Common use of Motor Squad Work Schedule Clause in Contracts

Motor Squad Work Schedule. Officers assigned to Motor Squad or officers who were on an employment list for the Motor Squad assignment on February 5, 2012, will be grandfathered into the 3/12 schedule, but all other newly assigned employees will work a 4/10 schedule. Officers assigned to Motor Squad will be able to take their motorcycles home unless the Police Chief determines that for just cause the officer should not take the motorcycle home. Such reasons shall be put in writing. Employees assigned to the Motor Squad may volunteer to work a 4/10 schedule but will also retain the right to return to the 3/12 schedule. In the event that the City transfers or reduces the number of officers assigned to the Motor Squad and, as a result, officers grandfathered into the 3/12 work schedule are transferred out of the Motor Squad, the officer grandfathered into the 3/12 work schedule will have the right to be transferred back to the Motor Squad, if and when a vacancy exists in the position from which the officer transferred and can remain on a 3/12 schedule. If a Motor Squad employee voluntarily accepts an assignment outside the Traffic Bureau, that employee shall not have the right to return to the Motor Squad on a 3/12 work schedule. Discontinue the 5/8 “School Schedule.” Maintain the 3/12 schedule for the motor squad with the following understanding: A.3.b.(7).i. The Motor Squad safety and riding skill levels must remain excellent, as determined by the Division Captain with significant input from the Bureau Lieutenant, Sergeants, and Motor Squad Field Training Officer. Failure to comply, as determined by the Division Captain, SHALL cancel the 3/12 Work Schedule for the Motor Squad. A.3.b.(7).ii. Staffing levels on each day shall be sufficient to handle the traffic needs of the City. If not, and if a reasonable schedule modification of the 3/12 Work Schedule cannot be identified, the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled. Staffing inequities could result from changing demands for service in the City, or from a reduction in the number of officers assigned full-time to the Motor Squad. A.3.b.(7).iii. The Motor Squad average monthly sick usage per assigned officer shall remain generally equivalent to, or less than, that of Patrol Officers or the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled. A.3.b.(7).iv. For those who have been grandfathered into the 3/12 schedule, the following sections shall apply: The Motor Squad handles many traffic enforcement and other special details, and primarily focuses on traffic enforcement during all free time. Officers traditionally write citations for hazardous violations, in addition to making arrests and writing citations for equipment and parking violations. They also take traffic accident reports, assist Patrol on priority calls, and handle other details that detract from enforcement time. If in the opinion of the Division Captain, the 3/12 Work Schedule has a negative impact on the Motor Squad’s primary function of traffic enforcement, the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled.

Motor Squad Work Schedule. Officers assigned to Motor Squad or officers who were on an employment list for the Motor Squad assignment on February 5, 2012, will be grandfathered into the 3/12 schedule, but all other newly assigned employees will work a 4/10 schedule. Officers assigned to Motor Squad will be able to take their motorcycles home unless the Police Chief determines that for just cause the officer should not take the motorcycle home. Such reasons shall be put in writing. Employees assigned to the Motor Squad may volunteer to work a 4/10 schedule but will also retain the right to return to the 3/12 schedule. In the event that the City transfers or reduces the number of officers assigned to the Motor Squad and, as a result, officers grandfathered into the 3/12 work schedule are transferred out of the Motor Squad, the officer grandfathered into the 3/12 work schedule will have the right to be transferred back to the Motor Squad, if and when a vacancy exists in the position from which the officer transferred and can remain on a 3/12 schedule. If a Motor Squad employee voluntarily accepts an assignment outside the Traffic Bureau, that employee shall not have the right to return to the Motor Squad on a 3/12 work schedule. Discontinue the 5/8 “School Schedule.” Maintain the 3/12 schedule for the motor squad with the following understanding: A.3.b.(7).i. The Motor Squad safety and riding skill levels must remain excellent, as determined by the Division Captain with significant input from the Bureau Lieutenant, Sergeants, and Motor Squad Field Training Officer. Failure to comply, as determined by the Division Captain, SHALL cancel the 3/12 Work Schedule for the Motor Squad. A.3.b.(7).ii. Staffing levels on each day shall be sufficient to handle the traffic needs of the City. If not, and if a reasonable schedule modification of the 3/12 Work Schedule cannot be identified, the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled. Staffing inequities could result from changing demands for service in the City, or from a reduction in the number of officers assigned full-time to the Motor Squad. A.3.b.(7).iii. The Motor Squad average monthly sick usage per assigned officer shall remain generally equivalent to, or less than, that of Patrol Officers or the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled. A.3.b.(7).iv. For those who have been grandfathered into the 3/12 schedule, the following sections shall apply: The Motor Squad handles many traffic enforcement and other special details, and primarily focuses on traffic enforcement during all free time. Officers traditionally write have written 100 or more citations for hazardous violationsviolations a month, in addition to making arrests and writing citations for equipment and parking violations. They also take traffic accident reports, assist Patrol on priority calls, and handle other details that detract from enforcement time. If in the opinion of the Division Captain, the 3/12 Work Schedule has a negative impact on the Motor Squad’s primary function of traffic enforcement, the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled.

