ARTICLE 14
INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS

Section 1 - Inclement Weather Work:
Any full-time employee who is scheduled to report for work and who presents himself for work as scheduled shall be assigned to at least eight (8) hours work.

If weather conditions do not permit the employee to perform his/her regularly scheduled duties and there is no other work, available in line with his/her normal duties, the employee shall be given the option to perform other work or be paid at his/her regular rate for a minimum of four (4) hours and released from duty at his/her election on annual leave or leave without pay.

Employees working on snow detail or who are required to shovel snow shall be assigned in the following order:

1. Volunteers

2. in the inverse order of seniority

Employees with established health concerns may request to be exempt from snow shoveling assignments.

Section 2 - Reporting Time:
During inclement weather where the District Government has declared an emergency, employees (other than those designated emergency employees) will be given a reasonable amount of time to report for duty without charge to leave. Those employees required to remain on their post until relieved will be compensated at the appropriate overtime rate or compensatory leave for the time it takes his/her relief to report for duty.

The Employer agrees to dismiss all non-emergency employees when early dismissal is authorized by higher officials during inclement weather.