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ARTICLE 16 <br /> HOURS OF WORK <br /> 16 . 1 The work week shall consist of a consecutive seven day period . The work day <br /> shall consist of a twenty-four hour period beginning at 12 : 00 midnight. Regularly <br /> scheduled working hours and days off of employees covered by this agreement <br /> shall not be indiscriminately changed by the County. Changes shall be made by <br /> reason of operational necessity and/or efficiency. Such changes require at least <br /> five working days notice to the affected employees except in the case of valid <br /> public necessity, such as equipment failure , unanticipated employee absences , <br /> and the like . Employees' regular work schedules shall contain two consecutive <br /> days off. The County will not change the employees' normal work schedule <br /> within a work week to avoid overtime in that work week. <br /> 16 . 2 Lunch of thirty (30) minutes and breaks of fifteen ( 15 ) minutes shall be <br /> scheduled by the department head/designee unless circumstances prohibit such <br /> break or lunch . Whenever consistent with the efficient operation such lunch <br /> period shall be approximately at the mid-point of the employees' work day. <br /> Whenever consistent with efficient operation breaks may be scheduled by the <br /> department head/designee within the approximate mid-point of both the first and <br /> last half of the employees ' work day; however, nothing herein should be <br /> construed as preventing the County from providing staggered lunch and break <br /> times . <br /> 16 . 3 It is acknowledged by the parties that setting regularly scheduled working hours <br /> as described in Article 16 , HOURS OF WORK , for employees in the Golf Course <br /> Operations (maintenance) unit #418-221 and the Golf Course Clubhouse unit <br /> #418-236 , is difficult because of the irregular flow of golfers of a daily basis . It is <br /> agreed that employees' working hours may be changed daily to respond to the <br /> above , in accordance with the following procedure : <br /> A. All employees who are scheduled to work on a given day will report for <br /> work at the appropriate time , whether or not they feel there may be work <br /> to perform , unless an employee has contacted the supervisor before the <br /> shift starts and received authorization not to work that day. <br /> B . Employees who do report will be guaranteed work for half their scheduled <br /> hours that day ( maybe performing duties other than normal) . The <br /> selection of employees to leave work will be determined as follows : <br /> 1 . Ask for volunteers <br /> 2 . Selection from part time employees on a seniority basis first, then <br /> 3 . Select from remaining employees on a seniority basis <br /> 18 <br />