Common use of Safety Release Clause in Contracts

Safety Release. An employee who is required by the City to work more than fifteen (15) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour work period and who is scheduled to work a shift in the next twenty-four (24)-hour work period shall be provided at least nine (9) hours off before being required to return to active duty status. 8.15.1 For the purposes of this section, "required by the City" means: 8.15.1. a an employee is under subpoena; 8.15.1. b an employee is involved in an investigation in which the employee is unable to leave work before concluding their investigative duties; 8.15.1. c an emergency as defined in 8.01 A.; 8.15.1. d an employee is ordered by a supervisor to work; 8.15.1. e an employee is required to participate in mandatory training; 8.15.1. f an employee is scheduled to work their regularly scheduled shift in conjunction with 8.15.1.a through 8.15.1.e above. 8.15.2 An employee shall not work more than fifteen (15) hours in any twenty-four (24)- hour period except as set forth in subsections 8.15.1.a, b and/or c above. 8.15.3 Prior to working more than fifteen (15) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period, the employee shall make the on-duty Sergeant, Captain or Chief aware that the employee believes their current work assignment may result in the employee working more than fifteen (15) hours in a twenty-four (24)-hour period. 8.15.4 An employee who is required by the City to work more than fifteen (15) hours in any twenty-four (24)-hour period shall be required to take Safety Release time off and be provided at least nine (9) hours Safety Release time off being required and allowed by the City to return to active duty status. The employee required to take Safety Release time off during their next scheduled work shift will be compensated by the City at the employee's regular rate of pay for the hours necessary to get the employee nine (9) hours of Safety Release time. 8.15.5 If, after nine (9) hours of Safety Release time, there will be less than half (1/2) the employee's regular work shift remaining, the employee may have the option of electing to use any accrued leave for the remainder of the shift they were scheduled to work. An employee electing to exercise this option must notify the on-duty Sergeant at least two (2) hours prior to exercising this option.