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-2- (b) Special assignment services duty shifts shall be assiGned monthly on a rotation basis so as to afford equal opportunity to all selected police department personnel desiring special assignment services duty. (c) Special assignment services under this division shall be performed in ten (10) hour shifts during the police officer's regular ten (10) hour duty shift with the police department, and such police officers shall at all times while on special assignment services duty continue to perform his/her regular police functions and duties unless and until released by the officer in charge at the police department to respond to a fire call; (d) Police officers, while on special assignment services duty, shall remain under the supervision of the officer in charge at the police department unless and until released by such officer to become actively engaged in the provision of fire suppression services, at which time they shall be under the supervision of the officer or employee in charge of the fire station or fire department or the person in charge at the scene of the fire, whichever is applicable, until the provision by the police officers of fire suppression services is complete and/or they are released to return to regular police duty. (e) Police department personnel while receiving assignments to perform services under this division, are ineligible to receive assignments for the performance of any other types of special assignment services under this chapter except special assignment services under division 3 of this article which may be performed while concurrently receiving assignments for the performance of services under this division. Nothing herein shall prevent police department personnel from discontinuing the acceptance of monthly assignments for services under this division and, upon such discontinuance, they may become eligible to receive assignments for the performance of another type of special assignment service, subject to the satisfaction of all qualifications, recommendation, and selection requirements for each type of special assignment service and subject to the director's determination of the necessity for any and all types of special assignment services according to the needs of both the police and fire departments. Sec. 21-33. Compensation. (a) Police officers shall be compensated $10.00 per ten (10) hour shift, in addition to regular pay, for performance of special assignment services duty during a regular police duty shift. Such officers shall not be compensated for overtime (any time over ten (10) hours) special assignment services duty performed or for special assignment services duty performed during any period of time other than the officers' regular ten (10) hour police duty shift. Sec. 21-34. Status of employees. Police officers performing special assignment services under this division are in an on-duty status with full workers' compensation, health and medical, disability, pension and retirement coverages and benefits and all other related benefits and coverages. Such police officers shall obey all laws, rules, regulations, and policies of the city and all other applicable jurisdictions while performing special assignment services duty. Sec. 21-35. Interference with police officer. It is unlawful for any person to interfere with a police officer who is performing official duties under this Division. Violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) and not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).