PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS-VOLUNTARY SHIFT TRADES Sample Clauses

PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS-VOLUNTARY SHIFT TRADES. In accordance with the total complement authorized by the City Council and the manpower available, the City will continue to assign personnel to achieve the highest efficiency of operations and the greatest protection for the community. In the interest of public safety, no less than six (6) uniformed patrol officers will be scheduled for each turn. In general, employees have the right to exchange shifts when the change does not interfere with the operation of the Police Department. Supervisors shall have the unlimited ability to trade shifts with other Supervisors. Supervisors may also trade shifts with Master Patrolmen. However, those trades shall be limited to twelve (12) trades per year. Officers with less than three (3) years on cannot trade with Supervisors. Employees can only trade twenty-five (25) shifts per calendar year. Time exchange may be voluntarily undertaken between two (2) employees upon notification to their immediate supervisors. Time exchange must be made between two (2) people, with no third party trades allowed unless otherwise authorized by the Administration. Upon seeking trade approval, the date being traded and traded for must be specified and logged on the schedule by the appropriate supervisory personnel. Trades may not be logged on the schedule more than thirty (30) days in advance of the trade date. Should an employee become unable to fulfill his/her trade obligation more than fourteen (14) days prior to the start of the shift in question, the trade is canceled and the original employee is responsible for working said shift or scheduling the trade with another party. Repayment of the canceled trade is the responsibility of both parties to reschedule. The Employer has no responsibility for arrangement for the repayment of traded time.