This disability income would be reduced by any social security or retirement disability
payments that the employee receives, and it ends upon the employee's retirement.
The plan does not cover disabilities resulting from war, nuclear explosion/incident,
insurrection, rebellion, participation in a riot, self-inflicted injuries, attempted suicide, or
natural disaster. (A more detailed description of the Plan will be provided to the
employee upon becoming eligible for this coverage.)
ARTICLE 35
SHIFT BID SYSTEM
Shift Bid System Oversight Committee:
A.
E.
When deemed appropriate by Management and/or the Union, a Shift Bid System
Oversight Committee will be established comprised of six (6) members: three (3)
members to be selected by the Union from among the bargaining unit; and three (3)
members to be selected at large by the Chief of Police.
The Members chosen from the Union shall serve on a voluntary basis and shall not
receive any overtime compensation if a meeting is scheduled on off-duty time. If
conditions allow, the appropriate Bureau Commander may alter the member's schedule if
working on a shift other than the time of the meeting.
The Committee shall be a standing committee and shall meet on a monthly basis or more
frequently if necessary, to review and monitor the progress of the shift bidding system,
and to recommend changes in the procedures or protocols to be followed in carrying out
the objectives outlined herein.
Official minutes of each meeting shall be taken and preserved. A quorum of six (8)
members shall be required for any recommendation or action by the Committee. In order
to be operative, recommendations of the Committee must be supported by four (4)
Committee Members. The Committee may establish its own internal procedures to the
extent they do not conflict with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
Committee shall have no authority to negotiate or change the Shift Bidding Procedures
listed below without the combined approval of the Union and the Chief of Police. At any
time Management and the Union may agree to reopen the Shift Bidding Article, enter into
a Side-Bar Agreement, or take no actions until the next negotiations session.
The Committee may be dissolved at any time upon the agreement of both parties.
Shift Biddina Procedures:
The Shift Bidding System shall be limited solely to full-time employees assigned to the Uniform
Field Operations Bureau. Further, it shall be limited solely to shift selection and to no other
aspect of an employee's duty assignment.
Annually, between October 1 and November 30, employees shall, in the order of their
Department seniority, select assignments to one (1) of six (6) shifts for each quarterly
period in the ensuing calendar year. The bidding year shall be co-extensive with the
calendar year.
