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ARTICLE 15 CITY PROPERTY OFF -DUTY SPECIAL DUTY WORK Section 1. Introduction The existing policies for off -duty employment shall prevail, except that on matters involving jurisdiction or conflict of interest, the Chief shall have the right to amend the existing policies, which shall not be subject to grievance procedure outlined in Article14 of this Agreement except by mutual written agreement. Section 2. Use of Sworn Personnel at Certain City Facilities A. The City shall utilize only sworn officers on a voluntary basis for the purposes of providing security, crowd control, and other police - related activities at the City facilities listed herein. This shall not include ticket takers, badge checkers, or individuals whose duty is to enforce house rules. The Association recognizes that the City has legitimate reasons to work with performers or entertainers special security needs. The City shall include in every third party contract executed after the date of this Agreement, for the use of these City facilities that any vendor or lessee using said facility shall use only sworn officers procured through the City of San Marcos Police Department for security, crowd control and other police - related activities while using the facility, and that number of officers determined to be necessary by City policy shall be paid by the vendor or lessee. For the purposes of this article, City facilities shall include only the following: (1) The San Marcos City Activity Center at 501 E. Hopkins Street, (2) Dunbar Recreation Center, 801 Martin Luther King Drive, (3) City Park San Marcos Recreation Center, 170 Charles Austin Drive, (4) Fish Hatchery, 206 N. CM Allen Parkway. B. All Officers assigned to work at the above listed City facilities on an off -duty voluntary basis shall be compensated as follows. Police Officers, regardless of seniority, rank, or other compensation, shall be paid Thirty five Dollars ($35.00) per hour. All payments will be made directly to the Officer by the vendor /lessee as per City policy. In no event shall the City be liable for the compensation due the Officer. C. The number of Officers needed at any one such property or facility shall be pursuant to City policy. The Chief shall establish and maintain a Department Procedure for administering this Section. The special order shall include sign -up, notification on a rotating basis, and other policies necessary for the administration of this Section. D. Officers who "volunteer" their time, without remuneration of any type, may work events and neither the Officer nor the Association may assert any violation of this Article should another Officer volunteer to work the event at the facility. "Volunteers" are not exempt from the requirements for off -duty employment of City facilities, even where such volunteers under this paragraph are working on City facilities, and written permission for volunteers to work on City facilities must be approved by the Office of the Chief or his designee. E. Nothing in this Article precludes the City from utilizing personnel from private security companies to provide day -to -day security for any City facility including the facilities listed paragraph A above. Page 22