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B. A subpoenaed employee scheduled to appear in court on City business during off - <br />duty time may be placed on stand -by status by the Police Chief or his authorized <br />representative if the employee can respond to the court, if called, within 60 <br />minutes of the employee's notification. In the event such off-duty employee is on <br />stand -by status during any court session and is not required to appear in court, <br />such employees shall be compensated two (2) hours on a straight time basis, for <br />each court session. Such employee may elect, in lieu of paid time, two (2) hours <br />of comp time off for standby time and not appearing in court, with the approval of <br />the Police Chief. If such off -duty employee on stand -by actually appears in court, <br />he or she shall be compensated as provided in Subsection A, supra. <br />C. Employees assigned to the 3/12.5 or 7/12.5 Work Schedule who appear in court <br />during their regularly scheduled workweek, and as a result do not receive <br />adequate rest, will be allowed to flex their scheduled shift start time up to four <br />hours, with the approval of the employee's immediate supervisor and watch <br />commander, or immediate supervisor and section commander. Alternatively, the <br />employee may be allowed to use up to four hours from his/her "Comp Time <br />Banks" or at the beginning of their scheduled shift to ensure adequate rest. <br />I. An employee whose work shift ends or starts within thirty minutes of a <br />mandatory court appearance shall be compensated for those thirty minutes <br />at an overtime rate. <br />2. Effective on the first day of the pay period following approval of this <br />MOU by the City Council, employees assigned to a Watch 3 who are <br />required to appear in court following the end of his/her shift shall receive <br />an additional two hours of pay at time and one half for the inconvenience <br />of having to go to court after the end of his/her shift. <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 <br />one (1) hour each way. Only that period of time devoted to work will be <br />compensated. Time spent on personal pursuits or other non -work related activity <br />will not be 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 <br />normal work shift early as specified herein. <br />11 <br />