Common use of Watches, Assignment, Staffing Levels Clause in Contracts

Watches, Assignment, Staffing Levels. 1. There are two primary watches for detectives: Day and PM. At the discretion of Management, employees may be assigned from one detective function to another on the same basic watch to meet the needs of the specific detective function and the community. Except as otherwise provided for in Paragraph G of this Article, assignments to watches will be made by civil service rank and paygrade and subject to maintaining the specific detective function’s operational integrity/coverage. 2. Management shall specify and post the staffing of the Day and PM watches by rank and paygrade pursuant to Paragraph D of Article 4. 1. The first priority in staffing determinations shall be officer safety. Staffing for all watches shall include provisions for adequate supervision and investigative expertise. Commanding officers shall ensure that daily staffing of PM watch includes a minimum of one detective supervisor. 3. The staffing level of detectives in any division assigned to PM watch in any given DP is determined by the commanding officer, who may adjust the number as needed from DP to DP. However, the number of detectives assigned to PM watch in any given DP should not be determined arbitrarily, capriciously, or punitively, but should be determined with a realistic expectation that such deployment will achieve reasonable operational objectives. Management agrees that in each command where detectives are assigned, the commanding officer will reasonably assess the need for the number of PM watch detectives deployed each DP, with a view to avoid over-deploying detectives on PM watch. 4. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another watch for no more than two DP’s to provide vacation, transfer, or other relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all watches.

Watches, Assignment, Staffing Levels. 1. There are two primary watches for detectives: Day and PM. At the discretion of Management, employees may be assigned from one detective function to another on the same basic watch to meet the needs of the specific detective function and the community. Except as otherwise provided for in Paragraph G of this Article, assignments to watches will be made by civil service rank and paygrade and subject to maintaining the specific detective function’s operational integrity/coverage. 2. Management shall specify and post the staffing of the Day and PM watches by rank and paygrade pursuant to Paragraph D of Article 4. 1. The first priority in staffing determinations shall be officer safety. Staffing for all watches shall include provisions for adequate supervision and investigative expertise. Commanding officers shall ensure that daily staffing of PM watch includes a minimum of one detective supervisor. 3. The staffing level of detectives in any division assigned to PM watch in any given DP is determined by the commanding officer, who may adjust the number as needed from DP to DP. However, the number of detectives assigned to PM watch in any given DP should not be determined arbitrarily, capriciously, or punitively, but should be determined with a realistic expectation that such deployment will achieve reasonable operational objectives. Management agrees that in each command where detectives are assigned, the commanding officer will reasonably assess the need for the number of PM watch detectives deployed each DP, with a view to avoid over-over- deploying detectives on PM watch. 4. At the discretion of the commanding officer, employees may be loaned to another watch for no more than two DP’s to provide vacation, transfer, or other relief as necessary to maintain adequate coverage on all watches.