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A. Existing work day schedules spanning nine (9) elapsed hours shall include a sixty (60) minute unpaid meal period. Existing work day schedules of eight and one‑half (8 l/2) elapsed hours shall include a thirty (30) minute unpaid meal period. Existing work day schedules of eight (8) consecutive hours shall include a paid straight‑time meal period of up to one‑half (l/2) hour on the job.
Schedules for Police Assistants and Police Aides, in the Police Department shall include a paid straight‑time meal period of one‑half (1/2) hour on the job.
Two (2) paid non‑work periods of fifteen (l5) minutes during the above scheduled work shifts shall be permitted to promote the health, safety and efficiency of employees on the job. The City may experiment with flextime schedules. In the event such schedules are inconsistent with this Article, the parties will resolve the problems raised thereby in the context of the Labor Management Committee, Article 2, section 2-2. A unit member may request a flextime schedule. If work demands preclude a unit member from taking an unpaid lunch period, they will receive compensatory time at time and one-half (1 ½ x) for the missed meal period, provided they have received prior authorization from their supervisor for working through the lunch period and they have worked more than forty (40) hours that week. When a Unit member does not receive a paid meal period, his meal period shall be uninterrupted and duty-free. When work demands permit, with a supervisor’s approval, a Unit member may combine their thirty (30) minute meal period with one of his fifteen (15) minute rest periods to achieve a forty-five (45) minute meal period. This paid leave time counts as hours worked.
B. Activities of employees during above non‑work periods shall not be subject to any unreasonable restrictions.
C. When a Unit member works overtime of two (2) hours or more in addition to their daily work shift, they shall be entitled to an additional fifteen (15) minute break. Every additional two (2) hours of overtime will entitle an employee to an additional fifteen (15) minute break.
After four (4) consecutive hours of overtime a unit member shall be entitled to a paid meal break of thirty (30) minutes but in no event shall a unit member be entitled to more than one such break for every eight (8) consecutive hours of overtime.