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compensated for travel time in any manner. F. Employees who appear in court during off-duty hours may elect to start their normal work shift early as specified herein. G. A subpoenaed employee scheduled to appear in court on City business during off- duty time and placed on standby status by the Police Chief or his authorized representative will be compensated two (2) hours on a straight time basis if he or she is not advised of the cancellation of his or her appearance within five (5) Court business days of said appearance. 8.14 Creation of Association Comp Time Bank. A. Any member of the Association who works overtime, or has accrued but unused holidays, can designate that he or she will contribute the value of such time to a bank for use by members of the Association for the purposes and subject to the restrictions provided herein. B. Any member of the Association may receive time off for the welfare of officers, community service and any lawful activity of the Association with pay drawn from the bank described in Subsection A of this Section, provided that said employee first gains approval for said use by the executive board of the Association in the manner specified by its rules as adopted from time to time, and subject to the approval or disapproval of the Police Chief consistent with the operational needs of the Police Department. C. No withdrawal or use of such bank may be made by or on behalf of an employee ordered to take time off without pay for discipline imposed by the Police Chief or his designee. 8.15 Declaration of State of Emer ency. Emergencies shall be governed by the provisions of Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 9-194. 8.16 Compensation of Voluntary Contract Overtime. Exclusive of other provisions of this Article, except Section 8.7 (No Effect on Other Benefits) supra, Police Officers and Police Sergeants who voluntarily agree to perform contract security services at games, parades, dances and similar public events shall be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times the employee's regular rate of pay. The Police Chief shall determine how many off-duty police officers should serve as security officers at each event. Police Officers and Sergeants represented by the Association shall be given first opportunity to volunteer for said off-duty assignments. If, after a reasonable period of time, an insufficient number of police officers have volunteered to work such assignments, the Police Chief may offer the remaining "openings" to any person(s) he deems capable of performing the work at whatever straight-time pay rate the City considers to be appropriate. 34