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employees shall be compensated two (2) hours at straight time, for each court <br /> session. Such employee may elect, in lieu of paid time, to earn two (2) hours of <br /> comp time off for standby time and not appearing in court, with the approval of the <br /> Police Chief. <br /> C. Employees assigned to the 3/12.5-7/12.5, or 3/12-4/12 Work Schedule who appear <br /> in court during their regularly scheduled workweek, and who, as a result, do not <br /> receive adequate rest(because of the hours of the day they work), will be allowed <br /> to flex their scheduled shift start time up to four(4) hours, with the approval of the <br /> employee's immediate supervisor and watch commander, or immediate supervisor <br /> and section commander. Alternatively, the employee may be allowed to use up to <br /> four (4) hours from their "Comp Time Banks" at the beginning of their scheduled <br /> shift to ensure adequate rest. <br /> 1. An employee whose work shift ends or starts within thirty (30) minutes of <br /> a mandatory court appearance shall be compensated for those thirty (30) <br /> minutes at an overtime rate. <br /> 2. Employees assigned to a Watch 3 (6:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.)who are required <br /> to appear in court following the end of their shift will have the option of <br /> remaining on duty or ending their shift. Employees that continue active <br /> duty will be compensated at time and one-half while on duty. Employees <br /> that end their shift will be unpaid prior to their court appearance. <br /> D. Employees who are on call for court during off-duty time, and who are called to <br /> testify, will be paid at the overtime rate of time and a half of their regular hourly <br /> rate, to include actual travel time from their home to court and back, or until their <br /> regularly scheduled shift begins. Travel time will be limited to a maximum of one <br /> (1) hour each way. Only that period of time devoted to work will be compensated. <br /> Time spent on personal pursuits or other non-work related activity will not be <br /> compensated. <br /> E. Those employees who have advance notice of their required appearance in court, <br /> have arranged an appearance time with the District Attorney's Office, or who <br /> otherwise have advance notice of mandatory court appearances, will not be <br /> compensated for travel time in any manner. <br /> F. Employees who appear in court during off-duty hours may elect to start their normal <br /> work shift early as specified herein. <br /> G. A subpoenaed employee scheduled to appear in court on City business during off- <br /> duty time and placed on-call by the Police Chief or their authorized representative <br /> will be compensated two (2) hours at straight time if they are not advised of the <br /> cancellation of their appearance within five (5) Court business days of said <br /> appearance. <br /> 31 <br />