shall be the Bureau Commander. In the absence of the Bureau Commander, the designee may
be the Divisional Supervisor.
Full-Time Emplovees: With prior approval of the Chief or designee and dependent upon
manpower availability, an employee may take a maximum of six (6) personal days during the
calendar year.
Part-Time Employees: With prior approval of the Chief or designee and dependent upon
manpower availability, the 34-hour part-time employee may take a maximum of two (2) personal
days during the calendar year (8.5 hours x 2 days).
Procedures for Use of Personal Davs:
A. The employee must provide a written request for the desired personal day to the Chief or
designee not more than fifteen (15) days, nor less than two (2) days prior to the date of
such personal day. The 2-day notice period may be waived at the discretion of the Chief
or designee.
B. Vacation days will have precedence over personal days. Once the personal day has
been approved, the approval is final. Any request to change or cancel an approved
personal day shall be made in writing. Approved personal days are subject to
cancellation by the Chief or designee only to accommodate the needs of the
Department.
C. No more than two (2) personal days shall be taken consecutively.
D. Personal days shall not be accrued or transferred to the next calendar year.
E. Personal days shall be deducted from the employee's accumulated sick leave. If an
paths has no sick leave accrued, the employee shall not be eligible for a personal
F. Any extension to the vacation week(s) by utilizing a personal day may be allowed at the
discretion of the Chief of Police or designee.
Disputes concerning personal days shall follow the Grievance Procedure through STEP 3, at
which point, the decision shall be final and binding upon the parties.
ARTICLE 21
EXCHANGE OF WORKDAYS
Part-Time Emplovees: Part-Time employees are not eligible for the exchange of workdays.
Full-Time Employees: With prior approval and at the discretion of the Chief or designee, full-
time employees may exchange workdays if both employees involved in the exchange agree;
provided that written, advance notice signed by both employees involved in the exchange is given
to the Chief or designee two (2) days prior to each exchange of workday desired. The two (2)
day notice period may be waived at the discretion of the Chief or his designee.
A.
A. Exchanges of workdays (swap-on) that result in an employee working a consecutive
shift may be allowed on a limited basis. A consecutive shift exchange of workday
(swap-on) is defined as an employee working their normally scheduled eight (8) hour
