ARTICLE 2428
LUNCH TIME & COFFEE BREAKS
LUNCH PERIODS:
A. Lunch periods shall be paid according to any of the following ways as dictated by the Chief of Police
or his/her designee:
{. An hour (1) lunch (without pay);
2. A 1/2 hour lunch (without pay); or
3. A 20-minute lunch break (with pay).
B. An employee may be called back from a lunch break due to emergencies.
C. The Bureau Commander or designee will allow an additional lunch break to be taken if conditions
allow this to occur.
BREAKS:
A. Employees may be allowed up to two (2) 15-minute breaks if conditions allow.
B. One break may be taken before and one may be taken after the lunch break period as the work
schedule allows.
C. All employees may be called back from a break due to emergencies.
D. The Bureau Commander or designee will allow an additional break to be taken if conditions allow.
E. The availability of breaks will not change an employee's normal workday schedule.
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