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operations of the department, the department may deny that request. 8.5 Incremental Usage. Time off with pay to compensate for overtime worked may be taken in increments as small as one-half (1/2) hour. 8.6 Excess Usage. If compensatory time off is used in excess of that available, such excess compensatory time off will first be deducted from any available comp time bank, vacation benefits and finally, deducted from the next scheduled wage or salary payment. 8,7 No Effect on Other Benefits. Overtime work shall not apply to the earning of employee benefits (retirement, holidays, vacation accrual, sick leave accrual and employee insurance benefits), toward the completion of probationary period or to progression within a salary rate range. 8.8 Overtime Work to be Apportioned. To the extent that he is reasonably able to do so, the Police Chief shall arrange work programs to minimize overtime work.; necessary overtime work shall be apportioned among employees of like classification and assignment. 8.9 Advance Compensation for Overtime. Time off with pay as compensation for overtime may not be granted or taken in advance of the overtime work for which the time off compensates. Before compensatory time off with pay may be taken, as herein provided, the overtime worked must have been recorded on official payroll records at or about the time the overtime work was performed. In the absence of such recording, no compensatory time off with pay will be permitted. 8.10 Compensation for Overtime: Exclusions,. Overtime pay or comp time shall be allowed. an employee for attendance at conventions, conferences, seminars or the like, as long as prior authorization is received. Overtime pay or comp time pay shall be permitted only for attendance which is ordered on such employee's normal days off or for time beyond a normal workday's duration. Please refer to Santa Ana Police Department Training Bulletin 02-07 for details. 8.11 Call -Back -Duty. A. Employees who are on call during their off-duty time due to their assignment (i.e., Homicide Investigators, Internal Affairs Sergeants, Crimes Against Persons Sergeants, etc.) and are called back to work will be paid for their travel time at the overtime rate from the time they leave their home until the time they return home, or until their regularly scheduled shift begins. Only that period of time devoted to work will be compensated. B. Employees who are ordered back to work while off-duty because of an emergency or other unforeseen event will be paid for travel time at the overtime rate from the time they leave their home until they return home, or until their regularly scheduled shift begins. Only that period of time devoted to work will be compensated. 31