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of the employer) the last five (5) in seniority cannot waive overtime and a refusal to work may make this employee subject to insubordination. Section 33.09 The employer shall endeavor, to make generally equitable distribution of overtime work among maintenance personnel within each classification who are capable of performing the work. The employer shall be the sole judge of the necessity of overtime work to be performed by Maintenance personnel and the employer shall give advance notice to the extent practicable where such overtime is required. Maintenance overtime shall be offered by rotation, by classification. Maintenance personnel may refuse to work an overtime assignment, however any refusal or failure to work the overtime shall be credited as if he had worked for the pnrpose of distribution. If it is determined by ihe employer that an insufficient number of maintenance personnel have not voluntarily accepted an offer to work an overtime assignment, the employer shall have the right to require an appropriate number of maintenance personnel to perform the work assignments by qualified classification. When making such overtime assignments, the employer may require maintenance personnel with the least seniority in the needed qualified classification to perform the overtime assignment. All overtime hours shall be recorded on a daily basis by classification and posted at a work location in the garage and shall be kept current on a daily basis. This overtime Iist shall restart to zero (0) on the first of each calender year. (a) The employer shall be the judge of overtime work whether it is scheduled or an emergency situation. An emergency situation is defined to mean a potential impairment to services or operations which work the employer determines cannot be delayed until the beginning of the next shift or the next day. (b) The employer may also request maintenance staff coverage for a specific day when there are no maintenance personnel scheduled in the garage. The maintenance employee in such a status shall be called "stand by for call in" and shall make himself available for work that day. A person in this status shall be paid for each such day, for two (2) hours at a straight time rate. If the employee is called into work he shall be paid for at least three (3) hours at a time and one-half rate in Iieu of the two (2) hours at a straight time rate which shall only be paid if he is not called into work. A"stand by for call in" maintenance employee shall be rotated by classification on an as needed basis as determined by the employer. The employer shall provide a pager to a maintenance employee in this status. A failure to be able to be reached for a"stand by for call in" maintenance employee shall result in the non-payment of the two (2) straight time hours and ne shall be credited for the time for purposes of rotation distribution. (c) The employer may also ask a maintenance employee if he is home and available for assistance if needed. A maintenance employee in such a status shall be called "available" and is not required to remain at his place of residence. In this status the employee shall only be paid the three (3) hours at time and one-half if he is called into work. (d) The employer shall make an earnest effort to notify maintenance employees when overtime is contemplated or needed as soon as the employer determines the need for said overtirne. Section 33.10 The employer does acknowledge that an employee who is assigned mandatory overtime may occasionally have a legitimate reason to excuse him from working such overtime. The employer may require proof of an excuse and failure to provide a legitimate reason to not work overtime may make this employee subject to insubordination. 27 ? ..? ., ..?,. .