Common use of Stand-by Time Clause in Contracts

Stand-by Time. Stand-by time is that period of time other than the employee’s regularly scheduled working hours, when an employee at the direction of the department head is on standby duty, is required to remain in the immediate area and is available to receive and respond to calls for emergency service. Mandatory scheduled standby period for weekends and Holidays shall be at the City’s discretion. The request for stand-by will be posted for sign-up 30 calendar days, or as soon as practical thereafter, prior to the start of stand-by. The stand-by list will be locked- in 3 weeks prior to the scheduled standby period. 1.11.1 An employee on stand-by shall be compensated at the rate of four (4) hours of regular hourly pay for each continuous twenty- four hours on stand-by. 1.11.2 An employee on stand-by from the end of a regularly scheduled daily work shift to the beginning of the next day’s regularly scheduled work shift shall receive compensation equivalent to two (2) hours of regular hourly pay. 1.11.3 Standby periods for holidays, holiday weekends, and non- holiday weekends shall commence at the end of the regular business operation workday immediately preceding the holiday or weekend and conclude at the start of shift of the next regular business day. 1.11.4 The City may call for a standby crew for midweek Holidays. In such an event, the City will post the sign-up list 15 working days prior to the Holiday. The list will be locked-in when filled on a voluntary basis but not less than 10 calendar days prior to the Holiday. 1.11.5 Employees may volunteer and sign up for standby duty. Xxxxxxx will consist of one four-member electric crew and one five-member water crew. There shall be only one standby list for an entire weekend, as defined above. If the number of volunteers is insufficient to fill both crews, the remaining positions shall be assigned mandatorily by the City. 1.11.6 Standby hours earned will be credited to the Emergency Evergreen list at one-half of actual hours earned. 1.11.7 Make-up of the four member Electric standby crew shall be as follows:

Stand-by Time. Stand-by time is that period of time other than the employee’s regularly scheduled working hours, when an employee at the direction of the department head is on standby duty, is required to remain in the immediate area and is available to receive and respond to calls for emergency service. Mandatory scheduled standby period for weekends and Holidays shall be at the City’s discretion. The request for stand-by will be posted for sign-up 30 calendar days, or as soon as practical thereafter, prior to the start of stand-by. The stand-by list will be locked- in 3 weeks prior to the scheduled standby period. 1.11.1 An employee on stand-by shall be compensated at the rate of four (4) hours of regular hourly pay for each continuous twenty- twenty-four hours on stand-by. 1.11.2 An employee on stand-by from the end of a regularly scheduled daily work shift to the beginning of the next day’s regularly scheduled work shift shall receive compensation equivalent to two (2) hours of regular hourly pay. 1.11.3 Standby periods for holidays, holiday weekends, and non- holiday weekends shall commence at the end of the regular business operation workday immediately preceding the holiday or weekend and conclude at the start of shift of the next regular business day. 1.11.4 The City may call for a standby crew for midweek Holidays. In such an event, the City will post the sign-up list 15 working days prior to the Holiday. The list will be locked-in when filled on a voluntary basis but not less than 10 calendar days prior to the Holiday. 1.11.5 Employees may volunteer and sign up for standby duty. Xxxxxxx will consist of one four-member electric crew and one five-five- member water crew. There shall be only one standby list for an entire weekend, as defined above. If the number of volunteers is insufficient to fill both crews, the remaining positions shall be assigned mandatorily by the City. 1.11.6 Standby hours earned will be credited to the Emergency Evergreen list at one-half of actual hours earned. 1.11.7 Make-up of the four member Electric standby crew shall be as follows: (1) Utilities Electric Supervisor (2) Utilities Powerline Technicians, or (1) Utilities Powerline Technician and (1) Utilities Powerline Technician Apprentice (Hot) (1) Utilities Powerline Technician Apprentice 1.11.8 Make-up of the five member Water standby crew shall be as follows: (1) Utilities Water Supervisor (2) Utilities Waterworks Pipefitters