2009-53 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - POLICE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION LABOR COMMITTEE

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Section 9. If an employee is required to appear in court outside Macon County on a day he is not regularly scheduled to work, he shall be paid for approved travel time in addition to actual court time, said court time not to exceed 8 hours. The City may, with the mutual agreement of the employee and Chief of Police, reschedule off-duty days so that such out-of- county court appearances fall on regularly scheduled duty days. Section 10. (a). General For the purpose of this contract the term "Hireback" shall be used to designate a process used by the Chief of Police for assigning officers to work overtime for special projects. This does not apply to the general overtime process as delineated in Section 7 of this Article. The hireback process shall be used in assignment of officers for Special Events and Special Departmental Operations, i.e., Rat Packs, DUI Program and Gang Suppression. (b). Special Event Hireback List (1) The Chief of Police shall establish a "Hireback Procedure" for assigning officers to work all City of Decatur sanctioned special events. For the purpose of this contract a special event is considered to be sanctioned when approved by the City Manager and the Chief of Police for the deployment of police personnel in a hireback status. (2) All officers of the Decatur Police Department who have been certified for solo patrol duties shall be eligible for hireback for the staffing of special events. If an officer does not wish to be considered for assignment, he/she may submit a letter to the Chief of Police requesting not to be considered for special event hireback. The Chief of Police may also remove officers from consideration as a result of disciplinary action. In all cases, removal from hireback consideration will remain in effect for a period of one year unless reinstatement is authorized by the Chief of Police. (3) The designated event coordinator shall distribute an event's sign up sheet to each officer thirty days or more prior to the event. To be eligible for hireback work, officers must sign up for a minimum of two slots. The event coordinator shall assign one slot per officer according to departmental seniority until all requested slots are filled. If slots are still available, the coordinator shall fill these slots based on inverse seniority until all slots are filled. (c). Special Operations Hireback List: (1) The Chief of Police or his designee shall establish a "Hireback Work List" for all officers who wish to participate in departmental authorized special operations. All officers certified for solo patrol duties shall be eligible for assignment to the work list. (2) The Chief of Police or his designee shall post notice for the establishment of the hireback work list. Officers interested in working these assignments are required to make a 7