Common use of Communications Division Clause in Contracts

Communications Division. 31:1 The Police Department for the City of Bristol shall have a division known as Communications, which will come under the direction of the designated Captain of Staff Services. 31:2 The Communications Division shall consist of one (1) Lieutenant who will maintain direct supervision of all personnel assigned as dispatchers. Indirect supervision of dispatch personnel will be the responsibility of the Shift Commander during his respective shift. 31:3 The City will have the responsibility for all training needed to maintain this division. Sworn police officers assigned to train non-police personnel for dispatch will be considered Field Training Officers and will be compensated as provided by Section 7:2 of this agreement. The Communications Lieutenant shall be compensated with 7.5% of his respective base pay only during any period of time while personally engaged in the initial training of a new employee during the CTO program. 31:4 The City reserves the right to assign on-duty qualified sworn officers to Communications for meal and coffee breaks, and partial shift relief of a duration less than 4 hours. The Department shall maintain a list of qualified sworn officers to fill these needs. 31:5 It is agreed by the parties that the Chief continues to reserve the right to make assignments to Communications under Section 6:5 of this agreement. Officers shall fall into regular overtime rotation within the Division.