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Section 19.10. In the event a step in the grievance procedure is permanently vacant, grievances <br />presented to the vacant step will proceed to the next level, without any loss of time, to be answered <br />by the supervisor next in the grievance procedure. <br />Section 19.11. The Employer shall provide the F.O.P. with a list of management's designated <br />representatives for each step of the grievance procedure. <br />Section 19.12. Any employee or Village official requested to appear at a hearing before the Mayor <br />or before the arbitrator by either party shall attend without the necessity of subpoena and without <br />any loss of regular pay for time off the job while attending the mayoral or arbitrator's hearing. All <br />requests made by either party for the attendance of witnesses shall be made in good faith and at no <br />time shall the number of on -duty employees in attendance exceed five (5), excluding the <br />grievant(s) and the representative of the F.O.P. <br />Grievants shall lose no straight time earnings while in attendance at grievance meetings with <br />management representatives or at arbitration hearings. <br />Section 19.13 The F.O.P. agrees to indemnify and hold the Employer harmless against any and all <br />claims, demands, suits, or other forms of liability that may arise out of any determination that the <br />F.O.P. failed to fairly represent a member of the bargaining unit during the exercise of his rights <br />as provided by the grievance procedure and arbitration procedure contained herein. <br />ARTICLE 20 <br />HOURS OF WORK <br />Section 20.1. The basic work schedule for members of the bargaining unit shall consist of one <br />hundred sixty (160) hours in each twenty-eight (2 8) day work period. The Village may consent to <br />the use of various shifts but the normal shift will consist of eight-hour days. The Village retains <br />the prerogative of ending any daily shift other than the eight-hour shift at its sole discretion. <br />Section 20.2. The Employer retains sole discretion as to the need for overtime work, and all <br />assigned overtime must be worked. All overtime work must be authorized by the Mayor or his <br />authorized representative, except that where overtime work is performed in an emergency without <br />prior authorization, the overtime work shall be reported to the Mayor or his authorized <br />representative for confirmation that such an emergency existed and for authorization of the <br />overtime work. <br />ARTICLE 21 <br />OVERTIME <br />Section 21.1. If an employee is on an eight (8) hour schedule, overtime hours are those hours <br />worked in excess of forty (40) hours in each scheduled work week. If an employee is on a twelve <br />(12) hour schedule, overtime hours are those hours worked in excess of eighty (80) hours in each <br />scheduled two-week work period. Overtime hours shall be compensated at a rate determined by <br />dividing the employee's annual base rate plus longevity pay, the BAC and Firearms stipends and <br />15 <br />