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32 <br />Effective January 4, 2014 the Police Department implemented a team based hybrid schedule <br />(TBHS) for Officers and Sergeants assigned to the Operations Division - Patrol Unit. The <br />TBHS consists of Schedule A, which is four (4) ten (10) hour days for employees working <br />Monday through Thursday; and Schedule B, which is three (3) twelve and a half (12.5) hour <br />days for employees working Friday through Sunday. Transition to, and continuation of, this <br />schedule is dependent upon acceptable staffing levels as determined by the Police Chief at the <br />time of transition. <br /> <br />The Department desires to balance the employee’s needs with the Department’s need for <br />flexibility and discretion in assigning personnel to meet operational staffing levels. While <br />balance is desirable, the paramount concern is the need to meet operational requirements of the <br />Department. Nothing included in this section is meant to reduce or infringe upon the City’s <br />rights as identified in Section 6 of the MOU between the PPOA and the City. <br />Both the Police Chief and the PPOA have the right to discontinue the TBHS based on identified <br />concerns. Notice to discontinue the TBHS shall be given to the other party in written form 45- <br />days prior to the beginning of a shift cycle. <br />1. WORK PERIODS, CYCLES AND HOURS <br />a. Definitions: <br />• Notwithstanding the overtime standard established in Section 2 of this Side <br />Letter, the City declares, pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. <br />section 207(k), a regularly occurring work period comprised of twenty-eight <br />(28) consecutive days, to begin on January 4, 2014. Each calendar year will <br />consist of thirteen (13) work periods. <br />• A cycle is a grouping of four (4) or five (5) work periods: January – May (4 <br />work periods), May – September (5 work periods) and September – January (4 <br />work periods) <br />b. Employees are expected to work 160 work hours during each 28-day work period. <br />• Employees who work Schedule A will meet this requirement during each <br />work period. <br />• Employees who work the Schedule B will have worked 150 hours during <br />each work period. Therefore, they are required to work an additional <br />thirteen (13) 10-hour days each year; one per 28-day work period. <br />c. Four (4) of the 10-hour days are required training days. The Department will <br />designate the specific work periods and dates for the training. <br /> <br />The remaining nine (9) 10-hour days for the year are designated as relief days. On <br />these relief days, employees shall 1) provide relief coverage for training, 2) attend <br />discretionary training programs, or 3) take part in operational or other activities as <br />designated by the Department. <br /> <br />d. The start and end times of work shifts will remain a management prerogative. Once <br />established, they may be changed after notice to the Association and upon request, <br />meeting and conferring with the Association regarding the impact of the change in <br />hours. <br />