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7.6 Court Pay <br />An off-duty employee who is subpoenaed to appear in court in cases in which the <br />City is a party shall be compensated at one and one-half (1-1/2) times the <br />employee's regular straight -time rate for all hours the employee is so ordered by <br />the City to appear with a minimum of three (3) hours. The exceptions will be for <br />those employees whose work shift ends at 8:00 A.M., whose shift begins less than <br />three (3) hours before the subpoenaed time of appearance, or appears by <br />telephone. <br />Any employee whose work shift ends at 8:00 A.M., who is subpoenaed to appear <br />in court at 9:30 A.M. or earlier in cases in which the City is a party shall remain <br />on duty and perform regularly scheduled assignments until commencement of the <br />court appearance. <br />Any employee who is subpoenaed to court less than three (3) hours before the <br />start of their scheduled shift shall be compensated for the amount of time before <br />the actual shift begins. The three (3) hour court minimum will not apply. <br />Any off duty employee subpoenaed to a hearing in which their appearance is <br />accomplished by telephone have two options. First, they may appear at the <br />Redwood City Police Department and telephone the hearing officer from the <br />police department and receive compensation as if they attended court in person <br />with a three (3) hour minimum. Or second, they may make the telephone call <br />from any location they wish and receive compensation for the duration of their <br />call or a court minimum of two (2) hours for this type of appearance. <br />The employee shall be compensated at one and one-half (1-1/2) times the <br />employee's regular straight -time rate of pay for hours worked in excess of his/her <br />regularly scheduled hours and for hours he/she is required to spend attending court <br />proceedings. <br />Employees are to receive a three-quarters of one percent adjustment to base salary <br />in lieu of a fourth hour of court pay. <br />7.7 Uniform Allowance and Safetv Equipment <br />Use of soft body armor shall be optional, and shall not be required by the City. <br />The City will insure that all new Police Sergeants have or are provided the <br />following articles of uniform clothing: <br />2 pairs of pants <br />2 long -sleeve shirts <br />0 <br />