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8.9 Compensation for Overtime: Overtime pay or comp time shall be allowed an employee for attendance at conventions, conferences, seminars or the like, as long as prior authorization is received. Overtime pay or comp time pay shall be permitted only for attendance which is ordered on such employee's normal days off or for time beyond a normal workday's duration. Please refer to Santa Ana Police Department Training Bulletin 02-07 for details. 8.10 Call -Back -Duty. A. Employees who are on call during their off-duty time due to their assignment (i.e., Homicide Investigators, Internal Affairs Sergeants, Crimes Against Persons Sergeants, etc.) and are called back to work will be paid for their travel time at the overtime rate from the time they leave their home until the time they return home, or until their regularly scheduled shift begins. Only that period of time devoted to work will be compensated. If employees are not home when they are called back to duty, they will receive their normal home to work travel time or if closer to City than their home, travel to that location and back. B. Employees who are ordered back to work while off-duty because of an emergency or other unforeseen event will be paid for travel time at the overtime rate from the time they leave their home until they return home, or until their regularly scheduled shift begins. Only that period of time devoted to work will be compensated. C. Employees who are called at home and offered voluntary overtime work, and elect to accept the offer, will not be compensated for travel time in any manner. Similarly, employees who sign up for voluntary overtime, or who have advance notice that they will have to work during their off-duty time on an overtime basis, will not be compensated for travel time. 8.11 Accrued Compensatory Time Off Paid Upon Promotions or Upon Separation. Upon an employee's appointment to a position in which overtime may not be earned or upon an employee's separation from employment with the City by resignation, retirement, layoff or otherwise, he or she shall forthwith be compensated for any overtime accumulated to the time immediately preceding such promotion or separation. 8.12 Court Appearance. Compensation for court appearance by personnel covered by this MOU shall be as follows: A. For each required court appearance made by an employee during his or her off- duty time in regard to City business, employees shall be paid overtime for the period of time from their arrival at court until they are released from court or the court session closes for that day. However, in no case, shall an employee receive less than two (2) hours overtime for a court appearance. If court appearances are made both in the morning and afternoon of a particular day, two (2) hours overtime will be allowed for each session attended. If the employee is not released and must remain available for afternoon court, the employee shall be 30