Motor Squad Work Schedule. Officers assigned to Motor Squad or officers who were on an employment list for the Motor Squad assignment on February 5, 2012, will be grandfathered into the 3/12 schedule, but all other newly assigned employees will work a 4/10 schedule. Officers assigned to Motor Squad will be able to take their motorcycles home unless the Police Chief determines that for just cause the officer should not take the motorcycle home. Such reasons shall be put in writing. Employees assigned to the Motor Squad may volunteer to work a 4/10 schedule but will also retain the right to return to the 3/12 schedule. In the event that the City transfers or reduces the number of officers assigned to the Motor Squad and, as a result, officers grandfathered into the 3/12 work schedule are transferred out of the Motor Squad, the officer grandfathered into the 3/12 work schedule will have the right to be transferred back to the Motor Squad, if and when a vacancy exists in the position from which the officer transferred and can remain on a 3/12 schedule. If a Motor Squad employee voluntarily accepts an assignment outside the Traffic Bureau, that employee shall not have the right to return to the Motor Squad on a 3/12 work schedule. Discontinue the 5/8 “School Schedule.” Maintain the 3/12 schedule for the motor squad with the following understanding: A.3.b.(7).i. The Motor Squad safety and riding skill levels must remain excellent, as determined by the Division Captain with significant input from the Bureau Lieutenant, Sergeants, and Motor Squad Field Training Officer. Failure to comply, as determined by the Division Captain, SHALL cancel the 3/12 Work Schedule for the Motor Squad. A.3.b.(7).ii. Staffing levels on each day shall be sufficient to handle the traffic needs of the City. If not, and if a reasonable schedule modification of the 3/12 Work Schedule cannot be identified, the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled. Staffing inequities could result from changing demands for service in the City, or from a reduction in the number of officers assigned full-time to the Motor Squad. A.3.b.(7).iii. The Motor Squad average monthly sick usage per assigned officer shall remain generally equivalent to, or less than, that of Patrol Officers or the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled. A.3.b.(7).iv. For those who have been grandfathered into the 3/12 schedule, the following sections shall apply: The Motor Squad handles many traffic enforcement and other special details, and primarily focuses on traffic enforcement during all free time. Officers traditionally write have written 100 or more citations for hazardous violationsviolations a month, in addition to making arrests and writing citations for equipment and parking violations. They also take traffic accident reports, assist Patrol on priority calls, and handle other details that detract from enforcement time. If in the opinion of the Division Captain, the 3/12 Work Schedule has a negative impact on the Motor Squad’s primary function of traffic enforcement, the 3/12 Work Schedule MAY be cancelled.