off either before or after a court appearance will receive sufficient administrative hours off with pay to equal eight (8) hours off. Employees working the graveyard shift, K-9 and night traffic car, who appear in court on the day before the start of the first day of their consecutive work days shall receive sufficient administrative hours off with pay to equal eight (8) consecutive hours off after their court appearance. Employees assigned to any Detective assignment (including Narcotics and Metro Gang Enforcement) shall not be subject to Section 12.7.
Safety Release. An employee required by the City to work fourteen (14) or more hours in a twenty- four (24)-hour period shall be guaranteed at least eight (8) hours of Safety Release time off before being required to work their next regularly-scheduled shift or portion thereof. When practicable, prior to working fourteen (14) or more hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period, the employee shall advise his/her supervisor that the employee believes his/her current work assignment may result in the employee becoming eligible for Safety Release time off. An employee granted Safety Release time off may use accrued leave while absent from his/her regular shift or take the time off as unpaid.
Safety Release. Employees who are on a seven-day stand-by assignment, and who actually work sixteen or more hours in a twenty-four-hour work day shall be provided at least eight hours of safety release time before beginning their next regularly scheduled shift. Time spent on stand-by but not working will not count.
Safety Release. Employees working sixteen or more hours in a twenty-four hour work day shall be provided at least nine hours of safety release time before beginning their next regularly scheduled shift. The employee shall advise an on-duty shift sergeant as soon as he or she reasonably believes their shift will extend beyond sixteen hours and no later than one hour before reaching the sixteen hour threshold, unless to do so is not feasible. Deleted: accrued leave to cover the period of absence from that shift. If the employee does not have sufficient accrued leave, the employee may use unpaid leave. Deleted: such Deleted: entire shift If the safety release time will extend into the employee’s next regularly scheduled shift, the employee may use administrative leave for the period of their regular shift taken off to meet the nine-hour safety release. If the safety release time will extend more than half- way through the employee’s next shift, the employee may opt to use accrued leave for the remainder of the shift beyond the nine-hour safety release period. If the employee does not have sufficient accrued leave, the employee may use unpaid leave.
Safety Release. The Sheriff's Office will make every reasonable effort to ensure that an employee will not work more than sixteen (16) hours consecutively unless deemed necessary by the Sheriff or his designee.
Safety Release. An employee who is required by the City to work fourteen (14) or more hours in a twenty-four (24)- hour period shall be offered eight (8) hours of Safety Release time off before being required to work their next consecutive regularly- scheduled shift or portion thereof. When practicable, prior to working fourteen (14) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period, the employee shall advise the supervisor that the employee believes the current work assignment may result in the employee becoming eligible for Safety Release time off. When safety release is exercised, the employee may elect to utilize vacation and/or earned compensation to total 40 hours of base wages. In the event the employee has no leave the safety release time would be unpaid.
Safety Release. Employees actually working sixteen or more hours in a twenty-four hour work day1 shall be provided at least nine hours of safety release time before beginning their next regularly scheduled shift.
