All members of the bargaining unit shall be compensated on an hourly basis and shall be on a non-exempt status in accordance with FLSA.

1. Normal Work Day. A normal work day for all regular full-time Patrol Officers shall be eleven (11) to twelve (12) consecutive hours unless regularly scheduled otherwise. Under no circumstances shall an employee's shift be changed for disciplinary purposes. There will be no required split shifts.

2. Normal Work/Pay Period. A normal work/pay period for all regular full-time Patrol Officers shall consist of a two week (14 day) cycle of eighty (80) hours with no more than eleven (11) to twelve (12) hours per day.

3. The bargaining unit shall designate one individual who shall then be charged with the responsibility of filling out and posting the monthly work schedule for patrol personnel, provided that this work schedule is approved by the Manager of Public Safety. Under no circumstances shall the individual so designated to fill out and post monthly schedules, schedule overtime except by approval of the Manager of Public Safety.

4. The normal workweek for the lieutenant shall consist of 5 days of forty (40) hours per week, the normal workday shall consist of eight (8) hours per day 5 days per week, Monday through Friday.

5. The normal work week for the investigator and sergeant shall consist of forty (40) hours per week.

6. Officers shall have eight (8) hours off between scheduled shifts. Should an officer be scheduled to work with less than eight (8) hours between the scheduled end of one shift and the scheduled start of the ensuing shift, the officer shall be compensated at one and one-half (1½) times his/her normal rate for the second shift.