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5.5 Standby Pay <br />A. Standby Defined <br />An employee who is released from active duty, but is required by his/her <br />department to leave notice where he/she can be reached and be available to return <br />to active duty at any time other than his/her regularly scheduled working hours, <br />shall be said to be on standby duty. <br />B. Requirements of Standby <br />Employees in the unit may be required to be on standby for many different reasons. <br />Being on standby means that the employee is required to: <br />Be accessible by phone, email or text; <br />Promptly return to work after being called, emailed or texted; <br />Remain fit for duty and able to respond. Employees are not permitted to <br />drink alcohol while on standby duty. <br />Employees on standby shall receive a cell phone from the City and will be required <br />to respond to the call or text as quickly as possible. Upon responding to the call or <br />text, the employee will be instructed as to whether he/she is required to return to <br />work and will be informed of the location to which he/she must respond. Response <br />time will generally be the employee's normal commute time to the City and the <br />minimal time necessary for the employee to get ready to return to work. <br />C. Compensation Rates for Standby <br />1. Weekly Rate <br />Each employee shall receive two hundred dollars ($200.00) per week when <br />assigned to be on standby duty. <br />2. Daily Rate <br />Employees who trade days, or partial days, will have that time deducted from <br />their pay on a prorated daily or hourly rate. Employees who cover the day or <br />hours shall be paid at the prorated rate. <br />All trades must be approved by the Supervisor or Manager. <br />3. in addition to Standby Pay, if an employee is able to handle the incident by <br />phone or other electronic means without reporting to duty, he/she shall be <br />entitled to overtime pay at the rate of fifteen (15) minutes or actual time spent <br />per incident, whichever is greater, paid at time and one-half (1.5) per incident. <br />2019-2022 MOU City of Santa Ana & SEIU Part -Time Civil Service Employees U age 20 <br />lu <br />20C-23 <br />