Everett Police Officer’s Association 1/21/2026

EVERETT POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 6 ARTICLE 6 - MANAGEMENT RIGHTS 6.1 General. 6.1.1 Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the City has the sole and exclusive right to exercise all the rights and functions of management. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, as used herein, the term "rights of management" includes: 1. The determination of Police Department policy, including the right to manage the affairs of the Police Department. 2. The right to assign working hours to individual members including overtime. 3. The right to establish, modify or change work schedules for each individual member. 4. The right to assign shifts and work locations and revise shift schedules for each individual member. 5. The right to direct members of the Police Department, including the right to hire, promote, transfer, discipline or discharge employees. 6. The right to organize and reorganize the Police Department in any manner it chooses, including the size of the Police Department and the determination of job classifications and ranks based on duties assigned. 7. The selection, promotion, or transfer of police officers to supervisory or other managerial positions. 8. The allocation and assignment of work to officers within the Police Department. 9. The determination of policy affecting selection or training of police officers. 10. The scheduling of operations and determination of the number and duration of hours of assigned duty per week for each individual member. 11. The establishment, modification, and enforcement of Police Department rules, regulations and orders. 12. The transfer of work from one position to another within the uniform classified service of the Police Department.