Common use of Lateral Entry Clause in Contracts

Lateral Entry. (a) The initial placement on the salary schedule in the classification of Patrol Officer for a new hire with prior experience as a sworn law enforcement officer shall be made according to the following table which provides service credit based on the years of prior consecutive service and the size of the department in which the person served: More Than 3 But Not More Than 5 Consecutive Years of Prior Service More Than 5 But Not More Than 10 Consecutive Years of Prior Service More Than 10 Consecutive Years Of Prior Service Small Department (Less than 50 sworn personnel) Step 1 Step 2 Step 2 Medium Department (More than 49 but less Step 2 Step 2 Step 3 Large Department (More than 600 sworn personnel) Step 2 Step 3 Step 3 (b) Transfers between the Minneapolis Police Department and the Minneapolis Park Police Department are not permitted. However, sworn personnel employed by the Minneapolis Police Department may be eligible to be considered as a lateral entry candidate for the classification of Park Patrol Officer in accordance with the terms set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 7.7 (a), to the contrary, if a Minneapolis Police Officer is hired as a Park Police Officer, time served in the Minneapolis Police shall be included as Department seniority for the purpose of determining the employee’s vacation accrual and placement on the salary schedule. Time served in the Minneapolis Police Department will not count toward fulfilling in-service time requirements for competing in promotional examinations; computing seniority in promotional examinations; determining the order of bids for vacations; determining the order of layoffs; or determining other priorities among employees.

Lateral Entry. (a) The Vacation accrual and initial placement on the salary schedule in the classification of Patrol Officer Police Officer, ▇▇▇▇▇ for a new hire with prior experience as a sworn law enforcement officer shall be made according as follows: (1) One year of Park Police service shall be credited for every full year of prior service with a department or departments. (2) “Prior service” does not include: i. service to an agency while licensed as part-time officer; ii. service to an agency for which the following table which provides service credit based employee’s regular work schedule, except in the case of limitations on work hours for medical reasons, was less than an average of forty (40) hours per week; or iii. military service. (3) With regards to initial placement on the vacation accrual schedule, all new employee shall be placed at an initial annual accrual rate commensurate with their full years of prior consecutive service and the size of the department in which the person served: More Than 3 But Not More Than 5 Consecutive Years of Prior Service More Than 5 But Not More Than 10 Consecutive Years of Prior Service More Than 10 Consecutive Years Of Prior Service Small Department (Less than 50 sworn personnel) Step 1 Step 2 Step 2 Medium Department (More than 49 but less Step 2 Step 2 Step 3 Large Department (More than 600 sworn personnel) Step 2 Step 3 Step 3 service. (b) Transfers between the Minneapolis Police Department and the Minneapolis Park Police Department are not permitted. However, sworn personnel employed by the Minneapolis Police Department may be eligible to be considered as a lateral entry candidate for the classification of Park Patrol Officer in accordance with the terms set forth herein. Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 7.7 (a), to the contrary, if a Minneapolis Police Officer is hired as a Park Police Officer, Parks time served in the Minneapolis Police shall be included as Department seniority for the purpose of determining the employee’s vacation accrual and placement on the salary schedule. Time served in the Minneapolis Police Department will not count toward fulfilling in-service time requirements for competing in promotional examinations; computing seniority in promotional examinations; determining the order of bids for vacations; determining the order of layoffs; or determining other priorities among employees.