South by Southwest. (1) This Subsection shall only apply to South by Southwest staffing assignments. This Subsection is established in order to lessen the need for reassigning Officers from their normal duty assignments while still adequately staffing the Event to protect our citizens and visitors. Subject to the provisions set out below, nothing in this Subsection shall be construed as limiting the Police Chief’s authority and discretion to determine personnel assignments.
(2) The Department shall establish a South by Southwest volunteer sign-up roster (hereinafter referred to as the “South by Southwest Volunteer Roster”) for non-exempt Officers who wish to work South by Southwest as an Elective Department Overtime assignment. Sergeants on the South by Southwest Volunteer Roster may be assigned to work in a non-supervisory assignment after eligible Police Officers and Corporal / Detectives have been assigned.
(3) The Department shall first be required to call or otherwise make available the opportunity for eligible Officers on the South by Southwest Volunteer Roster to work South by Southwest as an Elective Department Overtime assignment. The South by Southwest Volunteer Roster shall be open for at least twenty-one (21) days, after which the Department may fill any remaining need for certified personnel with (1) paid or volunteer peace officers employed by Outside Law Enforcement Agencies, (2) paid Reserve Officers, (3) by a schedule change for Officers not on the South by Southwest Volunteer Roster, or (4) by any combination thereof. Officers not on the South by Southwest Volunteer Roster whose schedules are changed to work South by Southwest may use vacation leave or may modify their regular schedules, with supervisory approval, so that the South by Southwest shift(s) qualify for overtime.
(4) Officers on the South by Southwest Volunteer Roster may be denied the ability to work South by Southwest:
(i) In accordance with Department overtime, elective and secondary employment, and attendance policies; or
(ii) If assigning an Officer from the South by Southwest Volunteer Roster creates a need for backfill.
(5) The parties agree that denial of an Officer’s ability to work South by Southwest, the failure for any reason to select or use an Officer on the South by Southwest Volunteer Roster, or the reassignment of an Officer from their normal duty assignment shall not provide the basis for a dispute, claim, or complaint under Article 20 of this AGREEMENT. This provision does not ...
