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42 EXHIBIT C SENIORITY SHIFT SIGN UP PROGRAM The Operations Division will implement the Seniority Shift Sign-Up Program for work schedule selections (watch and days off) using the following criteria: Eligibility 1. The program will be available to non-probationary sergeants and officers who are assigned, or who will be assigned, to the Operations Division as of the first pay period of the calendar year. 2. Officers or sergeants who have been, or are expected to be, off duty for more than eight regularly scheduled shifts due to an injury or illness at the time to which he/she has been assigned to select a work schedule (and vacation) will not be allowed to participate in the sign- up program unless he/she provides a doctor’s verification, in a form acceptable to the Division Commander, stating that the employee will be released for full duty within 30 days after the first pay period of the calendar year. This restriction shall not apply to employees whose absence arises from protected leave under the FMLA/CFRA/PDL due to the birth of child, adoption, or placement of a foster child, as such employees will be allowed to participate in the sign-up program if the employee can identify the date the employee will return for full duty from their protected leave. Such employees may be administratively assigned for the remainder of the Department’s administrative trimester (i.e., 4-month period) if the employee’s return to full duty is not within 30 days of the start of an administrative trimester. Seniority 1. Sergeants’ seniority will be based on date of promotion. If more than one sergeant were promoted on the same date, seniority will be determined by the individual’s position on the sergeant’s promotional list. If more than one sergeant were promoted on the same date from a banded list, the Chief of Police shall determine seniority. 2. Officers’ seniority will be based on their date of hire as a police officer. If more than one officer was hired on the same date, seniority will be determined by the individual’s position on the hiring list. If officers are hired on the same date, but from a banded list or from different lists, seniority will be determined in the following manner: a. Lateral Officers will have seniority over academy graduate officers and entry-level officers. If more than one lateral officer is hired on the same date, seniority will be determined by the officer’s tenure as a peace officer. b. Academy graduate officers will have seniority over entry-level officers. c. If seniority cannot be determined in any other manner, seniority will be determined by the drawing of names. 3. If any person holding a rank higher than officer is returned to the rank of officer, either voluntarily or following a disciplinary action, that individual’s seniority will be based on his/her original date of hire.