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paid overtime for all hours the court is in session that day. The employee must provide a copy of the subpoena requiring his or her attendance to initiate payroll procedures. B. A subpoenaed employee scheduled to appear in court on City business during off- duty time may be placed on stand-by status by the Police Chief or his authorized representative if the employee can respond to the court, if called, within 60 minutes of the employee's notification. In the event such off-duty employee is on stand-by status during any court session and is not required to appear in court, such employees shall be compensated two (2) hours on a straight time basis, for each court session. Such employee may elect, in lieu of paid time, two (2) hours of comp time off for standby time and not appearing in court, with the approval of the Police Chief. If such off-duty employee on stand-by actually appears in court, he or she shall be compensated as provided in Subsection A. C. Employees assigned to the 3/12.5-7/12.5, or 3/12-4/12 Work Schedule who appear in court during their regularly scheduled workweek, and who, as a result, do not receive adequate rest (because of the hours of the day they work), will be allowed to flex their scheduled shift start time up to four hours, with the approval of the employee's immediate supervisor and watch commander, or immediate supervisor and section commander. Alternatively, the employee may be allowed to use up to four hours from his/her "Comp Time Banks" at the beginning of their scheduled shift to ensure adequate rest. An employee whose work shift ends or starts within thirty minutes of a mandatory court appearance shall be compensated for those thirty minutes at an overtime rate. 2. Employees assigned to a Watch 3 who are required to appear in court following the end of his/her shift will have the option of remaining on duty or ending their shift. Employees that continue active duty will be compensated at time and one half while on duty. Employees that end their shift will be unpaid prior to their court appearance. D. Employees who are on call for court during off-duty time, and who are called to testify, will be paid at the overtime rate of time and a half of their regular hourly rate, to include actual travel time from their home to court and back, or until their regularly scheduled shift begins. Travel time will be limited to a maximum of one (1) hour each way. Only that period of time devoted to work will be compensated. Time spent on personal pursuits or other non -work related activity will not be compensated. E. Those employees who have advance notice of their required appearance in court, have arranged an appearance time with the District Attorney's Office, or who otherwise have advance notice of mandatory court appearances, will not be compensated for travel time in any manner. 31 65D-39