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EVERETT POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION <br />PAGE 21 <br />ARTICLE 13 - HOURS <br /> <br /> <br />13.1 Hours of Duty. <br />13.1.1 The normal work week shall be forty (40) hours of work for Lieutenants and Captains. <br />13.1.2 The regularly scheduled work shift shall not be less than eight (8) hours in length nor <br />more than twelve (12) hours in length, including roll call, lunch, and other necessary <br />tasks associated with the position. <br />13.1.3 Captains and Lieutenants may change shifts with any other officer of the same rank who <br />is agreeable to the change, providing that all shift changes must be approved by each <br />division head affected and that the best interests of the Police Department and, thereby, <br />the best interests of the citizens of Everett are ensured. All changes are subject to <br />approval of the Chief of Police or designee. <br />13.1.4 Lieutenants and Captains assigned to regular shifts shall be given five days written <br />notice before reassignment to a different regular shift. This section shall not limit the <br />authority of the Chief of Police or designee to assign employees outside their regular <br />shift hours (e.g., for training, community meetings, staff meetings, or in case of <br />emergencies) and to make short term adjustments to employees' work schedules to <br />accommodate such assignments. <br />13.2 Lieutenants and Captains. <br /> <br />13.2.1 Lieutenants and Captains are exempt executive and/or administrative employees and <br />hence do not receive overtime pay. <br /> <br />13.2.2 If a Lieutenant or Captain is required to work more than 40 hours in a given week, the <br />Lieutenant or Captain will be granted compensatory time on an hour-for-hour basis for <br />hours over 40. The maximum accumulation of compensatory time is 120 hours. At <br />separation of employment any unused compensatory hours accumulated by the <br />lieutenant or captain (to a maximum of 80 hours) will be paid at the separating <br />employee’s current hourly rate. This payment will be deposited directly into the <br />members VEBA account by the city in lieu of being paid to the employee directly. <br /> <br />13.2.3 Employees may cashout to their VEBA part or all of their earned compensatory time <br />during the pay period that includes December 25th of any given year. <br />