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assignment,an employee may request a conference with the Chief of Police and the union president <br /> and seek an explanation. The Chief shall meet with the officer involved and the union president <br /> within a reasonable time following such request, but the Chief shall retain complete discretion to <br /> resolve the matter in the best interests of the Department and said officer's decision shall not be <br /> subject to arbitration. <br /> (3) Emergency Response Team operations and general call outs of a shift or department <br /> level are exempt from overtime hire-back scheduling and shall be conducted at the discretion of <br /> the Chief of Police. <br /> Section 10. Duty Reduction Days: With the 12-hour schedule,members work an <br /> additional 4 hours every 2 weeks(84 hours). To accommodate for this additional work time, <br /> each officer will be awarded one(1) 12-hour Duty Reduction Day every 6 weeks. Duty <br /> Reduction Days will be adjusted/prorated accordingly for members that do not work a full 6- <br /> week cycle. <br /> It is agreed that each member will schedule their Duty Reduction Days starting September 1St of <br /> each year. The new Duty Reduction Day(DRD)will be implemented in the first full 6-week <br /> DRD cycle of the next calendar year. If an officer moves shifts,they will be awarded their DRD <br /> pattern based on availability as determined by the shift commander. One 12-hour duty reduction <br /> day will be awarded for each six-week period. The members will remain on the same DRD <br /> within their rotation pattern. If requested, an individual 12-hour(full day)DRD may be moved <br /> at the discretion of the shift commander subject to adequate staffing. The moving of a DRD shall <br /> not be denied for arbitrary reasons,however a DRD may only be requested to be moved within <br /> 28 days of the date of trade.No officer will be required to select a DRD that falls in between <br /> working days. For example,when the officer works their weekend 3-day set,they will not be <br /> required to work Friday,take a DRD on Saturday, and then work Sunday. This will not be <br /> forbidden if an officer makes such a request,however it will not be required. <br /> Section 11. This section pertains only to uniformed officers in the Patrol Division <br /> working the current 12-hour schedule. <br /> When an officer attends a single day training class hosted by an agency or organization <br /> other than the Decatur Police Department,regardless of class location,the training"duty"day <br /> will end when the scheduled training and any associated travel ends. Officers are not eligible for <br /> overtime unless the training and all travel time, if applicable, exceeds 12 hours. <br /> When an officer attends a single day Decatur Police Department sponsored in-service <br /> training class,the training"duty"day will end then the training ends. The department may elect <br /> to hold training classes for up to 12 hours for those officers working the current 12-hour <br /> schedule. <br /> For training that occurs on scheduled days off for an officer, or for training that is two or <br /> more consecutive days,the shift commander will work to properly coordinate and adjust the <br /> officer's days off and duty hours to accommodate the adjustment while remaining within the <br /> normal 84 hours of work per 2-week pay cycle. <br /> 8 <br />