Common use of Specialized Assignments Clause in Contracts

Specialized Assignments. 1. The Department of Public Safety may provide specialized assignments for purposes of covering non-patrol operational needs as well as providing avenues for professional development. Specialized assignments shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a. Detective b. Crime Prevention Officer c. Communication Coordinator /Lead CCO’s d. Community Engagement Officer e. Fleet Equipment f. K-9 Handler 2. Whenever the Department determines that it will fill a specialized assignment it shall make an agency-wide announcement. 3. The announcement shall include a detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of the assignment as well as its shift. 4. Service in specialized assignments shall be year to year. For those officers serving in specialized assignments as of the date of the execution of this Agreement, the yearly term shall be July 1 to June 30. 5. Either the Department or the officer may terminate a specialized assignment at the conclusion of each year for any reason with thirty (30) days written notice. If neither party terminates a specialized assignment, it shall be automatically renewed for an additional year. 6. In addition, the first six (6) months of an officer’s service in a particular specialized assignment shall be considered a trial period in such assignment. During this initial six (6) month trial period, the Department may terminate an officer’s specialized assignment for any reason. Following the completion of the trial period, the Vice President for Campus Safety may also terminate an officer’s specialized assignment mid-term for failure to meet his/her job expectations; such decisions shall not be arbitrary, capricious and/or unreasonable. 7. Any employee serving in a specialized assignment shall receive a $1.25 per hour premium when actually performing said duty. Detectives shall receive a $1.75/ hour premium when actually performing said duty. 8. The "Field Training Officer" will receive a $5.00 /hour premium when actually performing said duty and one (1) hour of compensatory time for every four (4) or more hours worked for each eight (8) hour shift worked as a Field Training Officer. 9. An officer must submit a letter of interest to the Vice President for Campus Safety if he/she wishes to be considered for a particular specialized assignment. 10. Only an officer who has completed his/her initial one (1) year probationary period shall be eligible to serve in a specialized assignment, unless he/she is the only employee who submits a letter of interest to the Vice President for Campus Safety for such assignment. 11. Upon completion of a specialized assignment an officer shall be returned to his/her pre-specialized assignment shift.

Specialized Assignments. 1. The Department of Public Safety may provide specialized assignments for purposes of covering non-patrol operational needs as well as providing avenues for professional development. Specialized assignments shall include, but not be limited to, the following: a. Detective b. Crime Prevention Officer c. Communication Coordinator /Lead CCO’s d. Community Engagement Officer e. Fleet Equipment f. K-9 Handler 2. Whenever the Department determines that it will fill a specialized assignment it shall make an agency-wide announcement. 32. The announcement shall include a detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of the assignment as well as its shift. 43. Service in specialized assignments shall be year to year. For those officers serving in specialized assignments as of the date of the execution of this Agreement, the yearly term shall be July 1 to June 30. 54. Either the Department or the officer may terminate a specialized assignment at the conclusion of each year for any reason with thirty (30) days written notice. If neither party terminates a specialized assignment, it shall be automatically renewed for an additional year. 65. In addition, the first six (6) months of an officer’s service in a particular specialized assignment shall be considered a trial period in such assignment. During this initial six (6) month trial period, the Department may terminate an officer’s specialized assignment for any reason. Following the completion of the trial period, the Vice President for Campus Safety Chief may also terminate an officer’s specialized assignment mid-term for failure to meet his/her job expectations; such decisions shall not be arbitrary, capricious and/or unreasonable. 76. Any employee serving in a specialized assignment shall receive a $1.25 per hour premium when actually performing said duty. Detectives shall receive a $1.75/ hour premium when actually performing said duty. 8. The "Field Training Officer" will receive a $5.00 4.50 /hour premium when actually performing said duty and one (1) hour of compensatory time for every four (4) or more hours worked for each eight (8) hour shift worked as a Field Training Officer. Detectives shall receive a $1.75/ hour premium when actually performing said duty. 97. An officer must submit a letter of interest to the Vice President for Campus Safety Chief if he/she wishes to be considered for a particular specialized assignment. 108. Only an officer who has completed his/her initial one (1) year probationary period shall be eligible to serve in a specialized assignment, unless he/she is the only employee who submits a letter of interest to the Vice President for Campus Safety Chief for such assignment. 119. Upon completion of a specialized assignment an officer shall be returned to his/her pre-specialized assignment shift.