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33 2. OVERTIME a. Overtime must be approved in advance by the Chief of Police or his or her designee. b. Employees who are required to work in excess of their regularly scheduled 10- or 12.5-hour day shall accrue overtime for this time worked at the rate of time-and- one-half the employee’s regular rate of pay. 3. SHIFT TRADES a. Employees shall be permitted to substitute or “shift trade” for one another, when approved by the employees’ supervisor and the change does not interfere with or otherwise create additional burden on the staffing or operation of the Police Department. When a shift trade occurs, the employee who was originally scheduled to work the shift shall be credited, for FLSA and payroll purposes, as though he or she worked that shift and the employee who works in place of the scheduled employee shall not receive compensation from the City or be credited with hours worked under the FLSA for this time worked. By agreeing to shift trades, both employees acknowledge that they do so freely. Any employee may refuse to shift trade without sanction and without being required to explain or justify the decision. The City is not required to keep a record of shift trades. b. Shift trades may occur among employees working shifts of different lengths, so long as the trade is made freely and voluntarily by both employees. For example, employees who work 10-hour shifts may trade with employees who work 12.5-hour shifts and vice versa. 4. STAFFING LEVELS a. Minimum staffing standards apply at all times. Requests to take time off on training or relief days may be denied to meet minimum staffing standards or to accommodate training or operational needs. b. Minimum staffing levels of Patrol Teams are as follows: • Schedule A (Monday – Thursday, 10-hour shifts) Team 1 - Day Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant Team 2 - Night Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant Team 3 - Morning Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant • Schedule B (Friday – Sunday, 12.5-hour shifts) Team 4 - Day Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant Team 5 - Night Watch – Two Officers (Fridays & Saturdays only) Team 6 - Morning Watch – Five Officers & One Sergeant c. Staffing levels of Patrol Teams, as determined by the Police Chief, may be changed at any time to accommodate the operational needs of the department. 5. ADVANCE NOTICE a. Absent exigent circumstances, the Department will provide direct notice to the employee at least 72 hours prior to the change. In the event the Department fails to give an employee at least seventy-two (72) hours prior notice of a shift change, the employee