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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 scheduled <br /> by the department head /designee unless circumstances prohibit such break or <br /> lunch . Whenever consistent with the efficient operation such lunch period shall <br /> be approximately at the mid - point of the employees ' work day . Whenever <br /> consistent with efficient operation breaks may be scheduled by the department <br /> head /designee within the approximate mid - point of both the first and last half of <br /> the employees ' work day ; however , nothing herein should be construed as <br /> preventing the County from providing staggered lunch and break 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 on 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 /> Be 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 />