3-701.06 - Prohibited Acts – Overtime

(12/28/01) (02/02/25)

1. Members shall not change, or cause to be changed, a scheduled workday to a non‑work day, or change the normal or posted scheduled hours of a shift, in order to accrue overtime, unless approved by a Deputy Chief or higher. Members may not use compensatory time that results in a negative balance.

2. No member shall work less than four hours during their scheduled OFF hours without the permission of a Deputy Chief or higher through their chain of command, other than overtime shift extensions (including shift holdovers and late calls), court, and scheduled on-call time that are authorized with the approval of the member’s chain of command.
3. Compensatory time shall not be accrued or overtime shall not be paid when a member is also accruing time for any city paid hours, including, but not limited to: sick, compensatory time used, paid holiday, Family Medical Leave Vacation (FMV), FMS (sick), FMC (compensatory time), P.A.L. time used, floating holiday taken, paid suspension, military leave, injured on duty, relieved of duty, jury duty, funeral leave, special duty, worker's compensation, or absent without leave.
4. Overtime cannot be accrued for non‑emergency medical or physical therapy treatments for those members on IOD status.