ARTICLE 21
PERSONAL DAYS
A "Personal Day” is a day for which an employee is excused from active duty for personal
reasons. An employee may take a maximum of- six4S}seven (7) personal days per calendar
year provided that:
A. Prior approval is obtained from the Chief of Police or his designee (potential workloads,
manpower requirements, or any possibility of an emergency situation are considerations
before initial approval of any usages of personal days); and
B. A written request has been submitted to the Chief or his designee, no more than fifteen
(15) or less than five (5) days prior to the date of such personal day. These time limits
may be waived at the discretion of the Chief or his designee.
Personal Day Policies:
A. Any change or cancellation of an approved personal day, must be applied for in writing.
B. Approved personal days are subject to cancellation by the Chief or his designee to
accommodate the needs of the department.
C. Personal days taken shall be deducted from the employee's accrued sick leave. If the
employee has no sick leave, he shall not be eligible for a personal day.
D. Personal days may be taken consecutively pending approval by the Chief of Police or
designee.
E, Personal days are not accruable, nor shall they transferable to another calendar year.
ARTICLE 22
EXCHANGE OF WORKDAYS
Upon the prior approval and at the sole discretion of the Chief or his designee, employees may
exchange workdays if both employees involved agree.
Requests for exchanges of workdays shall be signed by both employees and submitted to the
Chief or his designee at least two (2) days in advance. This time limit may be waived at the
discretion of the Chief or his designee.
All such exchanges shall be limited to employees of equal rank.
ARTICLE 23
SHIFT EXCHANGES
For the purposes of this Article, the term "shift" means an eight (8) hour tour of duty for more than
one workday.
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