Forced Overtime. Any dispatch shift that goes unfilled can be filled with forced overtime, four (4) hours maximum, at the rate of double (2) time of pay. The dispatcher working the shift prior to the unfilled shift can be forced to stay four (4) hours after his/her scheduled shift; the dispatcher coming on duty after the unfilled shift can be required to come in four (4) hours early prior to his/her scheduled shift. The Police Dept. and the Dispatch Center are 24-hour operations and the desk and phones must be manned at all times. This practice is only done when every measure to cover the shift has been exhausted.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement