Fraternal Order of Police
Fort Lauderdale Lodge # 31

735 NE 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
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Fort Lauderdale FOP Lodge 31

ARTICLE 24 - COURT APPEARANCES

 

Section 1.  Any employee who is required to appear as a witness as a result of employment with the City shall be entitled to the following:

 

A.      regular pay if called to testify during regularly scheduled work hours;

 

B.      one and one-half (1-1/2) times the employee's rate of pay if called to testify outside the employee's regular hours of work;

 

C.      in such cases, the employee will be permitted to keep any witness fee received;

 

D.      a minimum of two (2) hours at one and one-half (1-1/2) times the regular rate.  The two (2) hour minimum provision shall not apply in those instances wherein the employee is required to appear in court because he/she had earlier failed to appear as directed by the court and the employee shall be compensated at the appropriate rate for the hours actually worked.

 

Section 2.

 

A.      A regular employee subpoenaed to appear as a witness in a case not involving the City and not directly related to the employee's personal affairs, (such as performing a civic duty as a witness to a crime or an accident) will be allowed City time off with pay for this purpose.

 

B.      In such cases, the employee will keep the witness fee received and a COPY of the check or cash payment will be submitted to the City Treasurer for deduction from the employee's regular pay.  Travel expenses received for such cases are not subject to deduction.

 

C.      The obligations of this Section shall not apply to an employee testifying in any labor relations matters, arbitration, unfair labor practice or arbitration proceedings or testifying in any proceeding on behalf of the Union except as provided in Article 42, Grievance Procedure.

 

Section 3.  Time off to respond to a subpoena to appear as a witness in a case related to an employee's personal affairs will be at the employee's own expense (vacation or unpaid leave).  Such leave shall not be denied.

 

Section 4.  An employee who has been instructed to remain available for court appearance on standby shall be paid as provided in Article 23, Standby Pay.