Common use of BID SHIFT Clause in Contracts

BID SHIFT. (a) The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall post a schedule for bidding no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the effective date of each bidding period. (b) Patrol officers shall bid their shift among the established shifts the first Monday of March, June, September and December in accordance with seniority. Patrol Officers with less than one year of service from the time they completed the Field Training Officer Program (FTO), "Jr. Patrol Officers", shall rotate between A, B, and C squads on the first Monday of March, June, September and December. Once an officer has completed the one year of service after the FTO Program, they will be eligible to bid at the next bidding period. Detectives and Service Division employees will be exempt from bid shift. (c) For Patrol Officers, bid shift seniority will be determined by an officer's starting date as a regular member of the Avon Police Department. For Supervisory personnel, bid shift seniority shall be determined by the order of appointment in rank. If more than one appointment is made on the same date, bid shift seniority will be determined by final ranking from the testing procedure. (d) In the event all bid shift slots are not filled, assignment shall be made in inverse order of seniority. (e) An open slot will remain for officers who have been assigned to special details (for example, the Regional Narcotics Division Task Force). This shall rotate between all three shifts and will not be open for bid by senior officers if the Special Assignment Officer is scheduled to rotate to that squad. (f) An officer’s shift may be changed by the Chief or his/her designee to accommodate training or other definite and demonstrated operational needs of the Police Department. (g) Notwithstanding Article XXVIII, Section 28.8, swaps of longer than a two (2) week duration, "long term swaps", must be approved by the Chief or his/her designee. (h) A copy of the Sergeants' Bid Shift Schedule is included in APPENDIX A of this Contract.

BID SHIFT. (a) The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall post a schedule for bidding no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the effective date of each bidding period. (b) Patrol officers shall bid their shift among the established shifts the first Monday of March, June, September and December in accordance with seniority. Patrol Officers with less than one year of service from the time they completed the Field Training Officer Program (FTO), "Jr. Patrol Officers", shall rotate between A, B, and C squads on the first Monday of March, June, September and Decembernot be able to bid shifts but shall be assigned to a shift by management. Once an officer has completed the one year of service after the FTO Program, they will be eligible to bid at the next bidding period. Detectives and Service Division employees will be exempt from bid shift. (c) For Patrol Officers, bid shift seniority will be determined by an officer's starting date as a regular member of the Avon Police Department. For Supervisory personnel, bid shift seniority shall be determined by the order of appointment in rank. If more than one appointment is made on the same date, bid shift seniority will be determined by final ranking from the testing procedure. (d) In the event all bid shift slots are not filled, assignment shall be made in inverse order of seniority. (e) An open slot will remain for officers who have been assigned to special details (for example, the Regional Narcotics Division Task Force). This shall rotate between all three shifts and will not be open for bid by senior officers if the Special Assignment Officer is scheduled to rotate to that squad. (f) An officer’s shift may be changed by the Chief or his/her designee to accommodate training or other definite and demonstrated operational needs of the Police Department. (g) Notwithstanding Article XXVIII, Section 28.8, swaps of longer than a two (2) week duration, "long term swaps", must be approved by the Chief or his/her designee. (h) A copy of the Sergeants' Bid Shift Schedule is included in APPENDIX A of this Contract.