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shall be entitled to overtime pay at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times the normal hourly pay rate for such employee for time actually worked after reporting to the place of duty, or to two (2) hours' pay at the normal rate of pay, whichever is greater. Section 13 . Accrued Overtime 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. Section 14 . Court Appearance. Compensation for court appearances by personnel covered by this agreement shall be as follows : A . For each court appearance made by an employee during his or her off-duty time in regard to city business three ( 3 ) hours overtime will be granted and paid on a straight time basis. If court appearances are made both in the morning and afternoon of a particular day , three (3 ) hours will be allowed for each session attended. The employee must provide a copy of the subpoena requiring his or her attendance to initiate payroll procedures. Such employee may not receive time off with pay as compensation for overtime accrued as a result of court appear- ances . B. A subpoenaed employee scheduled to appear in court on city business during off-duty time may be placed on stand-by status by his or her department head or authorized representa- tive. 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 employee shall be compensated two hours overtime, paid on a straight time basis , for each court session. If such off-duty employee on stand-by actually appears in court , he or she shall be compensated only as provided in sub-section A, supra. Any employee on stand-by status who fails to appear in court ready to testify within thirty ( 30 ) minutes after notification to appear . shall not receive compensation for either stand-by or for appear- ance. C. Notwithstanding sub-sections A and B, supra, when- ever an employee either commences or terminates his or her on- duty shift while he or she is appearing in court or is on stand- by status , his or her sole compensation for off-duty time spent in court or on stand-by shall be on a straight time basis paid in half-hour increments. -17-