2007-61 AUTHORIZING CONTRACT PAY AND BENEFITS - POLICE BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION LABOR COMMITTEE

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agreement of the employee and Chief of Police, reschedule oft=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 u ed to designate a process used by the Chief of Police for assigning officers to work overtime for pecial projects. This does not apply to the general overtime process as delineated in Section 7 o this Article. The hireback process shall be used in assignment of officers for Special Events nd 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 Proced re" for assigning officers to work all City of Decatur sanctioned special events. For the purpos of this contract a special event is considered to be sanctioned when approved by the City Mana er and the Chief of Police for the deployment of police personnel in a hireback status. (2) All officers of the Decatur Police Department who ha e been certified for solo patrol duties shall be eligible for hireback for the staffing of special ev nts. If an officer does not wish to be considered for assignment, he/she may submit a lette to the Chief of Police requesting not to be considered for special event hireback. The Chief f Police may also remove officers from consideration as a result of disciplinary action. In all cas s, removal from hireback consideration will remain in effect for a period of one year unless rein tatement is authorized by the Chief of Police. (3 j The designated event coordinator shall distribute an ev nt's sign up sheet to each officer thirty days or more prior to the event. To be eligible for hirebac 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 slo s are still available, the coordinator shall fill these slots based on inverse seniority until all slot are filled. (c). Special Operations Hireback List: (1) The Chief of Police or his designee shall establish a "H reback Work List" for all officers who wish to participate in departmental authorized specia operations. All officers certified for solo patrol duties shall be eligible for assignment to the w k list. (2) The Chief of Police or his designee shall post notice f the establishment of the hireback work list. Officers interested in working these assignment are required to make a written request to the Chief of Police or his designee. The list will be g od for a period of one (1) year from the date of posting. Assignments from this wark list shall b made at the discretion of the operation coordinator(s) and based on the officer's suitability fo the specific assignment; suitability shall be determined by the performance of said employee du ing one or more previous 7